Sweet Corn There will be significant changes to insect trapping efforts in the Vegetable IPM Program for this season. At present, personnel are deploying black light and corn earworm (CEW) pheromone trap networks in central and northern New Jersey counties. In areas from central Burlington County southward, grower cooperators have been provided with CEW pheromone […]
Continue reading...May 1, 2023 Steven K. Rettke
Landscape Pest Notes for Early May 2023
Fungal Leaf Spots: Commonly found on the foliage of many plants, fungal leaf spots are largely cosmetic diseases. Most do not interfere with the normal growth & development of the plant. Therefore, within the landscape, fungicides are not normally recommended. Years that have relatively dry spring weather will experience fewer leaf spot infections. Many fungal […]
Continue reading...April 30, 2023 Megan Muehlbauer
North Jersey Tree Fruit Twilight Meeting I
North Jersey Tree Fruit Twilight Meeting I May 3, 2023 5:00 PM-7:30 PM Melicks Town Farm 19 King Street Oldwick, New Jersey 08858 5:00 PM – Registration / Light Refreshments 5:15 PM –Begin to load into wagons for the farm tour and educational talks 5:20 PM –Updates from the Blueberry and Tree Fruit IPM program […]
Continue reading...April 27, 2023 Tim Waller
Nursery Pest Update 4/25 – 5/5/2023
Please note: The Rutgers Nursery and Green Industry Working Group is working to deliver regular pest and disease updates throughout the season. These will be in addition to important alerts, critical topics, and pesticide credit opportunities. This tool is made for you, the commercial agriculture business, so please let us know if there are particular […]
Continue reading...April 26, 2023 Cesar Rodriguez-Saona
Early Season Pests of Cranberries, 2023
By now the winter flood is off from most New Jersey cranberry beds. Once the water is removed, the vines will start to initiate bud break. From now until bloom, growers should scout their beds using sweep net sampling for lepidopteran pests (spongy (=gypsy) moth, blackheaded fireworm, spotted fireworm, Sparganothis fruitworm, and cranberry blossomworm), and […]
Continue reading...April 26, 2023 Dave Schmitt and Kaitlin Quinn
Tree Fruit IPM Report for April 27, 2023
Tree Fruit Phenology: Tree Fruit Phenology remains advanced in peach. In southern counties all peach orchards are shuck split to shuck off. Redhaven was at approximately full bloom on April 4. Red Delicious is at 90% petal fall. Sweet cherries are at about petal fall to shuck split depending on variety. Peach: Bacterial Spot: Generally […]
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