Heavy rains the past month have caused concern that residual preplant incorporated and preemergence herbicide applications may and not provide the length of weed control expected and increase the risk of crop injury compared to when rainfall is closer to average. The affect of the additional rainfall on herbicide activity and crop safety is complex, […]
Continue reading...July 12, 2013 Bill Bamka
Kudza Bug Getting Closer to NJ
You may have read in different farming publications about the presence of bean platasipid (Megacopta cribraria), or more commonly the kudzu bug, in the southeastern US. It is referred to as the kudzu bug because it has a tendency to feed on kudzu. This is not necessarily a bad thing in the south where kudzu […]
Continue reading...July 11, 2013 A.Wyenandt, W.Kline, and J.Ingerson-Mahar
Tomato Disease Forecasting Report 7-12-13
7-12-13 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 11, 2013 A.Wyenandt, W.Kline, and J.Ingerson-Mahar
Potato Disease Forecasting Report 7-12-13
Potato Disease Forecasting Report 7-12-13 – 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 11, 2013 Richard Buckley
Boxwoods: Now You See Them, Soon You Won’t!
Samples of boxwood infected with the fungus Cylindrocladium pseudonaviculatum, the cause of boxwood blight, have been confirmed by the Rutgers Plant Diagnostic Laboratory and the New Jersey Department of Agriculture Laboratory in recent days. This is the first report of the disease is New Jersey.
Continue reading...July 10, 2013 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar
Veg IPM Update: Week Ending 7/10/13
Vegetable IPM Report 7-10-13 – 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
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