There have been no new reports of basil downy mildew in NJ this past week. Rhizoctonia has been found in a number of newly transplanted crops where the root ball has remained on the dry side. It’s important to get drip irrigation or overhead going on newly transplanted crops as soon as possible during extended […]
Continue reading...May 25, 2015 Dave Lee
NJ Crop Insurance News Reminder
A message from Kelly Steimle, Risk Management Program Assistant, Garden State Crop Insurance Education Initiative, about USDA Farm Safety Net. Created to inform New Jersey ag producers about crop insurance, the Garden State Crop Insurance Education Initiative Team makes available important information through multiple media outlets. Get the latest news by visiting the website or […]
Continue reading...May 20, 2015 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar
Veg IPM Update: Week Ending 5/20/15
Sweet Corn European corn borer (ECB) adults are being captured with increasing frequency now. At the present, areas of highest activity include Burlington and Warren counties (see ECB map). Cooler nights for later this week may suppress catches for the next several days. Most early sweet corn plantings are too young to support ECB larval […]
Continue reading...May 19, 2015 Dean Polk
Fruit IPM Report 5-19-2015
[Download PDF version] Peach Green Peach Aphid: Do Not use Actara, Assail, Belay or Admire, any generics or any combination containing them, if you have flowering weeds in your orchard. The presence of flowering weeds means that you will also have foraging bees present, and applying neonicotinoids when foraging bees are present is against the […]
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