Rutgers Cooperative Extension
May 11 (Thu) 4:15 pm Auburn Road Vineyards and Winery 117 Sharptown-Auburn Rd, Pilesgrove, NJ 08098 Pesticide Credits Approved: CORE (1); PP2 (5); 1A (5); 10 (4) 4:30 pm Welcome Remarks and Updates and Social Bird Management – Demonstrations and Interactive session on challenges and successes in bird control Aaron T. Guikema, State Director, […]
Continue reading...Print copies of the 2023/2024 New Jersey Tree Fruit Production Guides are available at your local Cooperative Extension Offices for $25 per copy. The guides will soon be available for FREE online. Once they are available online the announcement will be made on the Rutgers Plant and Pest Advisory. If you have any trouble obtaining […]
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Do you irrigate produce? Have questions about Subpart E or agricultural water? The On-Farm Food Safety Team is involved in a national survey to find out: Does the produce industry understand the rule? What areas of the rule are still unclear to the industry. How preharvest water is used and treated on farms across the […]
Continue reading...Spotted Lanternfly nymphs will be emerging now through the first week of May for Southern and Central New Jersey – reduce their population early in the nursery industry! Two important notes: Through conversations with nursery operators, state inspectors (NJDOA), and internal agent communications SLF hatch has begun, which indicates a critical time to knock down […]
Continue reading...Tree Fruit Phenology: Tree Fruit Phenology remains advanced in peach, but development is slowing. In southern counties all peach orchards are late bloom to petal fall. Redhaven was at approximately full bloom on April 4. Plums are at shuck off. Pears are at petal fall. Red Delicious is just past full bloom. Sweet cherries are […]
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Cool, Moist Springs, Aphids, and Lady Beetles: A cool, moist spring will be good for lady beetles, and other predators feeding on aphids. A single lady beetle larva will eat between 200-300 aphids before becoming an adult. As adults, females eat up to 500 aphids before laying eggs! Before applying any treatment sprays against aphids, […]
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