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Sweet Corn Increasing numbers of European corn borer (ECB) moths have been captured this past week, but still relatively few moths overall. At present, the highest activity is on the Cumberland-Atlantic border, with minor concentrations in Salem and northern Burlington counties (see ECB map). As early sweet corn plantings progress through whorl and pre-tassel stages, feeding from this […]
Continue reading...Downy mildew was confirmed on pea last week. The cool, damp weather the past week has been ideal for downy mildew development on spring crops. Soft rot, caused by Pectobacterium spp., was detected on planted potato seed last week in southern New Jersey. Bacterial leaf spot in romaine lettuce was found in the past week. The […]
Continue reading...Click to View | Download Report 5-29-18 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...Click to View | Download Report 5-25-18 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 […]
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Peach: Oriental Fruit Moth: First generation timings are updated below: According to the model, treatments should be over for the first generation flight statewide. However trap counts at several sites still show captures above the treatment threshold of 6/trap. Pest pressure is quite high on some farms in northern counties.
Continue reading...North Jersey Fruit Growers Twilight Meeting 2018 Sponsored by Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE) of Hunterdon and Morris County Date: June 7, 2018 Location: Valley Crest Farm & Preserve 14 Allerton Road, Lebanon, NJ 08833 Light dinner for those who RSVP by June 1, 2018 to (908) 788-1339 5:00 pm Welcome to […]
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