Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Sweet Corn European corn borer (ECB) adult activity is now very low. Only scattered individuals remain in northern NJ, while the activity in the southwestern part of the state has declined to nearly nothing. The first flight is over in most of NJ. Areas of highest activity is in parts of Morris County (see ECB […]
Continue reading...The weather has been a double-edged sword of late throughout most of the mid-Atlantic region. The extremely hot weather with temperatures at or above 90 these past few days have been good for slowing disease development down. At those temperatures, its even too hot for pathogens to develop! Unfortunately, the weather has also brought with it […]
Continue reading...Basil downy mildew has been reported in Northern New Jersey this past week. All basil growers should continue to scout and be proactive. Late blight has been reported on potato as far north as North Carolina near the Virginia border. There have been no reports of late blight in the region to date. To track late blight in […]
Continue reading...Click to View | Download Report 6-23-15 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 […]
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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 […]
Continue reading...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 […]
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