Click to View | Download Report 6-28-16 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 […]
Continue reading...June 27, 2016 Andy Wyenandt
Dickeya discussion at National Plant Board meeting in Wilmington, DE
The National Plant Board will be holding their annual meeting in Wilmington, DE on July 31 to August 4th. The National Plant Board plays a significant leadership role in regulation and policy rules in agricultural production with each state having a representative member. One of the topics of discussion will be Dickeya dianthicola which has caused significant problems […]
Continue reading...June 24, 2016 A.Wyenandt, W.Kline, and J.Ingerson-Mahar
Potato | Tomato Disease Forecast 6-25-16
Click to View | Download Report 6-25-16 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 […]
Continue reading...June 24, 2016 Andy Wyenandt
Dickeya dianthicola affecting potato in New Jersey
Dickeya dianthicola, an aggressive form of blackleg, has been found on potato in New Jersey for a second year in a row. The pathogen has also been found in potato crops in other states in the mid-Atlantic region this summer. The pathogen can cause significant losses if brought into the field on infested seed. Symptoms of […]
Continue reading...June 22, 2016 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar
Veg IPM Update: Week Ending 6/22/16
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...June 22, 2016 Cesar Rodriguez-Saona
Sparganothis Fruitworm Degree-Day Update: as of June 21, 2016
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). […]
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