Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Now that spring grains like wheat and rye have dried down and are being combined, thrips in those fields will move to vegetable crops, especially when small grains are adjacent to vegetable fields. Thrips are very small and often missed if casually looking at a plant since they hide in blossoms, under sepals, on under […]
Continue reading...Leaf mold occasionally appears in high tunnel or greenhouse tomato production in New Jersey. However, under ideal conditions the disease will develop in field-grown crops. The fungus will cause infection under prolonged periods leaf wetness and when relative humidity remains above 85%. If relative humidity is below 85% the disease will not occur. Therefore, the […]
Continue reading...It finally feels like summer in New Jersey. Rain, humidity, and warmer temperatures, especially at night, mean that warm-season weeds are growing quickly. Of particular concern are summer annuals like crabgrass, goosegrass, and spurges. Yellow nutsedge… Read More »
Continue reading...For over a decade, basil downy mildew (BDM) has caused significant losses in basil grown in organic and conventional field and greenhouse production across the United States. At the time of its introduction, there were very few fungicides labeled for its control making it nearly impossible to grow a successful crop in many areas of […]
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Sweet Corn European corn borer (ECB) moth activity is extremely low in areas where blacklight traps are operating in the northern and central counties. Feeding in whorl and pre-tassel stage corn has increased slightly over the past week, but only in a few areas. Many plantings exhibiting no ECB injury at all. While ECB […]
Continue reading...Most of New Jersey has finally gotten some significant rain after many weeks of dry weather making current conditions ideal for pathogens such as Phytophthora and Pythium. Unfortunately, Pythium cottony leak and Phytophthora blight can be found on most farms in the southern part of the state. Poor crop rotations with susceptible hosts only make […]
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