September 8, 2025

Final two Ornamental IPM Webinars 9/9 (Ticks 4 Science) and 9/23 (final pest updates for 2025) + 8/26 webinar upload

Join us for the next session Tuesday 9/9/25 

  • Emily Fontaine​ (Project Manager, Rutgers NJ Ticks 4 Science)

 

Previous webinars:

 

 

 

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June 23, 2025

NEW – Ornamental IPM Website & Upload of 6/10 Webinar – Next Session Tuesday 6/24

Still time to Sign up for the 2025 – Rutgers Ornamental IPM Program

(Join us for the next Session Tuesday 6/24/25)

UPLOADS 6/10 SESSION: (contains information on oriental beetle, SLF, Two-spotted spider mites, soft scales, box tree moth, bacterial shothole, virus symptoms)

  1. Click here for a PDF of June 10, 2025 webinar
  2. Click here for VIDEO of June 10, 2025 webina

Previous webinars:

New –Rutgers Ornamental IPM Program Website

With links to all PDFs and recorded Webinars

Pest and Disease specific information 

…and ever expanding Resources  

Click here for the NEW Rutgers Ornamental IPM Program Website

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May 8, 2025

South Jersey Wine Grape Twilight

When: May 20 (Tue) 5:00 PM
Where: Autumn Lake Winery: 870 W Malaga Rd, Williamstown, NJ 08094

Pesticide Credits: CORE; PP2; 1A; 10

PROGRAM

Welcome and Updates
Hemant Gohil, Gloucester County Extension Agent, Rutgers NJAES
Mark Hernandez, Owner, Autumn Lake Winery

Field Observations from the Wine Grape IPM Pilot Program
Janine Spies, Statewide Fruit IPM Program Leader, Rutgers NJAES.

2025 Recommendations for Disease Management
Peter Oudemans, Extension Specialist, Small Fruit Pathology, Rutgers NJAES.

Record Keeping Update for 2025
George Hamilton, Extension Specialist in Pest Management, Rutgers NJAES.

Grape Berry Moth in the Vineyard
Anne Nielsen, Extension Specialist in Fruit Entomology, Rutgers NJAES.

Crown Gall – Early Symptoms and Management
Hemant Gohil, Extension Agent, RCE of Gloucester County.

Grape Nutrition Update. 
Gary Pavlis, Extension Agent, RCE of Atlantic County.

Pesticide recertification credits and adjourn.

Light fare will be provided. If you plan to attend, please email Joan Medany at jmedany@co.gloucester.nj.us or call 856-224-8030. For additional assistance, please get in touch with Hemant Gohil at 856-224-8029 before the meeting.

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March 28, 2024

South Jersey Tree Fruit Twilight Meeting – I

When: April 9th (Tue) @ 5:45 pm
Where: Gloucester County Govt. Services Building: 1200 N. Delsea Drive, Bldg. # A, Clayton, NJ 08312

Pesticide credits requested: CORE (#1), 1A (#3), PP2 (#3), 10 (#3)

5: 45 pm        Light Fare (Pizza, Donuts and Coffee)

6:00 pm         Welcome and Updates.
Hemant Gohil, Extension Agent, RCE of Gloucester County, Rutgers NJAES

6:05 pm        Field Observations from the IPM Program
Dave Schmitt, Fruit IPM Program Associate, Rutgers NJAES

6:35 pm        RIMpro, a New Climate Monitoring Tool to Access Accurate Disease Prediction Models.
Janine Spies, Statewide Fruit IPM Extension Agent, Rutgers NJAES.

7:05 pm        Water Testing Requirements Under the Food Safety Modernization Act for 2024
Wesley Kline, Extension Agent, RCE of Cumberland County.

7:35 pm:        An Udate on the Rutgers Hazelnut Breeding Program and Eastern Fire Blight Resistance.
Thomas Molnar, Professor, Plant Biology, Rutgers University.

8:05 pm        Peach Market Updates
Hemant Gohil, Extension Agent, RCE of Gloucester County.

8:20 pm         Pesticide re-certification credits application.
Meeting Adjourn

Light fare will be provided. If you plan to attend, please call Joan Medany at jmedany@co.gloucester.nj.us or 856-224-8030. If you have any questions, please get in touch with Hemant Gohil at 856-224-8029 before the meeting.

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February 8, 2024

Southern NJ Commercial Nursery Growers IPM Roundtable (Tu) 2/27/24

SOUTHERN NJ – COMMERCIAL NURSERY GROWERS – ONLY in Cumberland and surrounding counties.
  • Southern NJ Nursery IPM Roundtable – Tuesday 2/27/24 6-8pm.
  • The event is free but please RSVP by calling 856-451-2800 ext. 1 and mention this meeting.
  • In response to many conversations, nursery visits, and phone calls I have had with folks over the last few years, this type of meeting is long overdue, especially since we all face the same pests, diseases, weeds, and seasonal problems.
  • Please consider joining this face-to-face discussion centered around Nursery IPM.
Topics on deck:
  • What pests are important to you – and what questions do we need answered
  • Pest Scouting approaches – RU Pest Scouting Guides – Rutgers Plant and Pest Advisory
  • Pesticide Regimes, New Vs ‘Old’ materials – what works, what doesn’t
  • Invasive Pests and New Diseases – what to be looking for
  • Worker safety and leveraging REIs
  • Cultural practices and irrigation system modifications
Please consider joining, and please RSVP to the Cumberland County office at 856-451-2800 ext. 1.
NOTE: If you are outside Southern NJ, we will be planning similar events in the near future, near you, and I ask that you wait until that time as space is limited. 
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May 23, 2023

South Jersey Tree Fruit Twilight Meeting – II

May 31st @ 5 – 7 pm
Summit City Orchards: 500 University Blvd. Glassboro, NJ 08028

Pesticide credits applied Category: 1A, PP2, 10 

4:45 pm  Gather at the Parking lot of the Summit City Winery (above address)

5:00 pm Peach Fruit Thinning - Physiology and Methods
Daniel Ward, Extension Specialist, Pomology, Rutgers NJAES.

Demonstration of the Peach Fruit Thinning Using the Machine
Richard Bannister and Eli Bannister, Richard’s Station.

Field Observations from the IPM Program
Dave Schmitt, Fruit IPM Program Associate, Rutgers NJAES

Summer Disease Control Measures in Orchards
Norman Lalancette, Extension Specialist, Tree Fruit Pathology, Rutgers NJAES

7:00 pm  Pesticide re-certification credits application and Adjourn

Light fare will be provided. Please call Joan Medany jmedany@co.gloucester.nj.us or call 856-224-8030 if you are 
planning to attend. If an additional assistance is needed, please contact Hemant Gohil at 856-224-8029 prior to 
the meeting.
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