Plant & Pest Advisory

Rutgers University | New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station | Pesticide User Responsibility

July 18, 2013 Anne Nielsen

BMSB Populations in Mid-July

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug week ending 7/17/13

BMSB populations are significantly higher than last year and unsprayed fruit is already damaged. Fruit harvested (mid-season assessment) around July 4 in a research trial under light management had very early season injury as well as recent feeding damage. Some of this is due to the wet June we experienced which reduced the effectiveness of treatments, but […]

Filed Under: Fruit

July 18, 2013 Meredith Melendez

FDA Releases FSMA Factsheets for Farmers

FDA is expanding its outreach to small- and medium-size growers to address questions that have arisen since the proposed rule was issued in January 2013. According to Michael Taylor, Deputy Commissioner for Foods and Veterinary Medicine, FDA expects and welcomes questions that arise during the rulemaking process. In a new interview, he emphasizes that FDA […]

Filed Under: Food Safety

July 17, 2013 Dan Kluchinski

NJDA Plant Laboratory Offers Growers Mycotoxin Testing

The recent stretch of unusual rainy weather raises the potential of mycotoxin contamination in small grains, and other field or forage feed crops. Grain growers may be affected by price discounts and/or restricted markets. Mycotoxin contamination in animal feed and forage can lead to feed refusal, reduced productivity (reduced production of eggs, milk, and weight […]

Filed Under: Landscape, Nursery, & Turf, Plant Diagnostic Lab

July 17, 2013 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar

Veg IPM Update: Week Ending 7/17/13

Vegetable IPM Report 7-17-13 – Click to View | Download | Print Current Week’s Pest Maps – Available Maps for the week are highlighted European Corn Borer Map Corn Earworm Map Brown Marmorated Stinkbug Map Vegetable IPM Pest Map Archive

Filed Under: Vegetable Crops

July 16, 2013 Dean Polk, Dave Schmitt, and Atanas Atanassov

Fruit IPM Report: Week Ending 7/20/13

Fruit IPM Report 7-20-13 – Click to View | Download | Print In this report: Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Peach Apple Grape Scouting Calendar Blueberry Trap Counts Brown Marmorated Stink Bug BMSB adults nymphs and egg masses are present in orchards, although far from a uniform pattern. Black light trap captures indicate a significant increase […]

Filed Under: Blueberry, Fruit, Tree Fruit, Wine Grape

July 16, 2013 Andy Wyenandt

Late Blight Update – 7/16/13

There have been no new reports of late blight in New Jersey or surrounding region over the past week. Importantly, now that late blight has been found in the region the threat for it to reappear will remain if weather conditions become favorable once again. The hot, dry weather forecasted this week should help reduce threat level for […]

Filed Under: Vegetable Crops