8-20-13 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 […]
Continue reading...August 19, 2013 Steven K. Rettke
Oak Lace Bug Symptoms Have Bark, But They Have Little Bite
During the weeks of summer, the symptoms caused by Oak Lace Bugs (Corythucha arcuata) can be a concern to some landscapers & nurserymen. Often times, the infestations are most pronounced on white oaks. From a distance, the stippling of leaves from this piecing-sucking insect can produce symptoms that are similar to those from oak spider […]
Continue reading...August 16, 2013 Meredith Melendez
I Have A Farm – Does the Proposed Preventive Controls Rule Affect Me?
The FDA published a new guidance document today focusing on the Preventive Controls portion of the Food Safety Modernization Act. The document can be read at the FDA FSMA website.
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August 16, 2013 Andy Wyenandt
Vegetable Disease Update 8/16/13
No Late blight has been reported in New Jersey this week. Cucurbit downy mildew remains active. White speck (or Plectosporium blight) has been reported in pumpkin.
Continue reading...August 16, 2013 A.Wyenandt, W.Kline, and J.Ingerson-Mahar
Potato Disease Forecasting Report 8-16-13
Potato Disease Forecasting Report 8-16-13 – 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 […]
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