Our research on how cranberries respond to phytoplasma infection—and its effects on above- and belowground herbivores—was recently featured on the Theobald Smith Society’s website in the article When Plants Get Sick, Pests Thrive: The Unseen Battle in Cranberry Bogs Phytoplasma infection, which causes false blossom disease in cranberries, is transmitted by the blunt-nosed leafhopper (Limotettix […]
Continue reading...July 4, 2025 Cesar Rodriguez-Saona
When Plants Get Sick, Pests Thrive: The Unseen Battle in Cranberry Bogs
July 3, 2025 Andy Wyenandt
Vegetable Disease Update – 7/3/25
Collar rot on fresh-market tomato has been reported sporadically around the state over the past week. For more information please click here. White mold and Southern blight have been reported this past week on fresh-market tomato in both high tunnels and fields in southern New Jersey. Cucurbit downy mildew was reported in MI this past […]
Continue reading...Fruit IPM Report June 30, 2025
Peach: Diseases: Bacterial Spot: This disease is still present, and has increased in severity in some orchards. Brown Rot: With the recent rains, sulfur should not be part of the spray program. Most growers should be relying on a captan based program for mid-season covers, followed by better materials during the last 3 weeks pre-harvest. […]
Continue reading...June 30, 2025 Hemant Gohil and Daniel Ward
Late June Peach Varieties for New Jersey– New and Standard
The many peach varieties grown in New Jersey were developed in different breeding programs from several peach-growing regions, including the Rutgers Tree Fruit Breeding program. Recent evaluations have examined the known characteristics and challenges growers face in growing these varieties. These are important for making planting, thinning, harvesting, post-harvest handling, and marketing-related decisions. Understanding these […]
Continue reading...June 27, 2025 Maria Cramer and Amanda Quadrel
Veg IPM update 6/27/25
Greetings from the Veg IPM team! We hope you all stayed cool during the heat wave this past week! Sweet Corn Early plantings of sweet corn are silking throughout New Jersey. Moth captures in much of the state (see map) have generally decreased, but a 4-day spray schedule is still necessary for most growers at […]
Continue reading...June 26, 2025 Megan Muehlbauer
2025 Summer Orchard Tour and Educational Program
2025 Summer Orchard Tour and Educational Program Sponsored by: The New Jersey State Horticultural Society in cooperation with Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Hunterdon County Wednesday July 9, 2025 4:00 – 8:00 PM Hosted by: Kurt Alstede at Alstede Farms Harvest Hall 100 Route 24 Chester, NJ O7930 Cost: $20.00 includes dinner Program 4:00 PM: Registration […]
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