Plant & Pest Advisory

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

April 24, 2013 Andy Wyenandt and Jack Rabin

NJ Farmers Soil Fumigant Compliance Inspection Advisory

During the weeks of May 13-17 and June 3-7, the NJDEP Pesticide Control Compliance and Enforcement will be conducting inspections of NJ farmers who currently or previously reported using soil fumigants, primarily Vapam (metham sodium). There are about 50 NJ farms reporting fumigant use. These farms will be the targets of the compliance assistance inspections. The inspections are […]

Filed Under: Fruit, Vegetable Crops

April 23, 2013 Administrator

Blueberry IPM

From the Blueberry Bulletin Dr. Cesar Rodriguez-Saona, Extension Specialist in Blueberry Entomology Mr. Dean Polk, IPM Agent – Fruit Mr. Gene Rizio, IPM Program Associate – Fruit Cranberry Weevil Plum Curculio Rimon on PC Red Banded Leafrollers

Filed Under: Blueberry

April 23, 2013 Andy Wyenandt

Growers Guide to Protectant Fungicides (FRAC codes M1 – M9)

Protectant (contact) fungicides typically offer broad spectrum control for many different pathogens. Protectant fungicides belong to FRAC groups which have a low chance for fungicide resistance to develop. These include: the inorganics (copper, FRAC code M1) and sulfur (FRAC code M2), the dithiocarbamates (mancozeb, FRAC code M3) and chloronitriles (chlorothalonil, FRAC code M5)

Filed Under: Vegetable Crops Tagged With: protectant fungicides

April 23, 2013 Anne Nielsen

Dinotefuran Supplemental Label

Valent and Gowan have released a supplemental label for Venom and Scorpion (dinotefuran).

Filed Under: Fruit, Tree Fruit, Wine Grape

April 23, 2013 Anne Nielsen

Plum Curculio Activity

Plum curculio activity has begun in Southern New Jersey.

Filed Under: Tree Fruit

April 22, 2013 Jim Johnson

Just a Bud or Another Bug?

Unfortunately, this one is another bug. The pine sawfly is normally kept under control by natural predators so I rarely see them. This, however, was my second sighting in the last 4 months so I guess environmental conditions have not be optimal for predator survival. Keep a lookout for these insects. The larvae are voracious […]

Filed Under: Landscape, Nursery, & Turf