When using blended products: Know the pest that you need to control. Use an appropriate insecticide that will do the job with as little negative impact as possible. Avoid broad spectrum insecticides when possible. Avoid using redundant materials. Over the past decade, the number of vegetable insecticides (both commercial products and insecticide classes) has increased […]
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2014 Potato and Tomato Reports Available
The 2014 Potato and Tomato Reports are now available! Just scroll over the Vegetable Crops tab on the Plant and Pest Advisory homepage and links for each report will appear. Like in years past, both reports will be updated twice a week for those interested in timing their fungicide applications according to Tom-Cast and Blightcast from NEWA […]
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Basil Downy Mildew Reported – NJ 5/5/14
Basil downy mildew was reported in a greenhouse in Virginia last week. The first question I asked myself was, “How can that be?” Well, before I could come up with a good answer, basil downy mildew was found in a high tunnel in Salem County today. I don’t have any of the details from the […]
Continue reading...May 5, 2014 A.Wyenandt, W.Kline, and J.Ingerson-Mahar
Potato Disease Forecasting Report 5-5-14
Potato Disease Forecasting Report 5-5-14 – Click to Download 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 in southern […]
Continue reading...May 5, 2014 A.Wyenandt, W.Kline, and J.Ingerson-Mahar
Tomato Disease Forecasting Report 5-5-14
5-5-14 Tomato Report – Click to Download Disease severity values (DSVs) for early blight, septoria leaf spot, and tomato anthracnose development are determined daily based on leaf wetness (due to rainfall, dew) and air temperature. On a daily basis DSV values can range from 0 to 4 where 0 = no chance for disease development […]
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