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2011 Vegetable Integrated Pest Management Delivery Program

RUTGERS COOPERATIVE EXTENSION

NEW JERSEY AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION

George C. Hamilton
Specialist in Pest Management

Joseph Ingerson-Mahar
Vegetable IPM Coordinator

Kristian E. Holmstrom
Research Project Coordinator II

During the 2011 growing season, the Rutgers Cooperative Extension Vegetable Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program will provide the following support to enhance the adoption and utilization of Integrated Pest Management in New Jersey vegetable crops:

  • BlackLight Trap Monitoring Program
  • On-Farm Integrated Pest Management Program
  • Disease Forecasting

BlackLight Trap Monitoring Program

A blacklight trap monitoring service is available to any grower statewide. Traps are monitored twice a week and insect populations are recorded on a chart posted at the farm. The main pests monitored include adult corn earworms (CEW) and European corn borers (ECB), which are pests of sweet corn, peppers, tomatoes, beans, lettuce, and white potato, and stinkbugs (SB), a pest of tomatoes. Additional pests may be monitored as needed or on a trial basis, and other traps (such as pheromone traps) may be utilized if necessary.

Crop Reporting Activity Cost
Lettuce CEW monitoringBiweekly insect population chart $450/trap
Pepper CEW, ECB monitoringBiweekly insect population chart $450/trap
Snap/Lima Beans CEW, ECB monitoringBiweekly insect population chart $450/trap
Sweet Corn CEW, ECB monitoringBiweekly insect population chart $450/trap
Tomato CEW, SB monitoringBiweekly insect population chart $450/trap
White Potato ECB monitoringBiweekly insect population chart $450/trap

 

On-Farm Integrated Pest Management Program

The Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE) Integrated Pest Management staff will provide on-farm pest management services that include field scouting for the crops listed below in areas where private services are not available. RCE Vegetable IPM staff will train growers or grower-employed scouts by request. For specific information on the availability of RCE or private scouting services in your area, contact the Vegetable IPM Coordinator at the Office of Pest Management at Cook College.

Crop Reporting Activity Cost per acre*
Cole Crops Biweekly scoutingBiweekly report $20 per acreplus base fee
Pepper Biweekly scouting and trappingBiweekly report

Insect Population chart

 $30, plus base fee
Pumpkin Biweekly/Weekly scoutingBiweekly/Weekly report $25, plus base fee
Sweet Corn Biweekly scouting and trappingBiweekly report

Insect Population chart

 $15, plus base fee
Tomato Biweekly scouting and trappingBiweekly report

Insect Population chart

 $30, plus base fee
Pre-Sidedress Nitrogen
Test (PSNT)		 Report delivered to grower $10 per sample

 

* A seasonal Base Fee of $450 per farm is charged to each participant regardless of the number of crops enrolled in the program. The blacklight trap fee of $450 is included in the base fee charge.

Disease Forecasting

Disease forecasting systems provide weather-based information for determining the timing of fungicide applications to control certain diseases. The TOMCAST disease forecasting system is used to time fungicide treatments for control of early blight and anthracnose on tomatoes and leaf blights on carrots. The BLITECAST disease forecasting system provides data for timing applications to control late blight on white potatoes. Both programs are available to growers in certain areas. Contact the Vegetable IPM Coordinator at the Office of Pest Management for more details.

Crop Activity Reporting Cost
Fresh Market Tomatoes TOMCAST disease forecasting Biweekly fax contact: RCE PestManagement Office
Processing Tomatoes TOMCAST disease forecasting Biweekly fax contact: local processor
Processing Carrots TOMCAST disease forecasting Biweekly fax contact: RCE PestManagement Office
White Potatoes BLITECAST disease forecasting Biweekly fax contact: White Potato Association

 

Recommendations

Recommendations are provided by the RCE Vegetable Integrated Pest Management staff or through the use of the 2011 New Jersey Commercial Vegetable Production Recommendations, which is available from your County Cooperative Extension Office for $15.00. An on-line version of the 2011 New Jersey Commercial Vegetable Productioin Recommendations book can be found at the Rutgers Vegetable Crop On-line Resource Center,http://www.njveg.rutgers.edu/ Additional information may also be obtained via the RCE Plant & Pest Advisory Vegetable Crops Edition newsletter, which is available:

  • ia standard mail or fax each Wednesday at a cost of $30 per year for 28 issues (call your county extension office to subscribe), or
  • Free of charge via the internet at http://www.njaes.rutgers.edu, or
  • Free of charge via the RCE FAX Info Line at 732-932-4535 code 8001.

For More Information

The Vegetable IPM Program has direct involvement or materials listed in the following web sites:

  • Rutgers Cooperative Extension. In addition to general agricultural information, visit the Pest Management Office link to find the Vegetable IPM Program:http://www.njaes.rutgers.edu/extension
  • Rutgers Vegetable Crop On-Line Resource Center. This site provides vegetable production information for New Jersey farmers: http://njveg.rutgers.edu/
  • Northeast Pest Watch Monitoring Network. The NJ Vegetable IPM Program trap data is represented on regional pest maps published seasonally by Penn State. Click on the sweet corn icon: http://pestwatch.psu.edu/
  • USDA/OPMP Crop Profiles Database. The Vegetable IPM Program is developing vegetable crop profiles for NJ. This web site contains the completed crop profiles for all states: http://cipm.ncsu.edu/cropprofiles/

To find out more about the Vegetable IPM programs available from Rutgers Cooperative Extension or to enroll in a program contact:

Vegetable IPM Coordinator Office of Pest Management, Blake Hall, Room 243, 93 Lipman Drive, New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8524, (732) 932-9802 phone, (732) 932-7229 fax,mahar@rce.rutgers.edu

RUTGERS COOPERATIVE EXTENSION

N.J. AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION
RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY

NEW BRUNSWICK