Click to View | Download Report 7-11-17 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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Have you seen this Insect? Some people may think it is a moth but it’s really a plant hopper known as the spotted lanternfly, Lycorma deliculata (White) and is a member of the order Hemiptera, family Fulgoridae. Its normal distribution is in eastern Asia, China, India, and Vietnam and has been found in Japan and […]
Continue reading...Root-feeding Pests of Cranberries

If your beds have damage caused by root-feeding insects, you should consider treatment with Imidacloprid (e.g. Admire Pro, Alias 4F, Alias 2F) immediately after bees are removed. Occurrence of root-feeding insects will manifest by the presence of dead patches (see picture). Pull dead vines and search through the root zone and soil for grubs and […]
Continue reading...Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD) on Raspberries and Blackberries
A recent question from a raspberry grower in North Jersey asked about treatments for SWD on raspberries. The following table is from Cornell University – Greg Loeb, Laura McDermott, Peter Jentsch, Tess Grasswitz and Juliet Carroll, and published in the New York State Berry Growers Association newsletter:
Continue reading...Getting the Upper Hand on Virginia creeper

Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) is a perennial woody vine that climbs on other objects or trails along the ground. It is a common weed of orchards, vineyards and blueberry plantation. It is best identified by the typical palmate leaf with 5 leaflets that originate from the same point (picture 1). Virginia creeper will produce many […]
Continue reading...Potato | Tomato Disease Forecast 7-7-17
Click to View | Download Report 7-7-17 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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