Plant & Pest Advisory

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May 25, 2016 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar

Veg IPM Update: Week Ending 5/25/16

Sweet Corn European corn borer (ECB) adults are being captured with more frequency now, but most captures remain limited to the southwestern portion of the state (see ECB map), although scattered individuals have been captured as far north as Morris County. Warmer nights for the rest of this week may result in increased catches for the […]

Filed Under: Vegetable Crops

May 25, 2016 Andy Wyenandt

Vegetable Disease Briefs – 5/25/16

No new reports of Late blight in the region this past week. Cucurbit downy mildew has been reported on cucumber as far north as south-central Georgia. Septoria leaf spot has been reported in Parsley. Anthracnose fruit rot is being reported in strawberry. Botrytis is being reported in greenhouse tomatoes and in strawberries fields. The weather the […]

Filed Under: Vegetable Crops

May 24, 2016 Dean Polk, Dave Schmitt, Atanas Atanassov, Carrie Denson

Fruit IPM for 5-24-2016

Plum curculio main insect pest in both peaches and blueberries this week. View the full update for 5-24-2016.

Filed Under: Fruit, Tree Fruit

May 24, 2016 A.Wyenandt, W.Kline, and J.Ingerson-Mahar

Potato | Tomato Disease Forecast 5-24-16

Click to View | Download Report 5-24-16 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

May 20, 2016 A.Wyenandt, W.Kline, and J.Ingerson-Mahar

Potato | Tomato Disease Forecast 5-20-16

Click to View | Download Report 5-20-16 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 […]

Filed Under: Disease Forecasting

May 18, 2016 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar

Veg IPM Update: Week Ending 5/18/16

Sweet Corn A few European corn borer (ECB) adults are being captured now, despite cool conditions. At the present, areas of highest activity include Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem counties (see ECB map), although scattered individuals have been captured as far north as Morris County. Cooler nights for the rest of this week may suppress catches […]

Filed Under: Vegetable Crops