-Win Cowgill
Smudge pot and open burning permits for freeze protection on farms have once again been authorized Friday night Aprit 27, 2012 and each night through Monday morning.
See Crop Protection: Procedures for Open Burning and the Use of Smudge Pots Pertaining to New Jersey Fruit, Vegetables, and Floriculture.
2nd North Jersey Fruit Meeting for Commercial Growers
Thursday, May 3, 2012 6pm to 8:45pm
Phillips Farm, 91 Crabapple Hill Road
Milford, NJ 08848
RSVP to Register with Diana Boesch for this Second North Jersey Fruit Growers Meeting.
This meeting is for commercial growers only.
See flyer for Phillips Farm Orchard Tour details and meeting agenda.
Pesticide recertification credits awarded at the end of the program.
Blueberry IPM Report - April 24, 2012
Dean Polk, Fruit IPM Agent and
David Schmitt, Eugene Rizio and Atanas Atanassov,
Program Associates, Tree Fruit IPM
Cranberry Weevil (CBW): Although the weevil does not really pose a risk at this point, they are still present in our samples. We found them at low numbers in 26% of beating tray samples.
Lepidoptera larvae (Worms): Beating tray samples have shown 25% positive for various species. The most common larvae are several species of green Fruitworm. All levels are under treatment levels. One field was seen with slightly higher numbers of sawfly larvae.
Plum Curculio (PC): About 9% of samples are positive for PC adults. As expected this is an increase since last week, and should increase until insecticide use is resumed after bees are removed.
Thrips: Beating tray samples of blossom clusters have been done at many locations. Thrips are present, but at very low numbers.
Aphids: These are just starting to show up, and are not a concern.
Cranberry Fruitworm (CBFW): The first adult moths were captured on 4/17 in Burlington County. Only a small number of sites are showing early activity.
Mummy Berry: No shoot strikes have been seen in scouted fields as of this writing.
See Blueberry Insect Trap Captures
David Schmitt, Eugene Rizio and Atanas Atanassov,
Program Associates, Tree Fruit IPM
Cranberry Weevil (CBW): Although the weevil does not really pose a risk at this point, they are still present in our samples. We found them at low numbers in 26% of beating tray samples.
Lepidoptera larvae (Worms): Beating tray samples have shown 25% positive for various species. The most common larvae are several species of green Fruitworm. All levels are under treatment levels. One field was seen with slightly higher numbers of sawfly larvae.
Plum Curculio (PC): About 9% of samples are positive for PC adults. As expected this is an increase since last week, and should increase until insecticide use is resumed after bees are removed.
Thrips: Beating tray samples of blossom clusters have been done at many locations. Thrips are present, but at very low numbers.
Aphids: These are just starting to show up, and are not a concern.
Cranberry Fruitworm (CBFW): The first adult moths were captured on 4/17 in Burlington County. Only a small number of sites are showing early activity.
Mummy Berry: No shoot strikes have been seen in scouted fields as of this writing.
See Blueberry Insect Trap Captures
Apple IPM Report - April 24, 2012
- Codling Moth
- Aphids
- Spotted Tentiform Leafminer
- Plum Curculio
- European Red Mite
- Apple Scab
- Fireblight
David Schmitt, Eugene Rizio and Atanas Atanassov,
Program Associates, Tree Fruit IPM
Peach IPM Report - April 24, 2012
- Oriental Fruit Moth
- Tarnished Plant Bugs & Stink Bugs
- Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
- Plum Curculio
- Green Peach Aphid
- Bacterial Spot
- Lesser Peachtree Borer
David Schmitt, Eugene Rizio and Atanas Atanassov,
Program Associates, Tree Fruit IPM
Pesticide Inventories Due to Local Fire Company by May 1
From Pat Hastings,
Rutgers NJAES Pesticide Safety Education Program Coordinator
All licensed pesticide applicators, as well as dealers, who store pesticides are required by law to send a copy of their storage inventor(ies) with an explanatory cover letter to the local fire company by May 1st each year.
All licensed pesticide applicators, as well as dealers, who store pesticides are required by law to send a copy of their storage inventor(ies) with an explanatory cover letter to the local fire company by May 1st each year.
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