Potato Disease Forecasting Report 7-26-13 – 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 […]
Continue reading...July 25, 2013 A.Wyenandt, W.Kline, and J.Ingerson-Mahar
Tomato Disease Forecasting Report 7-26-13
7-26-13 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...July 24, 2013 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar
Veg IPM Update: Week Ending 7/24/13
Vegetable IPM Report 7-24-13 – Click to View | Download | Print Current Week’s Pest Maps – Available Maps for the week are highlighted European Corn Borer Map Corn Earworm Blacklight Map Corn Earworm Pheromone Map Brown Marmorated Stinkbug Map Vegetable IPM Pest Map Archive
Continue reading...July 23, 2013 Steven K. Rettke
Been “Burned” By Leafhoppers?
During the past several weeks, significant leafhopper damage has been observed in a few nurseries within central NJ counties. Although there are many species of leafhoppers, the Potato Leafhopper (Empoasca fabae) is probably the most notorious in the northeastern U.S. states. The feeding damage can mimic herbicide injury with distortion & discoloration of foliage. Some of the common deciduous tree hosts include maple, oak, […]
Continue reading...July 23, 2013 Dean Polk, Dave Schmitt, and Atanas Atanassov
Fruit IPM Report: Week Ending 7/27/13
Fruit IPM Report 7-27-13 – Click to View | Download | Print In this report: Pear Peach Apple Grape Scouting Calendar Blueberry Trap Counts
Continue reading...July 23, 2013 Richard Buckley
Summer Time and the Livin’ Ain’t Easy
Wow, what a difference a few weeks make! I was just checking out our nematode post from earlier this season and it started with comments on how mild the weather has been. There is nothing like a foot of rain and a couple weeks of 95+ºF heat to change our tune.
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