Plant & Pest Advisory

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

May 23, 2013 Richard Buckley

Seeing Red, Feeling Blue?

Red thread has been festering in turfgrass for some weeks now, but really blew up over the last few days. As long as there is plenty of moisture – light rain, heavy fogs, dew – and optimal temperatures (60ºF to- 75ºF) – the fungus that causes red thread, Laetisaria fuciformis, will tear up susceptible grasses.

Filed Under: Landscape, Nursery, & Turf, Plant Diagnostic Lab, Turf Tagged With: red thread

May 23, 2013 Richard Buckley

Blister in the Sun

Leaf blister on maple? You say no way, leaf blister only gets on oak… A foliar disease that looks very much like anthracnose has appeared on area red maples in the last few days.

Filed Under: Plant Diagnostic Lab Tagged With: anthracnose

May 23, 2013 Blueberry IPM Team

Blueberry IPM for 5-22-13

Plum Curculio Aphids Thrips Leafrollers and Other Leps Cranberry Fruitworm First Post-Pollination Insecticide Options

Filed Under: Blueberry

May 22, 2013 Dean Polk, Dave Schmitt, and Atanas Atanassov

Fruit IPM Report for 5/22/13

Peach Apple Pear Scouting Calendar Trap Counts

Filed Under: Tree Fruit

May 22, 2013 Wes Kline and Meredith Melendez

FDA Q&A: Health, Hygiene and Training

Food Safety Modernization Act Question and Answer Session on Health, Hygiene and Training, subpart D. This FDA Proposed Produce Food Safety Rule Q & A conference call, coordinated by the Produce Safety Alliance, discussed health, hygiene and training focus areas of the impending Food Safety Modernization Act produce rule. Questions asked during this conference call […]

Filed Under: Food Safety

May 22, 2013 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar