Veg IPM Update: Week Ending 6/18/14

Vegetable IPM Report 6-18-14 – Click to View | Download | Print Maps for the Week –European Corn Borer Population Map –Corn Earworm Moth Blacklight Trap Map –Corn Earworm Moth Pheromone Trap Map –Pepper Weevil Trap Catch Map     Topics for the Week Sweet Corn Cole Crops Peppers Pepper Weevil Report Tomatoes BMSB Pumpkins […]

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Tis the Season for Summer Stress

Optimum growth of cool season grasses occurs within the temperature range of 60 to 75°F. Yesterday, the New Brunswick weather station indicated that soil temperature at 2 inches exceeded 75°F for more than 12 hours and peaked at 82°F. This doesn’t mean that grasses will soon be dead. But it is a signal to be […]

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Cranberry Insect IPM During Bloom

We are in the middle of bloom. If insects have been effectively managed prior to bloom, we recommend no sprays at this time. A reminder: when bees are present your only choices of insecticides are the Insect Growth Regulators –IGR- (e.g. Confirm and Intrepid) or Bt products (e.g. DiPel).

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Potato Disease Forecasting Report 6-17-14

Potato Disease Forecasting Report 6-17-14 – 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 […]

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Tomato Disease Forecasting Report 6-17-14

6-17-14 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 […]

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Weekly Crop Update: Soybean, Winter Wheat, & Barley

Postemergence Management of Glyphosate-Resistant Horseweed in Soybeans Palmer Amaranth Control in Soybeans Harvest Aids for Small Grain Postemergence Management of Glyphosate-Resistant Horseweed in Soybeans Options for controlling horseweed (marestail) resistant to glyphosate after the soybeans have emerged are very limited. Liberty Link soybeans are an exception, because Liberty 280 is fairly effective on horseweed (be […]

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