Cucurbit downy mildew has been reported on watermelon (Warren County) and butternut squash (Hunterdon County) in Northern New Jersey. This is the first report on both crops this season. Downy mildew was confirmed on cucumber in New Jersey on July 9th. All cucurbit growers should include downy mildew specific fungicide(s) in their weekly programs. For […]
Continue reading...July 22, 2015 Andy Wyenandt
Cucurbit Downy Mildew Reported: Watermelon & Butternut Squash in NJ ALERT – 7/22/15
July 21, 2015 Norman Lalancette
Brown Rot Management in a Wet Growing Season: Part I
Mid-July has arrived and the 2015 peach harvest season has begun in earnest. As each successive crop of fruit mature and ripen, they become susceptible to infection by the brown rot fungal pathogen, Monilinia fructicola. Since spores of this pathogen require water to germinate, the number of fruit infection periods and therefore severity of the […]
Continue reading...July 21, 2015 A.Wyenandt, W.Kline, and J.Ingerson-Mahar
Potato | Tomato Disease Forecast 7-21-15
Click to View | Download Report 7-21-15 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 […]
Continue reading...July 20, 2015 Andy Wyenandt
Vegetable Disease Briefs – 7/20/15
There have been no new reports of late blight in New Jersey since 7/8. To track late blight in the US please visit http://usablight.org/ Cucurbit downy mildew has been reported on cucumber in New Jersey and on cucumber and butternut squash in PA this past week. To track the progress of CDM in the US […]
Continue reading...July 17, 2015 A.Wyenandt, W.Kline, and J.Ingerson-Mahar
Potato | Tomato Disease Forecast 7-17-15
Click to View | Download Report 7-17-15 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 […]
Continue reading...July 16, 2015 Dean Polk
Fruit IPM Report 7-16-2015
Peach Oriental Fruit Moth (OFM): The third brood should be treated based on the timings below. Overall pest pressure is light with some exceptions in northern counties.
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