Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Sweet Corn Warmer weather has resulted in the first consistent European corn borer (ECB) catches. The highest catches have occurred in southern Hunterdon County (see map at left), although there have been low, but steady catches elsewhere, including northern Cumberland and central Morris counties. As yet, feeding has been very limited, with only single-digit infestation rates on whorl […]
Continue reading...Peach Tufted Apple Budmoth (TABM): The first of 2 flights of tufted apple budmoth have started. Adults started to emerge in northern counties on 5/16 and in southern counties on 5/1. Although this has been a minor pest, timings are outlined below for anyone who had high populations last year.
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Cranberry growers have faced a few challenges lately with “new” insect pests. I call them “new” because they have been around for many years but not in numbers high enough to cause any economic damage in commercial beds. This situation changed in the past few years when toad bugs and a mirid (both native […]
Continue reading...Click to View | Download Report 5-23-17 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...The United States Department of Agriculture just announced that anyone wanting a GAP or Harmonized Audit will see the base and hourly rate increase on October 1, 2017 from $92.00 per hour to $108.00 per hour. There also will be a base fee of $432.00 for either audit. This means if you have two or […]
Continue reading...Sunscald injury is being reported on newly transplanted crops with the excess heat this past week. Downy mildew has been reported as far north as Northern Florida on multiple cucurbit crops. Dickeya dianthicola has been confirmed in Dark Red Norland potato seed in New Jersey. This is the first report of Dickeya in NJ this […]
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