Cucurbit downy mildew was confirmed on pumpkin near Bridgeton in Cumberland County, New Jersey on 7/31/18. This is the fourth report of CDM in New Jersey this growing season. All cucurbit growers are encouraged to add downy mildew specific fungicides to their weekly maintenance spray programs. The 2018 FRAC Table for Cucurbit Downy and Powdery Mildew Control in the mid-Atlantic Region can be found […]
Continue reading...Potato | Tomato Disease Forecast 7-31-18
Click to View | Download Report 7-31-18 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...Potato | Tomato Disease Forecast 7-27-18
Click to View | Download Report 7-27-18 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...Fruit IPM for 7/27/18

Peach: Oriental Fruit Moth (OFM): Third flight adults are present in southern counties and starting to emerge in northern counties. The timing for 3rd generation treatments is now statewide. Treatments should be finishing up in southern counties and just starting in northern counties.
Continue reading...Cucurbit Downy Mildew ALERT – 7/25/18
Cucurbit downy mildew was confirmed on butternut squash near Bridgeton in Cumberland County, New Jersey on 7/25/18. This is the third report of CDM in New Jersey this growing season. All cucurbit growers are encouraged to add downy mildew specific fungicides to their weekly maintenance spray programs. The 2018 FRAC Table for Cucurbit Downy and Powdery Mildew Control in the mid-Atlantic Region can be […]
Continue reading...IPM Update 7/25/18

Sweet Corn European corn borer (ECB) moth catches in black light traps, after showing signs of increase, have now largely subsided again. The second flight is most likely going to be spotty, with specific locations getting low numbers of moths while other regional traps catch none. There will be no map in this edition. While we expect to […]
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