Cucurbit downy mildew has been reported on pumpkin, butternut squash, spaghetti squash, cucumber, and cantaloupe in New Jersey. For more information on CDM control please click here. Pepper anthracnose is being reported in New Jersey. For more information on controlling anthracnose fruit rot please click here. Basil downy mildew has been reported in New Jersey. […]
Continue reading...Cucurbit Downy Mildew Alert – Pumpkin, Butternut, Spaghetti Squash – 8/24/23
Cucurbit downy mildew has been confirmed on pumpkin, butternut, and spaghetti squash in Northern New Jersey (Morris County). This is the first report of CDM on pumpkin, butternut and spaghetti squash in New Jersey this growing season. CDM has previously been reported on cantaloupe in Salem County on July 7th and on cucumber in Gloucester […]
Continue reading...Vegetable IPM Update 8/23/23

Sweet Corn Fall armyworm (FAW) infestations in whorl stage plantings remain a presence, although in many scouted fields in northern and central counties, the incidence of FAW has declined. Treated fields are not typically experiencing re-infestation. This may not be the case in southern counties. Growers are advised to check whorl and seedling stage […]
Continue reading...Tree Fruit IPM Report for August 25, 2023
Peach: Borers: Where mating disruption dispensers are used there should be no need for butt sprays. If mating disruption was not used, the only other options are pyrethroids with a label for the use. The New Jersey Commercial Tree Fruit Production Guide recommends either Asana or Pounce. Pyrethroids lack a long residual so our recommendation […]
Continue reading...Landscape Pest Notes: Some Late Summer Pests & Concerns

SPOTTED LANTERNFLY (Lycorma delicatula)(1st Flying Adults = 1700 GDD): There are still some red-colored 4th instar nymphs being observed but most areas of NJ are now seeing the adult stage of this invasive planthopper. Adult spotted lanternflies will initiate a migration period beginning in late August that will continue into the weeks of September. It […]
Continue reading...Snyder Farm Twilight Tour & Meeting, Wed. August 23, 2023

Twilight Tour and Meeting* Fiber Hemp Production Drones in Agriculture Agrivoltaics Research Date/Time: Wednesday, August 23, 2023 6:00 – 8:00 PM Location: Snyder Research and Extension Farm 140 Locust Grove Rd. Pittstown, NJ 08867 This program is offered to assist producers, and anyone interested in learning more about Fiber Hemp Production and current Agrivoltaics research […]
Continue reading...