Fruit IPM for 06/27/17

Blueberry:

Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD): Adult trap captures have remained close to the averages seen the previous week, but maximum trap captures increased in Atlantic County to 30 males per trap on 1 farm. Weekly applications are still required on both Duke and Bluecrop. The same type of program should also include late varieties like Elliott. No infested harvested fruit have been found on any commercial farms as of this date.

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Fruit IPM for 6/21/17

Grape:

Grape Berry Moth (GBM): The timing for second generation treatments in Gloucester County and surrounding areas will be on 6/21 to 6/22. Grape berry moth is the most common insect in NJ vineyards that will directly damage the fruit (See Figure 1.) This timing is for the use of Intrepid, Altacor, and Delegate. If you are using other products like Danitol, Baythroid, Brigade, or Imidan, then you can make the application a few days later. This timing is calculated for 810 degree days (base 47) after wild grape bloom, which was May 16.

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Fruit IPM Update for 6/14/17

Blueberry:

General Insect Control and New and Renewed Labels: Late last week we obtained the Section 24C renewal for the high rate of Gowan Malathion 8F. The specifics of the label renewal are as follows: [Read more…]

Fruit IPM Update for 5/24/17

Peach

Tufted Apple Budmoth (TABM): The first of 2 flights of tufted apple budmoth have started. Adults started to emerge in northern counties on 5/16 and in southern counties on 5/1. Although this has been a minor pest, timings are outlined below for anyone who had high populations last year. [Read more…]

Tree Fruit IPM Report for May 10, 2017

Peach

Tufted Apple Budmoth (TABM): The first tufted apple budmoth adults were caught on 5/1 in southern counties. The first insecticides that target this pest will be due in a few weeks in southern counties. This has been only a minor pest during the last 6-8 years. [Read more…]

Tree Fruit IPM Report for May 1, 2017

Fruit IPM for 5/1/17

Peach

Oriental Fruit Moth: First generation timings are updated below.

OFM 1st Generation Timing
Insecticide Type
County/Region Degree Days by  5/1 base 45 Conventional

170-200, 350-375

Diamide

100-150, 300-350

Gloucester – Southern 390 1st – past

2nd – past

1st – past

2nd – past

Hunterdon – Northern 241 1st – past

2nd –5/9-5/10

1st – past

2nd – 5/6-5/7

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