Click to View | Download Report 7-6-18 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...July 4, 2018 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar
IPM Update 7/04/18
Sweet Corn European corn borer (ECB) moth catches in black light traps remain very low; situation unchanged from last week. There will be no map in this edition due to insufficient catch. Incidents of feeding are declining as infested plantings proceed to silk and whorl stage corn has not been exposed to egg laying. We should be in […]
Continue reading...July 4, 2018 Cesar Rodriguez-Saona
Post-bloom Insect Pest Control Recommendations
As we approach the end of bloom, growers should consider the need for any post-bloom applications. The main pest targets for these applications are mainly Sparganothis fruitworm and spotted fireworm. Sparganothis fruitworm (SPARG) – If your farm has high pheromone trap counts, you should consider managing this pest as soon as bees are removed. The […]
Continue reading...July 3, 2018 Andy Wyenandt
Vegetable Disease Update – 7/3/18
Cucurbit downy mildew has been confirmed on cucumber in southern NJ this week. This is the first report in the state this growing season. All cucumber growers should scout their fields on a regular basis and consider adding a downy mildew specific fungicide to their weekly maintenance sprays. The 2018 FRAC Table for Cucurbit Downy and […]
Continue reading...July 3, 2018 A.Wyenandt, W.Kline, and J.Ingerson-Mahar
Potato | Tomato Disease Forecast 7-3-18
Click to View | Download Report 7-3-18 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...July 2, 2018 Cesar Rodriguez-Saona
Sparganothis Fruitworm Degree-Day Update: as of July 02, 2018
Based on our degree-day (DD) model for Sparganothis fruitworm, first eggs hatched at about 900 DD (see chart). As of July 02, Sparganothis has accumulated 1,212 DD (using April15 as biofix). This indicates that most eggs should have hatched by now and fruit is susceptible to infestation. Most beds should soon be out of bloom. […]
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