Plant & Pest Advisory

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

July 31, 2012 A.Wyenandt, W.Kline, and J.Ingerson-Mahar

Tomato Disease Forecasting Report 7-31-12

Tomato Report 7-31-12 – 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 […]

Filed Under: Vegetable Crops

July 27, 2012 Administrator

Daconil Action Fungicide

By Bruce Clarke Have received several questions from golf course superintendents over the last few days about potential phytotoxicity from the use of Daconil Action (cholorthalonil + acibenzolar) on golf course greens and fairways. I have worked with Daconil Action for 7-8 years and have not seen any “unique” phytotoxicity associated with that… Source: Read […]

Filed Under: Turf

July 27, 2012 Administrator

Bacterial Decline of Creeping Bentgrass

By Bruce Clarke Several golf courses in the tri-state area have reported symptoms of etiolation and decline of creeping bentgrass putting greens. In some cases, the etiolation has occurred in isolated areas and then disappeared, but in other situations etiolation has progressed into a gradual decline of affected turf. Patches can range from… Source: Read […]

Filed Under: Turf

July 23, 2012 Administrator

Crabgrass Continues to Emerge

By Jim Murphy Recent rains have stimulated more crabgrass to emerge. This will probably continue through the end of the month. If applied preemergence herbicides, especially early in the spring, you may start to see “breakthrough”. If have decided to control crabgrass postemergence (manually or with postemergence herbicides), you should scout for emerging plants after… Source: Read […]

Filed Under: Turf

July 17, 2012 Administrator

Small Fruit IPM Report July 17, 2012

-Dean Polk, Fruit IPM Agent and David Schmitt, Eugene Rizio and Atanas Atanassov, Program Associates, Tree Fruit IPM Grape Blueberry

Filed Under: Blueberry, Wine Grape

July 13, 2012 Administrator

NJ IR-4 A Call for Project Submissions

The IR-4 Project is “a cooperative program of the USDA and the SAES, with the principle goal of developing data to support and to expedite regulatory clearances of newer, reduced risk pest control products for specialty crop growers.” More information on the IR-4 Project can be found at http://ir4.rutgers.edu. As the IR-4 liaison for the state of New Jersey, my main […]

Filed Under: Tree Fruit, Vegetable Crops