Rutgers Cooperative Extension
The State of New Jersey announced on Friday 6/5/20, plans for a phased reopening of MVC facilities to the public following closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The reopening will proceed in a way that safeguards public health and safety, bringing many changes and improved efficiencies to Commission operations. MVC workspaces have been extensively overhauled […]
Continue reading...There is a potential for new boxwood blight infections in the next few days according to https://uspest.org/risk/boxwood_app. Protective fungicide applications should remain in effect or be initiated immediately for Boxwood Blight. The disease may be sporulating and spreading amongst plantings if present (or may come into your nursery via shipments) within the next few […]
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A weekly “On-Farm Direct Marketing” webinar series was hosted in May 2020, by Agricultural Agents Michelle Infante-Casella, Meredith Melendez, William Bamka, Stephen Komar and Wesley Kline to educate famers selling directly to the public about changes occurring to the industry as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Four sessions in May were presented with the […]
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Sweet Corn Increasing numbers of European corn borer (ECB) moths have been captured over the past week, although overall numbers remain low. At this time, activity is highest in central Morris County and western Burlington County (see ECB map at left). The number of traps registering moderate catches is fairly low, and catches are widely […]
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Peach: Plum Curculio (PC): PC oviposition is coming to an end in most counties. The Cornell model recommends that insecticides are only needed until 308 DD base 50 after apple petal fall. This was June 1 in southern counties and should be about June 5 in Hunterdon County and slightly later north of Pittstown. Therefore […]
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Disinfectant wipes can seem like an easy option to disinfect surfaces during the COVID-19 pandemic. Label instructions for disinfectant wipes include a “allow to remain wet” statement for efficacy. In many cases, the surface needs to stay wet for at least 4 minutes in order to be effective. Check your product label to verify the […]
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