Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Sweet Corn European corn borer (ECB) moth catches are very low now. The first flight is largely over, and as is common, feeding signs in the field have increased as eggs hatch. Present adult activity is largely confined to Gloucester and parts of surrounding counties (see ECB map). Larval feeding ranges from single digits to 40% in areas […]
Continue reading...Based on our degree-day model for Sparganothis fruitworm, flight initiation was predicted around 595 DD, and indeed, Sparganothis flight begun in Chatsworth, NJ, the week of June 6. As of June 21, Sparganothis has accumulated 839 DD. Based on the DD model, Sparganothis peak flight is predicted by the end of this week (884 DD). […]
Continue reading...Brown Marmorated Stink Bug being found in traps with low levels of damage in the field. Starting Spotted Wing Drosophila treatments in blueberries. Grape Berry Moth treatments due by the end of the week in southern counties. View the full update for 6-21-2016.
Continue reading...Cucurbit downy mildew has been reported on cucumber as far north as northern North Carolina this past week. CDM was reported on acorn, yellow summer, and butternut squash in South Carolina and on watermelon and cucumber in North Carolina. All cucurbit growers should scout on a regular basis for downy mildew and powdery mildew. There have been […]
Continue reading...Starting second generation of oriental fruitmoth in peaches. Starting SWD programs in blueberries. View the full update for 6-14-2016.
Continue reading...Click to View | Download Report 6-20-16 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 […]
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