The summer of 2018 isn’t going away quietly for many in New Jersey. August 2018 will be remembered for a steady dose of torrential rain that has made turfgrass management extremely difficult, especially in the northern half of the state. In the last 30… Read More »
Continue reading...August 22, 2018 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar
IPM Update 08/22/18
Sweet Corn European corn borer (ECB) moth catches remain unchanged. The second flight is weak, with many traps catching no individuals. Feeding signs in whorl corn have been exceptionally low. There will be no map in this edition. Second generation feeding is often obscured by fall armyworm (FAW) feeding. Once plants hit full tassel, any ECB larvae […]
Continue reading...August 20, 2018 A.Wyenandt, W.Kline, and J.Ingerson-Mahar
Potato | Tomato Disease Forecast 8-21-18
Click to View | Download Report 8-21-18 Potato Disease Forecasting Report We will be tracking DSVs for Late blight development and calculating P-days for initiating the first early blight fungicide application. The first late blight fungicide application is recommended once 18 DSVs accumulate from green row. Green row typically occurs around the first week in May […]
Continue reading...August 18, 2018 Anne Nielsen
Monitoring for SLF Egg Masses
Spotted lanternfly is a new invasive species in NJ. Egg masses are brownish grey and generally laid on bark in early fall and appear like a smudge of mud. Adults are expected to start egg laying in August and continue through November or the first hard frost. SLF eggs overwinter and can be laid on […]
Continue reading...August 15, 2018 A.Wyenandt, W.Kline, and J.Ingerson-Mahar
Potato | Tomato Disease Forecast 8-16-18
Click to View | Download Report 8-16-18 Potato Disease Forecasting Report We will be tracking DSVs for Late blight development and calculating P-days for initiating the first early blight fungicide application. The first late blight fungicide application is recommended once 18 DSVs accumulate from green row. Green row typically occurs around the first week in May […]
Continue reading...August 15, 2018 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar
IPM Update 08/15/18
Sweet Corn European corn borer (ECB) moth catches in black light traps remain very low. The second flight is weak, with many traps catching no individuals. Feeding signs in whorl corn have been exceptionally low. There will be no map in this edition. Second generation feeding is often obscured by fall armyworm (FAW) feeding. Once plants hit full […]
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