Plant & Pest Advisory

June 22, 2015 Cesar Rodriguez-Saona

Cranberry Insect Control Update

Cranberry beds are in full bloom. If insects have been effectively managed prior to bloom, we recommend no sprays at this time. A reminder: when bees are present, your only choices of insecticides are insect growth regulators (IGRs) such as Intrepid 2F or Bt products such as DiPel. During bloom we recommend monitoring insect populations […]

Filed Under: Cranberry, Fruit

June 18, 2015 A.Wyenandt, W.Kline, and J.Ingerson-Mahar

Potato | Tomato Disease Forecast 6-19-15

Click to View | Download Report 6-19-15 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

June 18, 2015 Richard Buckley

Borer Mania

Cryptomeria samples have been coming into the Plant Diagnostic Laboratory with increasing frequency this spring. Their issues with winter damage, particularly this year, have been chronicled on this blog. We’ve also had a couple of samples diagnosed with Maskell scale in the lab this spring, too. Pretty routine set of samples, just a few more […]

Filed Under: Landscape, Nursery, & Turf, Plant Diagnostic Lab Tagged With: borer

June 17, 2015 Dean Polk

Fruit IPM Report 6-16-2015

Peach Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB): Adults are occasionally seen during orchard scouting. Knock down materials will be required for the remainder of the season in orchards with BMSB populations. Oriental Fruit Moth (OFM): Second generation flights are very low in most areas. By all indications this generation should produce much lower pressure than the 1st […]

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

June 17, 2015 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar

Veg IPM Update: Week Ending 6/17/15

Sweet Corn Warmer evening temperatures have resulted in a slight resurgence of European corn borer (ECB) adults in the blacklight network. A residual first generation population remains in northern NJ, while the activity in the southwestern part of the state may represent the beginning of a second flight. The nature of the southern NJ activity […]

Filed Under: Organic Production, Vegetable Crops

June 15, 2015 A.Wyenandt, W.Kline, and J.Ingerson-Mahar

Potato | Tomato Disease Forecast 6-16-15

Click to View | Download Report 6-16-15 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