Downy mildew in pea has been reported in southern New Jersey. Bacterial leaf spot of parsley has been reported in southern New Jersey. Cucurbit downy mildew has been reported as far north as southern Georgia. Weather the past week has been ideal for downy mildew development on spring crops. Growers are advised to scout fields […]
Continue reading...May 31, 2019 Cesar Rodriguez-Saona
2019 Cranberry Growers Twilight Meeting
Location: Pine Island Cranberry Company, Inc. Address: 3353A Rte 563, Chatsworth, NJ 08019 Date: Thursday June 13, 2019 Time: 5:30 P.M. to 8:00 P.M Agenda 5:30-6:00 PM Dinner 6:00-6:25 PM “Cranberry Disease Management” Dr. Peter Oudemans, Professor Blueberry/Cranberry Pathology 6:25-6:45 PM “Systemic Diseases of Cranberry” Dr. James Polashock, Research Plant Pathologist, USDA-ARS 6:45-7:10 PM “Cranberry […]
Continue reading...May 30, 2019 Cesar Rodriguez-Saona
Sparganothis Fruitworm Degree-Day Update: as of May 30, 2019
Based on our degree-day model for Sparganothis fruitworm, flight initiation is expected at around 596 DD (see chart). As of May 30, Sparganothis has accumulated 683 DD (using March 1 as biofix- a biofix used for the model) or 529 DD (using April 15 as biofix- a biofix more relevant to New Jersey cranberry cultural […]
Continue reading...May 29, 2019 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar
IPM Update 5/29/19
Sweet Corn IPM Personnel are still capturing low numbers of European corn borer (ECB) moths, although even these captures are fairly sporadic, and extremely low in the northern counties (see map at left). Despite this, single digit feeding percentages were found on Middlesex county whorl stage corn on Wednesday of this week. It is likely […]
Continue reading...May 26, 2019 Cesar Rodriguez-Saona
Beating the Bugs in the Bogs: Fertilizer Affects Cranberry Volatile Emissions
Can you recall the smell of cut grass? Many plants, including cranberries, emit different smells, or volatiles, when damaged by cutting, but also when damaged by herbivorous insects. These volatiles could then be used by predators to find prey, or by parasitoids to find hosts. However, fertilizer applications may affect emissions of these herbivore-induced volatiles, […]
Continue reading...May 24, 2019 Jim Murphy
Glyphosate Alternatives
Recent news about glyphosate has many thinking about alternatives. Joe Neal (Professor of Weed Science, Extension Specialist & Department Extension Leader Horticultural Science) and Andrew Senesac (Extension Weed Scientist Cornell Cooperative Exten… Read More »
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