Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Date: Thursday May 8, 2014 6pm Location: Summit City Farms, 500 University Blvd, Glassboro, NJ 08028 Agenda 6:00 Welcome, Lewis DeEugenio Jr. and Family 6:10 Walking tour of Gloria, PF-17, and Sentry. Identification of insect pests, proper monitoring procedures and management. Dr. Anne Nielsen, Extension Specialist in Fruit Entomology, Dean Polk, Statewide Fruit IPM Agent […]
Continue reading...“Are you a grower? Got stink bugs? We need your help! We’re surveying growers to assess the impact of BMSB on crops and gathering information that will help us defeat this pest. Receive a free Guide to Stink Bugs* if you complete the 10-minute BMSB survey” https://cornell.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_5ssnjXLNhvp6v1H Thanks in advance! – From the Northeast IPM […]
Continue reading...Over the past few years, a few fields have been treated with an organo-phosphate insecticide and then with an ALS-inhibiting herbicide and significant injury has occurred. A number of corn herbicides have label precautions about use of an organo-phosphate insecticide at planting due to potential crop injury. This includes the insecticides Counter (terbufos), Lorsban (chlorpyrifos), […]
Continue reading...I have been asked by a few people about the differences in metolachlor (the active ingredient in Dual) products. The “old” Dual in the early 1990s was two isomers of metolachlor, R and S isomers. The Dual II included a safener to improve crop safety (improves safety to corn, not to broadleaf crops; hence Dual […]
Continue reading...The weather has not been favorable for maximum effectiveness of many postemergence (or burndown) herbicides. Cool weather and overcast skies are not ideal conditions for herbicide performance. And given that many fall and early spring emerging weeds can be difficult to control once the crop is planted, it is important to scout your no-till fields […]
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