Plant & Pest Advisory — Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Rutgers Cooperative Extension| Plant & Pest Advisory
Rutgers Cooperative Extension| Plant & Pest Advisory
The Rutgers Office of Continuing Professional Education will host a course on ‘Spanish for Ag and Horticulture Workforce’ from January 16-March 6, 2026. This is an online, self-paced course with approximately 21 hours of course content designed to help participants study conversational Spanish and gain technical vocabulary specific to those in the agriculture and horticulture […]| Plant & Pest Advisory
Still time to Sign up for the remaining 2025 sessions- Rutgers Ornamental IPM Program Please visit our new –Rutgers Ornamental IPM Program Website (click here) Join us for the next session Tuesday 8/26/25 Topics covered: 1.Beneficial insect: Dragonflies 2. Leafcutter bees 3. Fleahopper 4. Nostoc 5. Nickel deficiency in River Birch 6. […]| Plant & Pest Advisory
Greetings from the Veg IPM team! Sweet Corn Corn earworm (CEW) moth captures have increased and are now in the typical range for late August, with most southern and central locations needing 3-day spray intervals (see map). When temperatures are high (>85 degrees F), shorten the spray interval by one day. Rotation is important for […]| Plant & Pest Advisory
Fall Vegetable Twilight Meeting (REGISTRATION REQUIRED) Norz Hill Farm & Market, LLC., 120 S Branch Rd, Hillsborough Township, NJ 08844 Thursday, September 18, 2025 from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm AGENDA 4:00 pm – 4:15 pm Welcome, load wagons, wagon ride to field 4:15 pm – 4:45 pm Drone Seeding Winter Cover Crops into Pumpkin Peter Nitzsche, Agricultural […]| Plant & Pest Advisory
Gloria: Developed by the Rutgers Tree Fruit Breeding program. A large, globose to slightly ovate, 60-90% scarlet red over yellow ground color, yellow-fleshed, freestone peach ripening from August 16-22. The flesh is very firm with low acid and good, very sweet and sub-acid flavor. The tree is vigorous, spreading, and very productive with low susceptibility […]| Plant & Pest Advisory
Greetings from the Veg IPM team! Sweet Corn Corn earworm (CEW) moth captures are staying steady with 4-day spray intervals in most of the south and some 5- and 6-day intervals in the north (see map). When temperatures are high (>85 degrees F), shorten the spray interval by one day. Rotation is important for avoiding […]| Plant & Pest Advisory
For growers interested in using these products on Early/Mid-Season apple varieties, now is the time to consider applying them. Think high value varieties such as early season Honeycrisp. As apples mature they produce the hormone ethylene. Ethylene induces stem loosening which results in pre-harvest drop of apples. Luckily there are several tools that when applied […]| Plant & Pest Advisory
This is the chance for eligible fresh fruit and vegetable growers to recover some of their expenses for implementing food safety practices on their farms. For 2025: Application is due between January 1, 2025 and January 1, 2026 Eligible expenses must be between January 1, 2025 and December 31, 2025 Eligible specialty crop operations can […]| Plant & Pest Advisory
Upcoming Webinar: “For the Birds! Health Concerns of Poultry and How to Keep Them Safe” Join the New Jersey Department of Agriculture for a free virtual webinar focused on the health and safety of backyard poultry flocks. Learn about common poultry health issues, like avian influenza, and discover practical steps to protect your birds. The […]| Plant & Pest Advisory
Rutgers University in concert with University of Massachusetts, University of Florida and Bar Ilan University have been working together on the USDA funded grant “Investigating the genetic basis of downy mildew and bacterial leaf spot resistance in basil (Ocimum spp.) using advanced genomic techniques”. Our researcher and collaborators will be meeting Tuesday, August 26, 2025 on […]| Plant & Pest Advisory
Peach: Oriental Fruit Moth: A biofix point for OFM was set on 4/2 in southern counties, and on 4/17 in northern counties. The third generation timings are over in all regions. Additional treatments should be made if trap captures are over 6 moths per trap. Insecticide Type County/Region Degree Days by 8/11 base 45 Conventional […]| Plant & Pest Advisory
August is National Peach Month! No wonder many high-quality peach varieties are ripening during this month. Understanding these varieties’ tree and fruit characteristics in New Jersey conditions can help make planting, replanting, and harvest-related decisions. Table 1 describes the physical and chemical properties of some new and standard, early August peach varieties evaluated at RAREC […]| Plant & Pest Advisory
Greetings from the Veg IPM team! Sweet Corn Corn earworm (CEW) moth captures are staying steady with 4-day spray intervals in most of the south and some 5- and 6-day intervals in the north (see map…| Plant & Pest Advisory
Summer Beaut – A medium to medium-large, ovate, 90-100% scarlet-red over yellow ground color, yellow-fleshed, semi-freestone, nectarine ripening from July 29-Aug 1. The flesh is firm with a good acidic flavor. The tree is moderately vigorous, moderately productive, and seems to fruit more heavily when planted near another variety. It has medium susceptibility to bacterial […]| Plant & Pest Advisory
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed extending the deadline for the traceability rule (Section 204) under the Food Safety Modernization Act until July 2028. The rule was to go into effect in 2026, but FDA is allowing more time for the industry to comply based on the complexity of the rule. FDA will […]| Plant & Pest Advisory
Symptoms usually begin to appear on random plants throughout the field as green fruit begins to mature. The bacterium (Pseudomonas corrugata) is ubiquitous to soils and develops when weather condit…| Plant & Pest Advisory
The last few weeks have been very windy, and we already received numerous calls from specialty crops growers inquiring about the risk of herbicide drift or investigating if observed crop damages ma…| Plant & Pest Advisory
Heat exposure for agricultural laborers should be a consideration when working outside and even in non-airconditioned buildings. When a person’s ability to adapt to heat stress is exceeded, e…| Plant & Pest Advisory
