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The focus of the extension program is to disseminate research-based information to other research and extension specialists, county agricultural agents, growers, various levels of government, and private-industry through an innovative educational program comprising grower meetings, workshops, in-service training sessions, newsletters, and the Internet.
Relevant pest management information is transmitted via the following:
IPM News
- Brown Marmorated Stink Bug in New Jersey Fruit Crops
- Spotted Wing Drosophila – A Potential Pest Of New Jersey Blueberries and Other Soft Fruit
- Neonicotinoids and Bees
- Salt Float Method for Spotted Wing Drosophila Extraction
- Spotted Wing Drosophila IPM in Blueberries (PDF)
- Spotted Wing Drosophila IPM in Blueberries
- Spotted Wing Drosophila IPM in Raspberries and Blackberries (PDF)
- Spotted Wing Drosophila IPM in Raspberries and Blackberries
- Integrated Pest Management for Brown Marmorated Stink Bug in Small Fruit (PDF)
- La chinche apestosa marrón marmolada: Información importante sobre frutos pequeños (PDF)
Entomology Program Links
Research
Please visit the
Rodriguez-Saona BLUE-CRAN-ENT Lab website
Blueberry Insect IPM
General Information
- 2022 Commercial Blueberry Pest Control Recommendations (NJAES Publications)
- Recommendations (NJAES Publications)
- Blueberry Pest Activity (PDF)
- IPM Guidelines
- IPM Supplies
- Sampling Blueberry Pests (PDF)
- Scouting Report (Example) (PDF)
Insect Pests
- Aphids
- Blueberry Leafminer
- Blueberry Maggot
- Blueberry Thrips
- Cranberry Fruitworm
- Cranberry Weevil
- Cutworms
- Gall Midge
- Leafrollers
- Oriental Beetle
- Putnam Scale
- Plum Curculio
- Sharp-nosed Leafhopper
Rutgers NJAES Fact Sheets
- Blueberry Integrated Pest Management Program, 2004 (PDF), IS004
- Commercial Blueberry Pest Control Recommendations for New Jersey, 2022 (PDF), E265
- Cranberry Fruitworm: A Pest of Blueberries in New Jersey (PDF), FS1114
- Cranberry Weevil in Blueberries (PDF), FS1087
- Extraction of Blueberry Maggot Larvae from Harvested Blueberry Fruit (PDF), FS317
- Plum Curculio: A Key Pest of Blueberries in New Jersey, FS1229
- Spotted Wing Drosophila: A Key Pest of Small Fruits in New Jersey (English), FS1246
- La mosca de alas manchadas: Una plaga de frutos pequeños en Nueva Jersey (Spotted Wing Drosophila Factsheet, Spanish), FS1266
Cranberry Insect IPM
General Information
- 2022 Commercial Cranberry Pest Control Recommendations for New Jersey (PDF), E308 Rutgers NJAES
- Pest Management
- Plant & Pest Advisory-Cranberry Edition
- Cranberry Pest Control Recommendations NJAES Publications
Insect Pests
- Blackheaded Fireworm
- Blunt-nosed Leafhopper
- Cranberry Blossom Worm
- Spongy Moth
- Root Feeders
- Sparganothis Fruitworm
- Spotted Fireworm
Rutgers NJAES Fact Sheets
- Blunt-Nosed Leafhopper: A Vector of Cranberry False Blossom Disease, FS1248
- Insect Parasitic Nematodes for Cranberry Pest Management (PDF), FS029
- Major Insect Pests of Cranberries in New Jersey, FS1354
- Sparganothis Fruitworm: A Pest of Cranberry in New Jersey, FS1249
- Spotted Fireworm: A Pest of Cranberry in New Jersey, FS1247