Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Sweet Corn European corn borer (ECB) moth catches are very low, but showing signs of increase on the Cape May/Cumberland Co. border (se ECB map) . Most larval infestations, have passed. Be sure to begin monitoring plantings for ECB feeding while they are still in the whorl stage. Consider treating when the number of infested plants in a 50 plant […]
Continue reading...Below are the latest livestock auction updates from the Hackettstown Livestock Auction. The Livestock Auction has a sale every Tuesday. This auction sells lambs, sheep, goats, calves, beef cattle, pigs, rabbits, and all types of heavy fowl. The auction begins at 10:30 am and ends with the last sale at 5:30 pm. This auction serves […]
Continue reading...Fruit IPM for 7/12/16 Peach: Oriental Fruit Moth (OFM): The second flight is underway in all counties.
Continue reading...The NJ Emerald Ash Borer Task Force has agreed upon the following in response to EAB management questions in NJ: All ash trees in NJ should be considered at high risk for EAB. It is appropriate to begin treatment of high value ash trees throughout NJ now. For any questions about treatment methods, we should […]
Continue reading...Click to View | Download Report 7-12-16 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...Cucurbit downy mildew has been confirmed on cucumber near Cedarville in Cumberland County, New Jersey. This is the first report of cucurbit downy mildew this growing season. All cucumber growers who have not included a downy mildew-specific fungicide in their weekly spray program should do so. For more in formation on controlling cucurbit downy mildew […]
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