Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Sweet Corn European corn borer (ECB) catches have again declined to levels that do not permit a map image. This flight has been very sporadic. ECB feeding in NJ sweet corn plantings is very low, and has been largely obscured by fall armyworm (FAW) feeding. Check 5 plants each in 10 random locations for a 50 plant […]
Continue reading...There have been a few reports of late blight in PA this past week. Late blight has not been reported in NJ to date. If you suspect Late blight on your farm please contact your county Extension agent. To track the progress of Late blight in the US please visit USAblight. Cucurbit downy mildew (CDM) […]
Continue reading...Click to View | Download Report 8-22-17 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 […]
Continue reading...Click to View | Download Report 8-18-17 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 been largely contained to Hunterdon and Somerset counties this past week (see ECB map at left). This flight has been very sporadic. ECB feeding in NJ sweet corn plantings is very low, and has been largely obscured by fall armyworm (FAW) feeding. Check 5 plants each in 10 random locations for […]
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Peach: Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD), Crop Diversity, Alternate Hosts, Wild Grape, Tall Trees and ‘Ready to Eat Fruit, Table-Ripe’ Fruit: Some farms, particularly in northern counties have diverse crops where stone fruit, raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, strawberries, and cherries (all SWD hosts) are grown on the same farm and often next to or close to each […]
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