Plant & Pest Advisory

Rutgers University | New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station | Pesticide User Responsibility

June 15, 2016 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar

Veg IPM Update: Week Ending 6/15/16

Sweet Corn Catches of European corn borer (ECB) have declined through much of the state. Remaining areas of highest activity include parts of Monmouth, Mercer and Salem counties (see ECB map). ECB infestations are now rising in sweet corn plantings, but are well below normal levels. Feeding ranges from single digits to 20% in areas […]

Filed Under: Vegetable Crops

June 13, 2016 A.Wyenandt, W.Kline, and J.Ingerson-Mahar

Potato | Tomato Disease Forecast 6-14-16

Click to View | Download Report 6-14-16 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 […]

Filed Under: Disease Forecasting

June 9, 2016 A.Wyenandt, W.Kline, and J.Ingerson-Mahar

Potato | Tomato Disease Forecast 6-10-16

Click to View | Download Report 6-10-16 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 […]

Filed Under: Disease Forecasting

June 8, 2016 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar

Veg IPM Update: Week Ending 6/08/16

Sweet Corn European corn borer (ECB) adult catches have declined, and are now quite low throughout the state. The most consistent catches at this time range from southwestern Burlington County through Cumberland County (see ECB map). The earliest sweet corn plantings are now silking in southern NJ, and are approaching full tassel in some northern sites. […]

Filed Under: Vegetable Crops

June 7, 2016 Dean Polk, Dave Schmitt, Atanas Atanassov, Carrie Denson

Fruit IPM for 6-7-2016

San Jose Scale ready to emerge and aphids in blueberries. View the full update for 6-7-2016.

Filed Under: Fruit, Tree Fruit

June 7, 2016 Andy Wyenandt

Vegetable Disease Briefs – 6/7/16

Late blight (US23) was reported on potato on the Eastern Shore last week. All tomato and potato growers in the region should scout on a regular basis. Cucurbit downy mildew has been reported on cucumber as far north as central North Carolina this past week. Pythium root rot has been reported on a number of […]

Filed Under: Vegetable Crops