Plant & Pest Advisory

Rutgers University | New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station | Pesticide User Responsibility

October 8, 2018 Dean Polk

Results From the Tree Fruit Priorities Survey

During the fall and winter months of 2016-17 the NJAES Tree Fruit Working Group put together a grower survey with the objective of NJ tree fruit growers ranking various tree fruit research and extension activities done by Rutgers/NJAES. The survey consisted of separate discipline or program areas with rankings for each area. A first draft […]

Filed Under: Fruit, Tree Fruit

October 4, 2018 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar

IPM Update – Hawaiian beet webworm 10/04/18

Hawaiian Beet Webworm infestations now present in southern and central NJ counties. Infestations of Hawaiian beet webworm were reported on in last weeks’ IPM Update as occurring in southern NJ counties. As of Tuesday of this week, similar infestations were discovered as far north as Mercer County. As of Thursday, none were discovered in Morris […]

Filed Under: Organic Production, Vegetable Crops

October 3, 2018 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar

IPM Update 10/03/18

Note: This is the final weekly edition of the Vegetable IPM Update for 2018. Further updates may be published in response to specific pest threats. Sweet Corn European corn borer (ECB) moth catches remain low. There will be no map in this edition.

Filed Under: Organic Production, Vegetable Crops

October 2, 2018 Andy Wyenandt

An Introduction To Rutgers Downy Mildew Resistant Sweet Basils

After nearly a decade’s worth of research and breeding efforts Rutgers Downy Mildew Resistant (DMR) sweet basils are now available to commercial growers with seed for homeowners and gardeners becoming available in 2019. Since 2007, when basil downy mildew (BDM) was first identified in FL, the disease has caused significant economic losses to commercial basil growers throughout the […]

Filed Under: Vegetable Crops Tagged With: basil, basil downy mildew

October 1, 2018 Andy Wyenandt

Vegetable Disease Update – 10/01/18

Anthracnose fruit rot has been found on pumpkin. Bacterial stalk rot in sweet corn has been reported. Downy mildew has been reported in bok choy. Cole crops, as well as leafy greens, need to be scouted on a regular basis and preventative sprays applied as long as wet weather continues. Pepper anthracnose has been reported. If […]

Filed Under: Vegetable Crops

September 26, 2018 Joe Ingerson-Mahar

IPM Update 09/26/2018

There will be no maps for this edition of the IPM Update. Sweet Corn State-wide, European corn borer and fall armyworm have declined in the traps. There has been little field activity for either moth. Corn earworm Corn earworm populations have declined, but based upon blacklight information, most areas of the state will need to […]

Filed Under: Organic Production, Uncategorized, Vegetable Crops