Rutgers Cooperative Extension
In field evaluations, we demonstrated that yellow sticky traps baited with the blend of four aggregation pheromone components trapped significantly more cranberry weevil adults than un-baited controls. Development of pheromone-based monitoring lures is an important step toward spatially-precise management techniques that may lead to significant reduction in the use of pesticides targeted against cranberry weevil […]
Continue reading...We recorded 56-58°F temperatures from soils in various Central Jersey commercial vegetable fields on April 15 –Tax Day– just before the recent multi-day cold front rolled in. The good news is 56-58°F was higher than I anticipated. What do soil temperatures have to do with your early vegetable seedlings? Mean spring soil temperatures determine early […]
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Having touble controlling your Annual Bluegrass Weevil (ABW) populations? You’re not alone. Insecticide resistance in ABW is a growing and expanding problem. And because the major resistance mechanism involved, enhanced metabolic detoxification of the insecticide active ingredients, is not very specific, the resistance can be very broad.
Continue reading...If you are planting a new field of asparagus or getting ready to harvest emerging spears, here are some thoughts: Are you planting 1-year old crowns or did you seed cell trays and are going to plant seedlings? Remember, 1 year old crowns are planted and not harvested that year. In the second year, only harvest […]
Continue reading...All NJ licensed pesticide applicators, as well as dealers, who store pesticides are required by law to send a copy of their storage inventories with an explanatory cover letter to the local fire company by May 1st each year.
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Spear damage in asparagus can be caused by diseases such as Phytophthora spear and crown rot and purple spot. However, other environmental factors during the spring can damage spears as they emerge from the soil. Wind – Periods of heavy winds during emergence will cause spears to bend. Winds can cause one side of the […]
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