Peach: Oriental Fruit Moth: First generation timings are updated below: OFM 1st Generation Timing Insecticide Type County/Region Degree Days by 4/23 base 45 Conventional 170-200, 350-375 Diamide 100-150, 300-350 Gloucester – Southern 254 1st – 4/18-20 2nd – 4/29-5/1 1st – past 2nd – 4/25-4/29 Hunterdon – Northern 186 1st – 4/28-5/2 2nd – 5/8-5/12 […]
Continue reading...April 22, 2019 Anne Nielsen
Plum Curculio Phenology Model
Plum Curculio Biology and Management in New Jersey Peaches Dr. Anne Nielsen, Tree Fruit Entomologist Dr. Clement Akotsen-Mensah, Postdoctoral Research Associate Plum curculio (PC)continues to be a major pest of peach, apple, plum, cherry and blueberry, and can cause significant crop losses through early season scarring of the fruit. Untreated peach blocks in NJ […]
Continue reading...April 22, 2019 Jim Murphy
Green-up Transitioning to Growth: Ready to Mow?
Three weeks ago, many turfgrasses began greening up as surface soil temperatures warmed into the 50s °F during the day. Currently, surface soil temperatures are reaching into the 60s °F during the day, which stimulates vertical leaf growth especially a… Read More »
Continue reading...April 22, 2019 Jim Murphy
Green-up Transitioning to Growth: Ready to Mow?
Three weeks ago, many turfgrasses began greening up as surface soil temperatures warmed into the 50s °F during the day. Currently, surface soil temperatures are reaching into the 60s °F during the day, which stimulates vertical leaf growth especially a… Read More »
Continue reading...April 17, 2019 Hemant Gohil
South Jersey Tree Fruit Twilight Meeting – II
May 15 @ 5:30 PM Summit City Farms and Winery 500 University Blvd, Glassboro, NJ 08028
Continue reading...April 17, 2019 Thierry Besancon
Suppression of cranberry seed germination with preemergence herbicides
Self-pollination or cross-pollination between undomesticated cranberries and selected cultivars occur frequently and produce fruits containing fertile seeds. Seedlings germinating from these seeds are off-type varieties that may have lower fruit yield potential and higher vegetative vigor. Contamination by off-type varieties may result in decreased long-term productivity of planted cranberry beds and loss of profitability for […]
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