Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Sweet Corn The black light trap network is nearly complete at this time. To date, no corn earworm (CEW) have been captured. Increasing numbers of European corn borer (ECB) moths have been captured this past week, although numbers are still quite low. At present, the highest activity is in portions of northern Burlington and northwestern Ocean counties (see ECB map). […]
Continue reading...Click to View | Download Report 5-22-18 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...Callisto® (mesotrione) is a systemic preemergence and postemergence herbicide. It works mainly on broadleaf weeds and sedges, and does not work well against most of grasses. When used preemergence, weeds take up the product through the soil during emergence. When used postemergence, weeds absorb the herbicide through the treated foliage and also through the soil.Plants […]
Continue reading...Click to View | Download Report 5-18-18 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...Sweet Corn IPM Program personnel are currently finishing deployment of the black light trap network in New Jersey. At present, we are approximately 70% operational and have begun to monitor traps. To date, no corn earworm (CEW) have been captured. The low numbers of European corn borer (ECB) moths that have been caught do not […]
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The following insect pests bear special mention for early-season scouting in cranberry bogs: Blackheaded fireworm – Blackheaded fireworm eggs overwinter on the bed and usually hatch by around mid-May (at this time of the year). It is important to catch the first generation, if possible, because the second generation occurs during bloom and is typically […]
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