Plant & Pest Advisory – June 4, 2024 – Andy Wyenandt
By Heather Cooper •
Asparagus growers should consider scouting their fields regularly during the summer months for foliar disease development. Important pathogens that growers need to scout for on a regular basis include Purple spot, Cercospora, and Rust. These pathogens are easily diagnosed by the characteristic symptoms they produce on infected plants. Purple spot lesions can appear on the […]
Plant & Pest Advisory – May 27, 2025 – Andy Wyenandt
By Heather Cooper •
Rhizoctonia root rot has been reported over the past week. Rhizoctonia root rot, caused byRhizoctonia solani, is an important soil-borne fungal pathogen with a very large host range.Thepathogen can survive saprophytically on living or dead plant material (organic matter) oras sclerotia inthe soil (for more than 3 years). Disease development is favored by warm temperatures, […]
Plant & Pest Advisory – June 7, 2024 – Andy Wyenandt
By Heather Cooper •
Anthracnose and Alternaria leaf blight can become problematic in cucurbit crops during long periodsof wet, humid weather. Both can cause significant losses if not controlled properly. With the productionseason in full swing, now is a good time to review a few of these important diseases. Anthracnose, caused by Collectotrichum orbiculare, and Alternaria leaf blight (Alternaria […]
Plant & Pest Advisory- May 20, 2024- Andy Wyenandt
By Heather Cooper •
Since 2011 the vegetable working group has teamed up with Cornell University’s NEWA to bringtomato and potato late blight and early blight forecasting to vegetable growers through out New Jersey.Over 50 weather stations from Sussex to Cape May County now offer disease as well as insectforecasting services for numerous important pests. The website managed by […]
Plant and Pest Advisory – Andy Wyenandt – August 23, 2024
By Heather Cooper •
Neopestalotiopsis, a new disease on strawberry is back in the news. Please see the excellent articleby Dr. Phil Brannen from the University of Georgia August 21, 2024. Neopestalotiopsis fruit rot and leaf spot, caused by Neopestalotiopsis species, was first reportedto cause damage in strawberry fields in Florida in 2019 and 2020. This disease has since […]
Plant & Pest Advisory- May 22, 2024- Andy Wyenandt
By Heather Cooper •
Often considered a minor pathogen, angular leaf spot caused by the bacterium, Xanthomonas fragariae, can cause serious leaf and calyx infections ruining the market ability of fruit if left uncontrolled. Like all bacterium, the pathogen will infect leaves and the calyx through natural openings or wounds. Primary infections of new growth in the spring originate […]
Plant & Pest Advisory- May 20, 2024- Andy Wyenandt
By Heather Cooper •
Since 2011 the vegetable working group has teamed up with Cornell University’s NEWA to bring tomato and potato late blight and early blight forecasting to vegetable growers through out New Jersey. Over 50 weather stations from Sussex to Cape May County now offer disease as well as insect forecasting services for numerous important pests. The […]
State Department of Agriculture
By Heather Cooper •
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service(APHIS) continues to detect highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) across the United States. Manywestern states are currently experiencing active infection in both commercial and backyard flock poultry. Additionally, the virus has infected flocks in Alabama, Minnesota, and Iowa. Highly pathogenic avian influenza continues […]