Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Greetings from the Veg IPM team! We hope that you’re all enjoying the holiday and the nice weather for this weekend. Sweet Corn Moth captures in much of the state (see map) have decreased over the past week and a half, but a 4-day spray schedule is still necessary for most growers at this time. […]
Continue reading...Our research on how cranberries respond to phytoplasma infection—and its effects on above- and belowground herbivores—was recently featured on the Theobald Smith Society’s website in the article When Plants Get Sick, Pests Thrive: The Unseen Battle in Cranberry Bogs Phytoplasma infection, which causes false blossom disease in cranberries, is transmitted by the blunt-nosed leafhopper (Limotettix […]
Continue reading...Collar rot on fresh-market tomato has been reported sporadically around the state over the past week. For more information please click here. White mold and Southern blight have been reported this past week on fresh-market tomato in both high tunnels and fields in southern New Jersey. Cucurbit downy mildew was reported in MI this past […]
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Peach: Diseases: Bacterial Spot: This disease is still present, and has increased in severity in some orchards. Brown Rot: With the recent rains, sulfur should not be part of the spray program. Most growers should be relying on a captan based program for mid-season covers, followed by better materials during the last 3 weeks pre-harvest. […]
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The many peach varieties grown in New Jersey were developed in different breeding programs from several peach-growing regions, including the Rutgers Tree Fruit Breeding program. Recent evaluations have examined the known characteristics and challenges growers face in growing these varieties. These are important for making planting, thinning, harvesting, post-harvest handling, and marketing-related decisions. Understanding these […]
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Greetings from the Veg IPM team! We hope you all stayed cool during the heat wave this past week! Sweet Corn Early plantings of sweet corn are silking throughout New Jersey. Moth captures in much of the state (see map) have generally decreased, but a 4-day spray schedule is still necessary for most growers at […]
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