With the wet weather we’ve experienced in New Jersey over the weekend and the warm temperatures to follow this coming week Phytophthora blight (P. capsici) and Pythium are likely to start showing up in pepper, tomato, and cucurbit fields.
Continue reading...May 17, 2013 Anne Nielsen
BMSB Movement into Orchards
Brown marmorated stink bugs (BMSB) are expected to begin dispersing into fruit orchards any day.
Continue reading...May 17, 2013 Wes Kline and Meredith Melendez
FDA Food Safety Q&A: Equipment, Tools, Buildings & Sanitation
The FDA Proposed Produce Food Safety Rule Q & A conference call, coordinated by the Produce Safety Alliance, discussed equipment, tools, buildings and sanitation practices that will be affected by the impending Food Safety Modernization Act produce rule. Here are the questions and answers from that call: 1. Are cats permitted in packing houses? They […]
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May 17, 2013 Mark VanGessel
Pokeweed is Poking Up in a Lot of Corn Fields
by Mark VanGessel, Extension Weed Specialist; mjv@udel.edu I have seen a number of corn fields with pokeweed emerging along field edges or in patches. These areas should be sprayed before the plants are 10 to 12 inches tall and as result may require some spot applications before the whole fields need to be treated for […]
Continue reading...May 17, 2013 Mark VanGessel
Corn Herbicides and Soil Insecticide Interactions
by Mark VanGessel, Extension Weed Specialist; mjv@udel.edu A number of corn herbicides have label precautions about use of an organo-phosphate insecticide at planting due to potential crop injury. This includes the insecticides Counter (terbufos), Lorsban (chlorpyrifos), and Fortress (chlorethoxyfos). The herbicides include both soil-applied and postemergence herbicides. Some of the common products include Callisto (Halex GT); […]
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