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 […]
Continue reading...Veg IPM Update: Week Ending 8/30/17

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 […]
Continue reading...Vegetable Disease Update – 8/30/17
Late blight has not been reported on tomato or potato 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) on cucumber continues to be reported throughout the region. All cucumber […]
Continue reading...Potato | Tomato Disease Forecast 8-29-17
Click to View | Download Report 8-29-17 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...Potato | Tomato Disease Forecast 8-25-17
Click to View | Download Report 8-25-17 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...Veg IPM Update: Week Ending 8/23/17

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 […]
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