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Magnolia Scales (Neolecanium cornuparvum) & Tuliptree Scales (Toumeyella liriodendri) are both classified within the soft scale group. However, unlike essentially all the other soft scale species they have crawler emergence in August & September instead of in June & July. This fundamental difference is important to recognize in order to time sprays & achieve best controls.
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I heard through the grapevine about a site with some dead boxwoods, so I went to take a look and here is what I saw.
Continue reading...Vegetable IPM Report 9-18-13 – 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
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In New Jersey, and the rest of the mid-Atlantic, we have two newly invasive fruit flies that attack grapes including wine grapes. My lab is currently working to determine the impact these insects will have to the berries and to yield.
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The Fruit IPM Report for the week shows an upward trend with more Sharp-nosed Leafhopper (SNLH) adults maturing and moving around fields, making transmission of stunt disease to previously uninfected bushes more likely. This insect in the only regular target for post harvest sprays. Now is an appropriate time to treat. Sharp-nosed Leafhopper Life Cycle […]
Continue reading...Stink Bugs, including the Brown Marmorated type (BMSB), have begun to show up in soybean fields around the state. The Plant Management Network has developed a webcast titled “Impact and Management of BMSB in Mid-Atlantic Soybean”. This talk by Virginia Tech entomology professor Ames Herbert Jr., covers: Patterns of field infestation by BMSB; Conditions that […]
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