New Jersey Department of Agriculture today confirmed that the emerald ash borer (EAB), an invasive beetle that attacks and kills ash trees, has been found in Somerset County by a landscaper investigating unhealthy trees in a Bridgewater retail area last week. Inspectors sent insect larvae samples to the USDA where the specimens were confirmed.
Continue reading...May 21, 2014 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar
Veg IPM Update: Week Ending 5/21/14
Vegetable IPM Report 5-21-14 – Click to View | Download | Print Maps for the Week –Pepper Weevil Trap Catch Map –European Corn Borer Population Map Topics for the Week Sweet Corn Cole Crops Peppers Tomatoes Pepper Weevil Report BMSB
Continue reading...May 21, 2014 Brad Majek
Yellow Sweet Corn
Sweet corn that has emerged has been observed yellow or light green in color. The chlorosis may be uniform, or appear mottled on the plant, or only the newest leaf growing out of the whorl is yellow. Cold weather is responsible for the injury. Corn cannot make chlorophyll when the temperature fails to climb above […]
Continue reading...May 21, 2014 Cesar Rodriguez-Saona
Cranberry Insect Upate
The season has started very slow due to the cold weather. Insect activity is just starting to increase. Thus, growers need to intensify their scouting efforts. The following insect pests bear special mention for early-season scouting: Blackheaded fireworm – Blackheaded fireworm eggs overwinter on the bed and usually hatch by around mid-May. It is important […]
Continue reading...May 21, 2014 Richard Buckley
Golf Turf Disease of the Week: Brown Ring Patch
Moderate spring temperatures and regular rainfall over the last week or two have brought a bunch of brown ring patch (aka: Waitea Patch), which is caused by the fungus Waitea circinata, into Rutgers Plant Diagnostic Laboratory.
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