8-16-13 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 15, 2013 Meredith Melendez
How Will FSMA Affect Your Business?
NOTE – The comment period for the Produce Rule has been extended for the final time, comments are due to the FDA by November 15, 2013. Comments can be made here. United Fresh held a webinar featuring David Gombus on Tuesday August 13, 2013 focusing on what we know about the Food Safety Modernization Act […]
Continue reading...August 15, 2013 Richard Buckley
‘Tis the Season
Bacterial leaf scorch (BLS) season is officially upon us. Over the last 7 to- 10 days, I have been seeing increasing numbers of red oaks in central New Jersey exhibit the tell-tale symptoms of the disease.
Continue reading...August 14, 2013 Cesar Rodriguez-Saona
Blueberry Pest in Detail: Putnam Scale – 2nd Generation
Crawler counts have increased again since last week. Growers who had infested berries during the first generation should treat this generation as soon as possible. Esteem and Diazinon are the suggested products. Life History Scales feed on plant sap, decreasing plant vigor and fruit yield. Adult scales are protected from insecticide sprays by a waxy […]
Continue reading...August 14, 2013 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar
Vegetable IPM Update: Week Ending 8/14/13
Note: A complete update will not be issued today. Sweet Corn Corn earworm (CEW) adult catches are rising throughout most of the state now. Only the northernmost counties still have few individual moth captures. Elsewhere, growers should be shortening their silk spray schedules to three days even if specific sites have abnormally low catches. Northern […]
Continue reading...August 13, 2013 Dean Polk, Dave Schmitt, and Atanas Atanassov
Fruit IPM Report: Week Ending 8/17/13
Fruit IPM Report 8-17-13 – Click to View | Download | Print In this report: BMSB Peach Apple Grape Scouting Calendar Blueberry Trap Counts
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