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Continue reading...May 28, 2014 Jim Murphy
Right On Cue: Dollar Spot Disease
Exactly like Dr. Bruce Clarke teaches, Memorial Day arrives and so does dollar spot disease. Symptoms appear as round, brown to straw-colored spots approximately the size of a silver dollar. On short cut turf, the spots with advanced damage can become somewhat sunken. At taller cutting heights (greater than 1 inch), the damaged spots are […]
Continue reading...May 27, 2014 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar
Veg IPM Update: Week Ending 5/28/14
Vegetable IPM Report 5-28-14 – Click to View | Download | Print Maps for the Week -European Corn Borer Population Map -Pepper Weevil Trap Catch Map Topics for the Week Sweet Corn Cole Crops Peppers Tomatoes Pepper Weevil Report BMSB
Continue reading...May 27, 2014 Peter Oudemans and Daniel Ward
What to Do if Hail Hit Your Vineyard
If you were hit by a hailstorm on May 22nd, as we were at RAREC, you are probably making some hard decisions on what to do in the vineyard. Removal of dead and compromised leaves and flower clusters will help reduce development of fungal pathogens. Stem wounding will be a big concern especially for vineyards […]
Continue reading...May 27, 2014 Norman Lalancette
Major Hail Storm Hits RAREC Research Farm
A major rain and hail storm occurred at the Rutgers Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Bridgeton during last Thursday evening, 22May. Hail stones the size of marbles fell for about 15 minutes.
Continue reading...May 27, 2014 Bill Bamka
Scout Corn for Black Cutworm Damage
I was out late last week scouting some corn fields and checking some black cutworm moth monitoring traps. Fortunately, the number of black cutworm moths in the traps have been rather low. I did notice some very minimal black cutworm damage in one field. This does not mean growers should let their guard down. Pennsylvania […]
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