Plant & Pest Advisory

August 26, 2015 Dean Polk

Fruit IPM Report 8-26-2015

Peach Oriental Fruit Moth (OFM): A fourth flight is now being seen as trap captures start to increase (in apples). Since most peaches are off, this is not a concern in most blocks. However if you have very late varieties, especially if close to apple plantings, then treatments are needed. Tufted Apple Budmoth (TABM): All […]

Filed Under: Blueberry, Fruit, Tree Fruit, Wine Grape

August 26, 2015 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar

Veg IPM Update: Week Ending 8/26/15

Sweet Corn European corn borer (ECB) adult catches have become somewhat more consistent in southern NJ over the past week, but with very few individuals captured north of Burlington County (see ECB map). This late summer flight appears to be a fairly week one. As always, consider treating when the number of infested plants in […]

Filed Under: Vegetable Crops

August 25, 2015 A.Wyenandt, W.Kline, and J.Ingerson-Mahar

Potato | Tomato Disease Forecast 8-25-15

Click to View | Download Report 8-25-15 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

August 21, 2015 A.Wyenandt, W.Kline, and J.Ingerson-Mahar

Potato | Tomato Disease Forecast 8-21-15

Click to View | Download Report 8-21-15 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

August 19, 2015 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar

Veg IPM Update: Week Ending 8/19/15

Sweet Corn European corn borer (ECB) adult activity has declined somewhat over the past week, with only scattered individuals outside of western Gloucester and Salem Counties (see ECB map). It remains to be seen whether we get another surge in moths as the summer winds down. As always, consider treating when the number of infested […]

Filed Under: Vegetable Crops

August 19, 2015 Dean Polk

Fruit IPM Report 8-18-2015

Peach Oriental Fruit Moth (OFM): The third flight and all required treatment timings are now over throughout the state. Additional treatments will only be required on very late varieties, and only if trap counts exceed 6 moths per trap. We are seeing some high trap captures in some orchards. Tufted Apple Budmoth (TABM): We are […]

Filed Under: Blueberry, Fruit, Tree Fruit, Wine Grape