Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Sweet Corn European corn borer (ECB) catches remain too low to register a map image. This flight has been extremely low and very spotty. ECB feeding in NJ sweet corn plantings is nearly non-existent now. What remains has been overshadowed by fall armyworm (FAW) feeding. Check 5 plants each in 10 random locations for a 50 plant […]
Continue reading...The FDA released several documents specific to the FSMA Produce Safety Rule. Large farming operations will still be expected to meet all produce safety requirements set by the rule for produce other than sprouts, except those related to agricultural water, by the original January 26, 2018 compliance date. However, FDA Commissioner Dr. Gottlieb announced that […]
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Borers, Rots, Codling Moth and Leafhoppers Peach: Lesser Peachtree Borer and Peachtree Borer: With the few fruit left on the trees in northern counties, there is not much going on except for the borer application that still needs to be applied.
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Sweet Corn European corn borer (ECB) catches are very low, and with cooler evening temperatures through the weekend, not enough ECB have been captured to register a map image. This flight has been extremely low and very spotty. ECB feeding in NJ sweet corn plantings is nearly non-existent now. What remains has been overshadowed by fall armyworm […]
Continue reading...Click to View | Download Report 9-1-17 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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Sweet Corn European corn borer (ECB) catches have remained very low, but blacklight traps have captured just enough to register a map image (see map at left). This flight has been extremely low and very spotty. ECB feeding in NJ sweet corn plantings remains very low, and has been largely obscured by fall armyworm (FAW) feeding. Check 5 […]
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