Progress 09/01/17 to 08/31/22
Outputs
Target Audience:The target audiences for this project are pest control operators working in urban housing complexes, agricultural producers, landscapers, golf course superintendents, staff and residents in low-income communities located in Trenton, Jersey City, and Newark, and the general public. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?During the life of the project 13 field scouts (~3/year) were trained by Co-PI Polk to monitor and identify various insect and disease pests of blueberries and grapes. In addition, he continued to train a graduate student in 2020/2021 whose research involves the pollinator health pollinator objectives of the project. Co-PI Wang also trained two graduate students and one post-doc during the completion of the urban housing IPM objectives. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Grape/Blueberry IPM - During the life of the grant 23 presentations were made to commercial bluebery and grape growers, attendees at New Jersey's State Ag convention. Pollinator Health - During the life of the grant seven presentations were made to state and regionalbeekeepers and New Jersey commercial blueberry growers. Rutgers Plant Diagnostic Laboratory - During the length of the grant over 800 presentations were presented to a variety of state, regional and national groups and organizations including Professional Golf Turf Management Schools, turf industry trade shows, university academic and continueing education course. IPM Training in Urban Housing 06/28/19 Reducing Pest Infestations and Health Hazards Low-income Homes. Mid-Atlantic Lead and Healthy Homes Summit. 2/4/21 Bed bug monitoring and control. University of Georgia pesticide applicator training. About 40 people. 2/22/21 to 2/26/2021. Reducing Pest Infestations and Associated Health Hazards in Homes. Healthy Homes Virtual Conference. 4/14/21. Monitoring and controlling cockroaches in residences and commercial setting. Annual Maine Pest Control Conference. About 90 people. 5/6/21. Reducing Pest Infestations in Multifamily Housing: Research Updates on Mice and Cockroaches. USDA Northeastern IPM center webinar. 162 people. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?
Nothing Reported
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
GRAPE AND BLUEBERRY IPM During the life of the grant, 40 commercial blueberry growers, who produce over 75% of NJ blueberry production participated in the Rutgers Blueberry IPM Program. These growers collaborated with an Extension coordinated IPM and scouting program which evaluated the presence of 8 different diseases and 11 key insect pests. Growers and grower employees were trained in pest identification, scouting and management methods. A major objective of this grant is to monitor for invasive spotted wing drosophila (SWD), and train growers in the management practices for this pest. We established a network of 60 SWD traps, taught growers how to monitor fruit for the presence of SWD larvae, and recommended management controls. We complemented a the national SCRI SWD research program, 'Sustainable SWD Management,' with sharing our data, attending webinars and transferring that information to commercial blueberry growers. Our pilot grape IPM program consisted of scouting for insect and disease pests in 2 northern and 2 southern counties. We focused on monitoring and educational programming for the invasive pest spotted lanternfly (SLF), as well as other non-invasive pests. We collaborated with the national SCRI project on SLF management, 'Biology, ecology, and management of spotted lanternfly in US specialty crops'. All information collected from these programs were summarized with management recommendations and posted in the Rutgers Plant & Pest Advisory blog post and Blueberry Bulletin newsletters - 24 issues for each publication. POLLINATOR HEALTH During the life of the grant a collaborative program was conducted with 5 commercial beekeepers doing contract pollination in NJ blueberry and cranberry crops. During the spring of 2018, 72 hives were monitored during bloom and followed throughout the season. A July meeting was held with commercial beekeepers who provide over 18,000 hives for Vaccinium pollination. During the spring of 2019, 36 hives were monitored throughout the season. A fall 2019 meeting was held with the same commercial beekeepers. A set of bee safety recommendations were generated based on program results resulting in growers managing 2,000 acres of blueberries doing night fungicide applications instead of during daylight hours. Pre-bloom insecticide applications were reduced, and 1 bee toxic material was eliminated from grower use. During the spring of 2020, 36 hives are being monitored during pollination periods and followed throughout the season. A fall 2020 meeting is planned with commercial beekeepers who provide over 18,000 hives for Vaccinium pollination. A set of bee safety recommendations was generated because of this program and are being refined in 2020. This resulted in growers managing 2,000 acres of blueberries to apply fungicides at night instead of in daylight hours, to reduce pre-bloom insecticide applications, eliminate 1 bee toxic material, eliminate post-bloom bee holding area close to fields, and comb rotations of every 3 years.. The NJ blueberry industry uses between 18,000 to 20,000 honey-bee hives annually for blueberry pollination, managed by both in-state and out-of-state beekeepers. Beekeepers continued to report over $1 million annual losses attributable to blueberry pollination services. We established a Honey Bee Health program, closely tied to our blueberry IPM program, and addressing the needs stated by both blueberry growers and NJ beekeepers. We established a monitoring program on commercial hives during the blueberry pollination period. This program compliments other grant funded research oriented programs, funded by NJDA block grants, PAM, and USDA/SARE. Both commercial hives and Rutgers sentinel hives are monitored as part of this program RUTGERS PLANT DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY During the life of the grant, Rutgers Plant Diagnostic Laboratory processed over 7860 samples. The bulk of these samples were routine samples. The remainder were processed as part of on-going surveys conducted by the New Jersey Department of Agriculture CAPS program. They included samples for boxwood blight, tomato psyllid, potential walnut twig borer, exotic wood boring beetles, false codling moth, small brown plant hopper, spotted stem borer, and beech leaf disease. The laboratory also processed 1,243 blueberry nematode samples for the Rutgers blueberry IPM program and ~70 oak wilt samples for the NJ Community Forest Service. In terms of positive samples identified by type of pests, the majority identified involved pathogens followed by abiotic factors, arthropods, nematodes and plant/weeds. Laboratory personnel were involved in numerous articles/conference calls as part of the Cornell ShortCUTT network. IPM IN URBAN HOUSING During the life of the grant, 16 public housing locations in four New Jersey cities with chronic pest infestations were identified to conduct building-wide inspections and resident interviews. Approximately 2,000 apartments and building common areas were inspected. In each apartment, visual inspections were conducted, bed bug monitors were installed, 4 cockroach sticky traps and two rodent stations were installed. The monitors were inspected 2 weeks later, and each apartment was visited twice at approximately 14-day intervals. We also cooperated with StopPests in Housing program to conduct staff and resident training at each facility. Trenton. Background information was summarized so the training could be site specific. Two 4-hour sessions were conducted. The most common pests found were German cockroaches, mice, and bed bugs. The highest infestation rate for cockroaches was approximately 50%. Other pests observed included Gnat fly, grain beetles, spiders, and fruit flies. About 70% of residents were African American or Hispanic. During the final year, in response to Covid-19 restrictions and subsequent lack of access to apartments, disruptions of pest control services, etc., we designed and implemented a state-wide pest survey of 54 New Jersey housing authorities. The questionnaire included 16 questions regarding background information on the housing authorities, pest control practices, and whether pest related complaints, costs, policies had changed due to Covid-19 pandemic. In total, we obtained complete answers from 13 housing authorities. Major findings are: 1) From 2019 to 2020, annual pest control cost increased by an average of 25%; bed bug control cost increased by 18%. 2) All surveyed agencies indicate they are interested in receiving IPM education. 3) 78% of the surveyed agencies said the pest control frequency changed because of the pandemic. 4) There was slight increase in bed bug and mice complaints.
Publications
- Type:
Other
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2022
Citation:
Polk, D.F. Coordinating editor. 2021. New Jersey Commercial Tree Fruit Production Guides. E002. Rutgers Cooperative Extension.
- Type:
Other
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2022
Citation:
Besancon, T (Coor. Editor), Oudemans, P., Pavlis, G., Polk, D., Rodriguez-Saona, C., 2021. 2021 Commercial Blueberry Pest Control Recommendations for New Jersey. Rutgers Cooperative Extension. E265. 50 pp.
- Type:
Other
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2022
Citation:
"The Blueberry Bulletin," contributing editor for weekly blueberry IPM information. Circulation 167 and available on the
world wide web.
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Progress 09/01/20 to 08/31/21
Outputs
Target Audience:The target audiences for this project are pest control operators working in urban housing complexes, agricultural producers, landscapers, golf course superintendents, staff and residents in low-income communities located in Trenton, Jersey City, and Newark, and the general public. Changes/Problems:Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, we were not able to begin or complete various portion of the work proposed for the period 9/1/20 to 8/31/21. During the period between 9/1/21 to 8/31/22 were will continue to work to complete the following task begun last year: Blueberries and Wine Grapes * Demonstration, monitoring and management recommendations for the combined invasive pest complex brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB), spotted wing drosophila (SWD), and spotted lantern fly (SLF) in stone fruit, and * Demonstration, development of scouting techniques, and management recommendations for the movement of SWD between susceptible cherry, blueberry, caneberry, and stone fruit crops in diverse farm ecosystems. Pollinator Health * Work with blueberry growers and apiculturists to redue pesticide residues in pollen and comb samples collected forom sentinel hives. * Assess overall honeybee health resulting from the reduction in pesticide use. Urban Housing * Provide urban IPM training and implementation to two additional New Jersey Housing Authorities, * Work with residents and staff in the housing authorities to implement modifications to pest control practices, and * Access the effectiveness of the modifications. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?During the life of the project so far, 13 field scouts (~3/year) were trained by Co-PI Polk to monitor and identify various insect and disease pests of blueberries and grapes. In addition, he continued to train agraduate student in 2020/2021whose research involves the pollinator health pollinator objectives of the project. Co-PI Wang also trained one graduate studentand one post-doc during the completion of the urban housing IPM objectives. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Grape and Blueberry IPM 03/18/21"Update on the Relationship Between Honey Bee Health and Blueberry Pest Management". Chelsea Abegg, Blueberry Open House. 101 blueberry growers and industry. (Webinar). 04/22/21 "Early Season Pesticide Use Around Bees." Dean Polk. Atlantic and Burlington County Blueberry Twilight Meeting. 66 growers and industry. (Webinar). 04/22/21"IPM Program Update". Carrie Mansue, Blueberry Open House. 101 blueberry growers and industry. (Webinar). 05/19/21"Spring Insect Pest Management".Dean Polk.Grape Twilight Meeting. 33 growers. (Webinar). 05/27/21"Mid Season IPM and Aphids."Dean Polk.Blueberry Twilight Update Meeting. 62 growers and industry. (Webinar) Rutgers Plant Diagnostic Laboratory 09/24/20, Southern Blight in the Greenhouse and Nursery (0.3hr) R. Buckley, New Jersey Nursery Growers Twilight Metting 10/16/20, Diseases and Insect Pests of Turf (3hr), R. Buckley, Emergency Pesticide Recertification Short Course 10/22/20, Advanced Turf Disease Workshop (3hr), R. Buckley, Advanced Turf Disease Short Course 10/23/20, Advanced Turf Disease Workshop (3hr), R. Buckley, Advanced Turf Disease Short Course 11/12/20, Insects that Suck: Scale (1hr), R. Buckley, EPA Integrated Pest Management 12/03/20, Pest Bull Session: Diseases of Shade Trees (2hr), R. Buckley, ISA of PA-DE-NJ 12/07/20, Sprucing Up Your Knowledge of Picea Problems (1hr), S. Tirpak, Professional Pest Managers School 12/09/20, RUPDL Golf Turf Update (1hr), R. Buckley, New Jersey Turfgrass Association Webinar Series ?01/06/21, Diseases of Tall Fescue: 2020 and Beyond (1hr) R. Buckley, Landscape Contractors Association of MD.DC.VA 01/07/21, RUPDL Golf Turf Update (1hr), R. Buckley, Ohio Turfgrass Foundation 01/12/21, Getting to Know the Good Guys: Beneficial Insects in the Landscape (1HR), S. Tirpak, Jersey-Friendly Yards Webinar Series 01/13/21, Buckwheat and the Landshrimp (1hr) R. Buckley, New York State Turf and Landscape Association: Professional Conference and Trade Show 01/13/21, Key Diseases of Bedding Plants and other Herbaceous Ornamentals (1hr) R. Buckley, Delaware Nursery and Landscape Conference 01/14/21, Our Majestic Oaks (1hr) R. Buckley, Delaware Nursery and Landscape Conference 01/14/21, RUPDL Landscape Turf and Ornamentals Update (1hr) R. Buckley, New Jersey Turfgrass Association Webinar Series 01/19/21, Diagnostic Tips for the Problem Lawn (1hr) R. Buckley, SiteOne University: Connecticut 01/21/21, Diagnostic Tips for the Problem Lawn (1hr) R. Buckley, SiteOne University: Mid-Atlantic 01/21/21, Cultural Control of Turf Diseases (1hr) R. Buckley, SiteOne University: Mid-Atlantic 02/08/21, Boxwood: Now You see Them, Soon You Won't (1.5hr) R. Buckley, Weeds, Diseases, and Insects of Plants 11:776:391:01 02/11/21, Rhododendron: Royalty or Roadkill (1.5hr) R. Buckley, Weeds, Diseases, and Insects of Plants 11:776:391:01 02/11/21, Diagnostic Tips for the Problem Lawn (1hr) R. Buckley, SiteOne University: Boston 02/18/21, Insects that Suck: Scale (1hr), R. Buckley, North Jersey Ornamental Horticulture Conference 02/20/21, Spotted Lanternfly and Friends (1 hr) -R. Buckley, Long Beach Island Foundation Webinar Series 02/23/21, Abiotic Stress in Golf Turf (1hr) R. Buckley, SiteOne University: Tri-State 02/23/21, Root-Infecting Patch Diseases (1hr) -R. Buckley, SiteOne University: Tri-State 02/24/21, Basic Turf Disease: Pick Your Best Defense (1.5hr) R. Buckley, New Jersey Landscape Contractors Association 03/11/21, Abiotic Stress in Golf Turf (1hr) R. Buckley, SiteOne University: Eastern Great Lakes 03/11/21, Root-Infecting Patch Diseases (1hr) R. Buckley, SiteOne University: Eastern Great Lakes 03/11/21, Leaf Spot Diseases in Turf: The Case for Proper Seed Selection (1hr) R. Buckley, New York State Turf Association: Southeast Regional Conference 03/24/21, Shade Tree Diseases in the Urban Forest: Foliage (1.5hr) R. Buckley, Morris Arboretum Webinar Series 03/31/21, Shade Tree Diseases in the Urban Forest: Wood and Roots (1.5hr) R. Buckley, Morris Arboretum Webinar Series 06/06/21, Spotted Lanternfly and Friends (1 hr) R. Buckley, Somerset County Library Webinar Series 06/04/21, Shade Tree Diseases in the Urban Forest (1.5hr) R. Buckley, West Windsor Shade Tree Commission 06/17/21, Christmas Tree IPM Update R. Buckley, NJ Christmas Tree Growers Association Summer Twilight Meeting 06/29/21, Basic Diagnostic Techniques R. Buckley, Plant Disease Clinic 16:765:536 07/12/21, Introduction to the NPDN (.5hr) R. Buckley, Sentinel Plant Network Training Program: Northeast 07/12/21, How to Submit a Plant Sample to a Diagnostic Lab (.5hr) R. Buckley, Sentinel Plant Network Training Program: Northeast 07/14/21, The Art of the Diagnosis (1hr) R. Buckley, Sentinel Plant Network Training Program: Northeast 07/20/21, RUPDL Golf Turf Update R. Buckley, Turfnet Radio - Turfgrass Hotline Northeast 07/28/21, How to Submit a Plant Sample to a Diagnostic Lab (.33hr x 3) R. Buckley, Rutgers Lawn, Landscape, and Sports Turf Field Day 08/16/21, Introduction to the NPDN (.5hr) R. Buckley, Sentinel Plant Network Training Program: Southeast 08/16/21, How to Submit a Plant Sample to a Diagnostic Lab (.5hr) R. Buckley, Sentinel Plant Network Training Program: Southeast 08/18/21, The Art of the Diagnosis (1hr) R. Buckley, Sentinel Plant Network Training Program: Southeast IPM Training in Urban Housing? 2/4/21 Bed bug monitoring and control. University of Georgia pesticide applicator training. About 40 people. 2/22/21 to 2/26/2021. Reducing Pest Infestations and Associated Health Hazards in Homes. Healthy Homes Virtual Conference. 4/14/21. Monitoring and controlling cockroaches in residences and commercial setting. Annual Maine Pest Control Conference. About 90 people. 5/6/21. Reducing Pest Infestations in Multifamily Housing: Research Updates on Mice and Cockroaches. USDA Northeastern IPM center webinar. 162 people. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?Grape and Blueberry IPM This part of the grant will provide IPM programing to blueberry and grape growers includingweekly in-person visits to farms to monitor spotted winged-drosophila, grape berry moth, spotted lanternfly, nematodes, and leaf roll and red blotch diseases, conduct in-person grower educational meetings, and distribute information to growers via email-based newsletters and blog posts. Pollinator Health This portion of the grant will work with blueberry growers and apiculturists to reduce pesticide use and the presence of pesticide residues in pollen and comb in sentinel hives and assess overall honeybee health resulting from the reduction in pesticide use. IPM Education in Urban Housing Thia portion of the grant will provide IPM programming and education to residents and staff of two New Jersey Urban Housing Authorities not previously involved in the projectby conducting pest surveys in all apartments where the inhabitant is willing to participate at each facility, conducting IPM training in one housing authority, implementing a model IPM contract in the second housing authority, and conducting pest inspections at 0 and 12 months to document the effect and differences between IPM training verses the use of a model IPM contract on pest infestations and pest management practices.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
GRAPE AND BLUEBERRY IPM Over the past year we worked with 40 blueberry growers who produce 75% of the New Jersey blueberry crop. These growers collaborated with an Extension coordinated IPM and scouting program which evaluated the presence of 8 different diseases and 11 key insect pests. Growers and grower employees were trained in pest identification, scouting and management methods. A major objective of this grant is to monitor for invasive spotted wing drosophila (SWD), and train growers in the management practices for this pest. We established a network of 60 SWD traps, taught growers how to monitor fruit for the presence of SWD larvae, and recommended management controls. We complemented a the national SCRI SWD research program, 'Sustainable SWD Management,' with sharing our data, attending webinars and transferring that information to commercial blueberry growers. Our pilot grape IPM program consisted of scouting for insect and disease pests in 2 northern and 2 southern counties. We focused on monitoring and educational programming for the invasive pest spotted lanternfly (SLF), as well as other non-invasive pests. We collaborated with the national SCRI project on SLF management, 'Biology, ecology, and management of spotted lanternfly in US specialty crops'. All information collected from these programs were summarized with management recommendations and posted in the Rutgers Plant & Pest Advisory blog post and Blueberry Bulletin newsletters - 24 issues for each publication. POLLINATOR HEALTH The NJ blueberry industry uses between 18,000 to 20,000 honey bee hives annually for blueberry pollination, managed by both in-state and out-of-state beekeepers. Beekeepers continue to report over $1 million annual losses attributable to blueberry pollination services. We established a Honey Bee Health program, closely tied to our blueberry IPM program, and addressing the needs stated by both blueberry growers and NJ beekeepers. We established a monitoring program on commercial hives during the blueberry pollination period. This program compliments other grant funded research oriented programs, funded by NJDA block grants, PAM, and USDA/SARE. Both commercial hives and Rutgers sentinel hives are monitored as part of this program. RUTGERS PLANT DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY Between September 1, 2020 and August 31, 2021 the staff associated with the Rutgers Plant Diagnostic Laboratory processed over 1706 samples. The bulk of these samples were routine samples (1,066). The remainder were processed as part of on-going surveys conducted by the New Jersey Department of Agriculture CAPS program. They included samples examined for beech leaf disease and boxwood blight. The laboratory also processed 1143 blueberry nematode samples for the Rutgers blueberry IPM program and 13 oak wilt samples for the NJ Community Forest Service. Laboratory personnel were involved in numerous talks (156) in undergraduate courses, grower meetings, landscape IPM short courses, golf course educational sessions, and master gardener training 7,345 participants trained). IPM IN URBAN HOUSING Pest inspection and IPM education: Building-wide pest inspections were initiated in five cities in 2018. They included: Irvington, Jersey City, Linden, Paterson, Trenton. One high-rise apartment building in each city was inspected. They consisted of 1,150 apartments. Follow-up inspections were carried out at 6 or 12 month later to examine the changes in pest infestations as a result of education. Brief education about pests and pest prevention to residents were offered if pests were found during inspection. Pest prevention and control educational flyer or fact sheets were provided to residents and staff. Additional inspections were not conducted due to Covid-19 pandemic. We educated residents and staff at Linden, Jersey City housing authorities. Formal trainings (full day) were offered to staff of Jersey City Housing Authority and Trent Center East community staff. Major findings are: 1) Fifty six percent of the accessed apartments had at least one of the following pests: cockroaches, house mice, and bed bugs. 2) Among the apartments with pests, the percentage of apartments with one, two, or three pests were 78, 22, and 1%, respectively. 3) Resident interview is not an effective method to detect pest infestations. Approximately 56-71% of the residents were aware of pest presence when pests were present. 4) 55% of the interviewed residents used sprays for pest control and this is the dominant method used by residents to control pests. We were not able to evaluate the impact of education on pest prevalence due to disruptions of the Covid-19 pandemic. Pest control survey: In response to the Covid-19 pandemic started in March 2020 and subsequent lack of access to apartments, disruptions of pest control services, etc., we designed and carried out a state-wide pest survey of housing authorities in New Jersey. We obtained Institutional Review Board approval before carrying out the survey. The questionnaire included 16 questions regarding the background information of the housing authorities, pest control practices, and whether pest related complaints, costs, policies had changed due to Covid-19 pandemic. We collaborated with New Jersey Chapter of National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officers in reaching out 54 housing authorities. In total, we obtained complete answers from 13 housing authorities during April-June 2021. Major findings are: 1) From 2019 to 2020, annual pest control cost increased by an average of 25%; bed bug control cost increased by 18%. 2) All surveyed agencies indicate they are interested in receiving IPM education. 3) 78% of the surveyed agencies said the pest control frequency changed as a result of the pandemic. 4) There was slight increase in bed bug and mice complaints.
Publications
- Type:
Other
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2021
Citation:
Polk, D.F. Coordinating editor. 2021. New Jersey Commercial Tree Fruit Production Guides. E002. Rutgers Cooperative Extension.
- Type:
Other
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2021
Citation:
Besancon, T (Coor. Editor), Oudemans, P., Pavlis, G., Polk, D., Rodriguez-Saona, C., 2021. 2021 Commercial Blueberry Pest Control Recommendations for New Jersey. Rutgers Cooperative Extension. E265. 50 pp.
- Type:
Other
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2021
Citation:
Plant and Pest Advisory-Fruit Edition, contributing editor for weekly Fruit IPM information, 24 issues. Circulation over 200 and available on the world wide web.
- Type:
Other
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2021
Citation:
"The Blueberry Bulletin," contributing editor for weekly blueberry IPM information. Circulation 167 and available on the world wide web.
- Type:
Other
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2020
Citation:
Wang, C. and R. Cooper (2020). Cockroach species in new jersey and their control strategies. https://njaes.rutgers.edu/fs1327/.
- Type:
Other
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2020
Citation:
Wang, C. (2020). German cockroach. https://njaes.rutgers.edu/fs1322/.
- Type:
Journal Articles
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2021
Citation:
Sked, S., et al. (2021). Monitoring and controlling house mouse, Mus musculus domesticus, infestations in low-income multi-family dwellings. Animals 11(3): 648.
- Type:
Journal Articles
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2020
Citation:
Abbar, S., et al. (2020). Evaluation of a non-chemical compared to a non-chemical plus silica gel approach to bed bug management. Insects 11(7): 443.
- Type:
Journal Articles
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2020
Citation:
Wang C, Eiden AL, Cooper R, Zha C, Wang D, Hamilton RG. Abatement of cockroach allergens by effective cockroach management in apartments. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2020 Nov-Dec;8(10):3608-3609. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2020.06.040. Epub 2020 Jun 29. PMID: 32615257.
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Progress 09/01/19 to 08/31/20
Outputs
Target Audience:The target audiences for this project are pest control operators working in urban housing complexes, agricultural producers, landscapers, golf course superintendents, staff and residents in low-income communities located in Trenton, Jersey City, and Newark, and the general public. Changes/Problems:Should we receive a fourth year of funding the following changes will be made: Blueberries and Wine Grapes Demonstration, monitoring and management recommendations for the combined invasive pest complex brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB), spotted wing drosophila (SWD), and spotted lantern fly (SLF) in stone fruit, and Demonstration, development of scouting techniques, and management recommendations for the movement of SWD between susceptible cherry, blueberry, caneberry, and stone fruit crops in diverse farm ecosystems. Urban Housing Provide urban IPM training and implementation to two additionalNew Jersey Housing Authorities, Work with residents and staff in the housing authorities to implement modifications to pest control practices, and Access theeffectiveness of the modifications. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?During the life of the project so far, 9 field scouts (3/year) were trained by Co-PI Polk to monitor and identify various insect and disease pests of blueberries and grapes. In addition, he began the training of a graduate student in 2019/2020 whose research involves the pollinator health pollinator obejctives of the project. Co-PI Wang also trained twograduate students and one post-doc during the completion of the urban housing IPM objectives. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Blueberry and Grape IPM 10/29/19"Spotted Lantern Fly Workshop" Biglerville, PA. 68 extension, government and research professionals. 01/08/20"Spotted Lanternfly in New Jersey" Hammonton Environmental Commission. 12 municipal officials. 01/15/20"Research & Education to Reduce Bee Losses During Pollination and Honey Production" Delaware Beekeepers Association, Delaware Ag Week, Harrington, DE. 112 beekeepers and farmers. 02/01/20"Update on Pesticide Impacts on Honey Bees Used for NJ Highbush Blueberry Pollination," The New Jersey Beekeepers Association Annual Winter Meeting, Columbus, NJ. 165 beekeepers. 02/04/20"Invasive Fruit Flies & Implications for Sour Rot" New Jersey Agricultural Convention and Trade Show, Atlantic City. 54 wine grape growers. 02/05/20"Update on Pesticide Impacts on Honey Bees Used for NJ Highbush Blueberry Pollination" New Jersey Agricultural Convention and Trade Show, Atlantic City. 98 blueberry growers. 03/04/20"Update on Pesticide Management Products - Generics, Combinations & Bee Warnings" North Jersey Tree Fruit Meeting. Hunterdon County Cooperative Extension. 62 fruit growers. 03/05/20"Update on Pe Management Products - Generics, Combinations & Bee Warnings" South Jersey Tree Fruit Meeting. Gloucester County Cooperative Extension. 33 fruit growers. 03/09/20"Details on Honey Bee Health Studies" Blueberry Open House, Hammonton, NJ 92 commercial blueberry growers. 03/26/20"Bees and Pollination Services" Blueberry Twilight Webinar. 55 commercial blueberry growers. 04/15/20"Oriental Fruit Moth Timing and Model Use" Tree Fruit Twilight Webinar. 51 commercial tree fruit growers. 04/28/20"Insecticides, Market MRLs and Ratings for SWD." Blueberry Twilight Webinar. 48 commercial blueberry growers 05/12/20"IPM Update - Reduced Crop IPM Practices." NJ Tree Fruit Twilight Meeting - Webinar. 38 commercial tree fruit growers. 05/20/20"Early Season Grape Pests." NJ Twilight Wine Grape Meeting - Webinar. 42 commercial wine grape producers. 05/28/20"Integrating SWD Control with Other Pest Management." - Webinar. E 50 commercial blueberry growers. IPM training in public housing 06/28/19 Reducing Pest Infestations and Health Hazards Low-income Homes. Mid-Atlantic Lead and Healthy Homes Summit. Rutgers Plant Diagnostic Laboratory 09/09/19 Your Climate Resilient Urban Grassland, Master Gardeners Training Program Ewing, NJ 09/23/19 The Art and Science of Disease Diagnosis, Master Gardeners Training Program Morristown, NJ 09/24/19 The Art and Science of Disease Diagnosis, Master Gardeners Training Program Roseland, NJ 09/26/19 Insect Pests of Shade Trees, Morris Arboretum School of Arboriculture Philadelphia, PA 10/02/19 The Art and Science of Disease Diagnosis, Master Gardeners Training Program Flemington, NJ 10/16/19 The Art and Science of Disease Diagnosis, County College of Morris Horticulture Course Randolph, NJ 10/18/19 Advanced Turf Disease Workshop (6hr) - Advanced Turf Disease Short Course New Brunswick, NJ 10/21/19 Cultural Disease Control Strategies, Emergency Pesticide Recertification Short Course New Brunswick, NJ 10/24/19 New and Improved Invasive Pests, New Jersey Shade Tree Federation Atlantic City, NJ 11/01/19 The Art and Science of Disease Diagnosis, Master Gardeners Training Program Hackensack, NJ 11/06/19 Rhizoctonia Diseases in Cool and Warm Season Turf, West Virginia Golf Course Superintendents Association Morgantown, WV 11/07/19 Too Much of Everything is Just Enough! 2019 Disease Review, Eastern Shore Association of Golf Course Superintendents Dewey Beach, DE 11/14/19 The Art and Science of Disease Diagnosis, Master Gardeners Training Program Passaic County 11/21/19 The Art and Science of Disease Diagnosis, Master Gardeners Training Program Mercer County 12/05/19 Pest Bull Session: Diseases of Shade Trees, ISA of PA-DE-NJ Philadelphia, PA 12/10/19 Key Diseases of Herbaceous Ornamentals in Landscape Beds, New Jersey Green Expo Turf and Landscape Conference Atlantic City, NJ 12/10/19 The Trouble with New Jersey Pines, New Jersey Green Expo Turf and Landscape Conference Atlantic City, NJ 12/11/19 Too Much of Everything is Just Enough! 2019 Disease Review, New Jersey Green Expo Turf and Landscape Conference Atlantic City, NJ 12/11/19 Practical IPM for Sports Turf, New Jersey Green Expo Turf and Landscape Conference Atlantic City, NJ 12/12/19 Buckley's Bootcamp: Spotted Lanternfly and Lotsa Other Suckers, New Jersey Green Expo Turf and Landscape Conference Atlantic City, NJ 12/12/19 Buckley's Bootcamp: Fungicide Selection and Use for Landscape Turf, New Jersey Green Expo Turf and Landscape Conference Atlantic City, NJ 01/08/20 Emerald Ash Borer and Spotted Lanternfly - Sierra Club of Mercer County Mercer County 01/08/20 Problems Down Below: Diseases of Annuals, Perennials, and Ground Covers - North Jersey Ornamental Horticulture Conference Morris County 01/14/20 The Magical Mushrooms of Turf - New York State Turf and Landscape Association: Professional Conference and Trade Show Westchester, NY 01/17/20 Leaf Feeding Insects, Pest Management in Landscape Turf Short Course New Brunswick, NJ 01/17/20 Basic Turf Diseases: Pick Your Best Defense, Pest Management in Landscape Turf Short Course New Brunswick, NJ 01/17/20 The Complete White Grub, Pest Management in Landscape Turf Short Course New Brunswick, NJ 01/23/20 The Art and Science of Disease Diagnosis, Landscape IPM Short Course New Brunswick, NJ 01/22/20 Key Insect Pests in New Jersey Landscapes, Landscape IPM Short Course New Brunswick, NJ 01/24/20 Leaf Spot Diseases in Turf: The Case for Proper Seed Selection, Pennsylvania Turfgrass Council: Eastern PA Turf Conference Morgantown, PA 01/25/20 Christmas Tree Update: The Trouble with Spruce - New Jersey Christmas Tree Growers Association Bordentown, NJ 01/27/20 Problems Down Below: Diseases of Annuals, Perennials, and Ground Covers - Penn St ate Winter Turf and Ornamentals School Grantville, PA 02/07/20 Key Diseases of Ornamental Plants - Plant Western NY Conference and Trade Show Buffalo, NY 02/07/20 Rhododendron: Royalty or Roadkill - Plant Western NY Conference and Trade Show Buffalo, NY 02/13/20 Boxwood: Now You see Them, Soon You Won't (.5hr) - Grass Roots, Inc. Open House Randolph, NJ 02/13/20 Winter on the Golf Course (.5hr) - Grass Roots, Inc. Open House Randolph, NJ 02/19/20 2019 Disease Observations in the Landscape, Fisher and Sons 2020 Sales Conference Malvern, PA 02/20/20 Basic Turf Diseases: Pick Your Best Defense, Maryland Nursery and Landscape Garden Association: Chesapeake Green Linthicum Heights, MD 02/24/20 Pesky Pine Problems, Brooklyn Landscape Gardeners Association Annual Seminar Brooklyn, NY 02/26/20 Key Diseases of Ornamental Plants - Connecticut Grounds Keeper Association: Turf and Landscape Conference Plantsville, CT 03/04/20 Pine Wilt and Other Maladies of New Jersey Pines - Garden St ate Tree Conference Atlantic City, NJ 03/05/20 Spotted Lanternfly and Friends, Master Gardeners Training Program and Webinar Roseland, NJ 03/11/20 Leaf Spot Diseases in Turf: The Case for Proper Seed Selection, Central Jersey Turf and Ornamentals Workshop Manalapan, NJ 03/12/20 If it's Summer, Must be Summer Patch, Golf Course Superintendent Association of New Jersey: Spring Education Seminar Kenilworth, NJ 03/17/20 Household Insect Pests, Master Gardeners Training Program Webinar Essex County 03/24/20 The Art and Science of Disease Diagnosis, Master Gardeners Training Program Webinar Monmouth/Ocean Counties What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?Blueberries and Wine Grapes Demonstration, monitoring and management recommendations for the combined invasive pest complex brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB), spotted wing drosophila (SWD), and spotted lantern fly (SLF) in stone fruit, and Demonstration, development of scouting techniques, and management recommendations for the movement of SWD between susceptible cherry, blueberry, caneberry, and stone fruit crops in diverse farm ecosystems. Pollinator Health Improve pollinator health by comparing pesticide residues in honey bee hives managed traditionally and those using practices developed by the Bee Informed Partnership run by the University of Maryland, Analyze and compare the amounts and types of pesticides residues found in the two programs, modify traditional production activities based on the findings, and Continue with a third year comparing residues once the changes are implemented. Plant Diagnostic Services Continue to increase capabilities through education of pest management professionals and the general public about services offered, and Continue and expand sample identification opportunities with the New Jersey department of Agriculture as part of ongoing and newly instituted programs. Urban Housing Provide urban IPM training and implementation to two additionalNew Jersey Housing Authorities, Work with residents and staff in the housing authorities to implement modifications to pest control practices, and Access theeffectiveness of the modifications.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Specialty Crops, Blueberries and Wine Grapes During the last 3 years, 41 commercial blueberry growers, who produce over 75% of NJ blueberry production asked to participate in the Rutgers Blueberry IPM Program. Growers receive weekly scouting reports from blueberry industry funded IPM scouts. Educational programming was accomplished through scouting, IPM reporting to growers and the writing and distribution of newsletter articles and blog posts. To date since the start of the grant funding we have delivered 18 issues of the Blueberry Bulletin, and 20 issues of the Plant & Pest Advisory Newsletter Blog Posts. A commercial grape IPM program was continued in cooperation with 4 of the largest NJ vineyards. A scouting report was used for routine pests during field visits. Information gathered during 2018 and during several previous years has allowed us to eliminate routine chlorpyriphos applications for grape root borer in 2019. Growers reduced routine insecticide applications for grape berry moth in favor of 2 specific applications timed by a degree day model. Grape IPM information is made available on the Rutgers Plant & Pest Advisory Fruit Edition blog post and emailed to 18 growers. Commercial blueberry, grape and tree fruit growers attended 17 educational sessions conducted by Rutgers Fruit IPM program staff, totaling 1212 contacts in 19 presentations. IPM staff have made over 700 field visits with commercial growers since the start of the grant. Honey Bee IPM - A collaborative program was continued with 5 commercial beekeepers doing contract pollination in NJ blueberry and cranberry crops. Objectives include quantifying bee losses during blueberry and cranberry pollination, providing improved management recommendations to both fruit growers and beekeepers, and establishing improved communication among fruit growers and beekeepers. During the spring of 2020, 36 hives are being monitored during pollination periods and followed throughout the season. A fall 2020 meeting is planned with commercial beekeepers who provide over 18,000 hives for Vaccinium pollination. A set of bee safety recommendations was generated because of this program and are being refined in 2020. This resulted in growers managing 2,000 acres of blueberries to apply fungicides at night instead of in daylight hours, to reduce pre-bloom insecticide applications, eliminate 1 bee toxic material, eliminate post-bloom bee holding area close to fields, and comb rotations of every 3 years. Since September 1, 2019 beekeeper attended the 11 educational sessions conducted by Rutgers Fruit IPM program staff mentioned above, totaling 522 contacts. IPM training and implementation of IPM-based pest control contracts in public housing - To date, 16 public housing locations in four New Jersey cities were interviewed and pest surveys were conducted: Trenton, NJ: Trenton Center West, Trenton Center East; Paterson, NJ: Masiello, Canfield, Cotton Homes, Griffin, Barnert, McBride; Jersey City, NJ: Berry Gardens, Booker-T, Hudson Gardens, Holland Gardens, Marion Gardens; Linden, NJ: Ann Jefferson building (1601 Dill Ave), building 2 (1551 Dill Ave), building 3 (1425 Dill Ave). Staff from the department of entomology at Rutgers University helped recruit the housing authorities and delivered the training. IPM trainings were provided to Housing Authorities staff at Trenton (July 2018) and Jersey City (December 2018). The results of this work is currently being analyzed for publication; however, in one building at one of the Linden NJ locations the number of rodent infestations decreased from 30 apartments with bait feeding activity to 1 in a building after the Linden Housing Authority implemented a 3 month rodent IPM program. Over all, approximately 1,873 (64.6%) apartments, out of 2,899 dwelling units, were accessed. A total of 1,268 (43.7%) interviews were conducted. Among these buildings, 7% had bed bugs, 41% had cockroaches, and 15% had rodents. The program will continue to recruit additional housing authorities to conduct IPM training and implementation. Since September 2019, the housing authorities in Patterson (46 apartments) and Irvington (192 apartments), NJ were added to the program. Pest inspections and interviews by Rutgers University staff were conducted and the data collected is currently being analyzed. Plant Diagnostic Services - Between September 1, 2019 and June 3, 2020 the staff associated with the Rutgers Plant Diagnostic Laboratory processed over 2,500 samples. The bulk of these samples were routine samples (1,600). The remainder were processed as part of on-going surveys conducted by the New Jersey Department of Agriculture CAPS program. They included samples examined for spotted stem borer, false codling moth, small brown planthopper. Laboratory also processed 100 blueberry nematode samples for the Rutgers blueberry IPM program and ~50 oak wilt samples for the NJ Community Forest Service. Laboratory personnel were involved in numerous talks (200) in undergraduate courses, grower meetings, landscape IPM short courses, golf course educational sessions, and master gardener training 7,345 participants trained).
Publications
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Other
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2020
Citation:
Oudemans, P. (Coor. Editor), Besancon, T., Pavlis, G., Polk, D., Rodriguez-Saona, C., 2020. 2020 Commercial Blueberry Pest Control Recommendations for New Jersey. Rutgers Cooperative Extension. E265. 49 pp.
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Other
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2020
Citation:
Polk, D. 2020. Plant and Pest Advisory-Fruit Edition, Coordinating editor and principal author for weekly Fruit IPM information, 22 issues. Circulation over 200 and available on the world wide web.
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Other
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2020
Citation:
Polk, D. 2020. "The Blueberry Bulletin," contributing editor for weekly blueberry IPM information. Circulation 167 and available on the world wide web.
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Journal Articles
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2020
Citation:
Urbaneja-Bernat, P., Polk, D., Sanchez-Pedraza, F., Benrey, B., Salamanca, J., and RodriguezSaona, C. 2020. Non-crop habitats serve as a potential source of spotted-wing drosophila (Diptera: Drosophilidae) to adjacent cultivated highbush blueberries. The Canadian Entomologist doi.org/10.4039/tce.2020.2.
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Journal Articles
Status:
Submitted
Year Published:
2020
Citation:
Wang, C. Submitted. Prevalence and patterns of pest infestations in low-income communities. Journal of Economic Entomology
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Progress 09/01/18 to 08/31/19
Outputs
Target Audience:The target audiences for this project are pest control operators working in urban housing complexes, agricultural producers, landscapers, golf course superintendents, staff and residents in low-income communities located in Trenton, Jersey City, and Newark,and the general public. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?
Nothing Reported
How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?The following is a listing of the presentations made to target audiences by members of this project: Blueberry and Grape IPM Rutgers Cooperative Extension Meetings 02/19/19 - What We Found With Honey Bees in 2018. Blueberry Open House, Hammonton, NJ. 02/19/19 - Oriental Beetle - Still A Hidden Issue Blueberry Open House, Hammonton, NJ. 03/06/19 - Dealing with SWD and Scale in Peaches & Key Pest Issues in 2018 and Possible Reasons South Jersey Fruit Meeting, Bridgeton, NJ. 03/07/19 - Dealing with SWD and Scale in Peaches. North Jersey Fruit Meeting, Flemington, NJ. 4 Rutgers Cooperative Extension Fruit Growers Update Meetings 03/27/19 - Scouting Observations and IPM of Early Season Pests. Gloucester, Cumberland, Salem, Camden, Atlantic County Tree Fruit Twilight Meeting. Clayton, NJ. 03/28/19 - Pre Bloom Insect Management in Blueberries. Atlantic, Burlington County Blueberry Twilight Meeting. Hammonton, NJ. 04/04/19 - Fruit IPM Update for North Jersey. Hunterdon, Warren, Mercer County Fruit Twilight Meeting, Long Valley, NJ. 04/23/19 - Using Care Around Bees During Blueberry Pollination. Atlantic, Burlington County Blueberry Twilight Meeting. Hammonton, NJ. 05/08/19 - IPM Update for Fruit Crops. Hunterdon, Warren, Mercer County Fruit Twilight Meeting, Pittstown, NJ. 05/15/19 - Shuck Split and Shuck Off IPM Recommendations. Gloucester, Cumberland, Salem, Camden, Atlantic County Tree Fruit Twilight Meeting. Glassboro, NJ. 05/22/19 - Grape Berry Moth and Other Early Season Grape Pests. South Jersey Wine Grape Twilight Meeting. Richwood, NJ. 05/23/19 - Grape Berry Moth Management for Wine Grapes. North Jersey Wine Grape Twilight Meeting, Holmdel, NJ. 01/30/19 - Handling Spotted Wing Drosophila a New Pest in Peaches. The Mid Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Conference, Hershey, PA. 02/16/19 - Reducing Bee Losses during Pollination and the Honey Production Season. New Jersey Beekeepers Association Winter Meeting, Trenton, NJ. Rutgers Plant Diagnostic Laboratory 09/19/18 - The Art and Science of Disease Diagnosis, County College of Morris Horticulture Course, Randolph, NJ 10/02/18 - The Art and Science of Disease Diagnosis, Master Gardeners Training Program, Flemington, NJ 10/08/18 - Principles of Pest Management: What is IPM?, Professional Golf Turf Management School, New Brunswick, NJ 10/16/18 - Diseases and Insect Pests of Ornamentals: Abiotic Stress Disorders, Professional Golf Turf Management School, New Brunswick, NJ 10/18/18 - Advanced Turf Disease Workshop, Advanced Turf Disease Short Course, New Brunswick, NJ 10/25/18 - Diseases and Insect Pests of Turf, Emergency Pesticide Recertification Short Course, New Brunswick, NJ 10/29/18 - Turf Diseases: Pythium Diseases / Yellow Tuft, Professional Golf Turf Management School, New Brunswick, NJ 11/07/18 - Too Much of Everything is Just Enough! 2018 Disease Review, 30th Annual West Virginia GCSA & West Virginia PGA Turf Conference & Show, Charleston, WV 11/20/18 - Diseases and Insect Pests of Ornamentals: Sucking Insects, Professional Golf Turf Management School, New Brunswick, NJ 11/28/18 - Summer Patch and Friends, 2018 Harrell's New York Seminar, Verona, NY 11/29/18 - Plant Diagnostic Laboratory Update (.1hr), Forest, Landscape & Agriculture Pest Roundtable, Robbinsville, NJ 12/04/18 - Common Disease Problems in Spruce, New Jersey Green Expo Turf and Landscape Conference, Atlantic City, NJ 12/12/18 - Key Insect Pests in New Jersey Landscapes, Landscape IPM Short Course, New Brunswick, NJ 12/13/18 - Pest Bull Session: Diseases of Shade Trees, ISA of PA-DE-NJ, Philadelphia, PA 01/09/19 - Boxwood: Now You See Them, Soon You Won't, North Jersey Ornamental Horticultural Symposium: Landscape Day, Randolph, NJ 01/15/19 - Gray Leaf Spot and Other Leaf Spots in Turf, New York State Turf and Landscape Association Professional Conference and Trade Show, Westchester, NY 01/16/19 - The Pythium Disease Complex, New York State Turf Association Central Regional Conference, Verona, NY 01/17/19 - Plants I Love to Hate, Delaware Horticulture Industry Expo, Dover, DE 01/26/19 - Basic Turf Diseases: Pick Your Best Defense, Pest Management in Landscape Turf Short Course, New Brunswick, NJ 01/30/19 - Boxwood: Now You See Them, Soon You Won't, Total Pro: Professional Landscape, Nursery and Hardscape Expo and Conference, Edison, NJ 02/05/19 - Spotted Lanternfly Review, SavATree 2019 Sales Conference, Palisades, NY 02/12/19 - Plants I Love to Hate, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Monroe County Education Conference and Trade Show, Rochester, NY 02/15/19 - Gray Leaf Spot, Grass Roots Winter Seminar, Randolph, NJ 02/15/19 - Plants I Love to Hate (.75 hr), LCA of MD-VA-DC Pesticide and Fertility Applicator Recertification Conference, Rockville, MD 02/20/19 - Lepids in the Landscape, Reed and Perrine Turf and Ornamentals Seminar, Manalapan, NJ 02/21/19 - Plant Diagnostic Laboratory Update (.1hr), Forest, Landscape & Agriculture Pest Roundtable, Robbinsville, NJ 02/21/19 - The Art and Science of Disease Diagnosis, Master Gardeners Training Program, Cherry Hill, NJ 02/25/19 - Diseases and Insect Pests of Rhododendrons, Brooklyn Landscape Gardeners Association Annual Seminar, Brooklyn, NY 02/26/19 - Out of Sight and Out of Mind: Nematodes in Turfgrass, Pennsylvania Turfgrass Council Western Pennsylvania Turfgrass Conference, Boalsburg, PA 02/27/19 - Cultural Disease Control Strategies, Connecticut Grounds Keeper Association Turf and Landscape Conference, Cromwell, CT 03/05/19 - Turf Disease and Fungicide Programing, SavATree 2019 Sales Conference, Danbury, CT 03/06/19 - Diseases and Insect Pests of Spruce, Garden State Tree Conference, Atlantic City, NJ 03/06/19 - Boxwood: Now You See Them, Soon You Won't, SavATree 2019 Sales Conference, Danbury, CT 03/07/19 - Plants I Love to Hate, New England Regional Turf Conference and Show, Providence, RI 03/14/19 - Nematodes in Golf Turf, GCSANJ Spring Seminar, Kenilworth, NJ 03/14/19 - The Art and Science of Disease Diagnosis, Master Gardeners Training Program, Mays Landing, NJ 03/18/19 - Basic Turf Diseases: Pick Your Best Defense, SiteOne University: Turning Stone, Verona, NY 03/19/19 - Plant Disease and Insect Pests Show and Tell, Master Gardeners Training Program, Flemington, NJ 03/21/19 - Diseases of Shade Trees, Morris Arboretum School of Arboriculture, Philadelphia, PA 03/26/19 - The Art and Science of Disease Diagnosis, Master Gardeners Training Program, West Orange, NJ 03/27/19 - The Art and Science of Disease Diagnosis, Master Gardeners Training Program, Clayton, NJ 03/28/19 - The Art and Science of Disease Diagnosis, Master Gardeners Training Program, Freehold, NJ 03/28/19 - Household Insect Pests, Master Gardeners Training Program, Toms River, NJ 04/03/19 - Diagnostc Observations from 2018, Fisher and Son Annual Arborcare Seminar, Doylestown, PA 04/13/19 - Biotic vs Abiotic Problems, New Jersey Licensed Tree Expert Training, Middlesex County 04/16/19 - Diagnostc Observations from 2018, National Plant Diagnostic Network Bi-Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, IN 05/02/19 - Lepids in the Landscape (1.25hr), Plant Pest Management (11:770:391), Cook Campus, New Brunswick, NJ 05/06/19 - Vegetable Pests, Master Gardeners Training Program, Ewing, NJ 05/23/19 - The Art and Science of Disease Diagnosis, Sentinal Plant Network Training Program: Green Bay Botanic Garden, Green Bay, WI What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?During the next year the project goals will be addressed by: 1. Develop, deliver or enhance IPM programs offered to blueberry and grape growers: Continue to provide IPM service to blueberry and grape growers by providing further educational opportunities, developing and implementing new tactics for grape growers. 2. Improve pollinator health by comparing pesticide residues in honey bee hives managed traditionally and those using practices developed by the Bee Informed Partnership run by the University of Maryland: Analyze and compare the amounts and types of pesticides residues found in the two programs, modify traditional production activities based on the findings, and continue with a second year comparing residues once the changes are implemented. 3. Improve the capabilities of the Rutgers Plant Pest Diagnostic Laboratory: Continue to increase capabilities through education of pest management professionals and the general public about services offered, continue and expand sample identification opportunities with the New Jersey department of Agriculture as part of ongoing and newly instituted programs. 4. Increase urban IPM training and implementation in New Jersey Housing Authorities: Continue to work with residents and staff to implement modifications to pest control practices and access their effectiveness.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Specialty Crops, Blueberries, Grapes - During the spring of 2019, 40 commercial blueberry growers, who produce over 75% of NJ blueberry production asked to participate in the Rutgers Blueberry IPM Program. Growers receive weekly scouting reports from blueberry industry funded IPM scouts. Educational programming was accomplished through scouting, IPM reporting to growers and the writing and distribution of newsletter articles and blog posts. To date since the start of the grant funding we have delivered 11 issues of the Blueberry Bulletin, and 10 issues of the Plant & Pest Advisory Newsletter Blog Posts. A commercial grape IPM program was continued in cooperation with 4 of the largest NJ vineyards. A scouting report was used for routine pests during field visits. Information gathered during 2018 and during several previous years has allowed us to eliminate routine chlorpyriphos applications for grape root borer. Growers reduced routine insecticide applications for grape berry moth in favor of 2 specific applications timed by a degree day model. Grape IPM information is made available on the Rutgers Plant & Pest Advisory Fruit Edition blog post and emailed to 18 growers. Commercial blueberry, grape and tree fruit growers attended 17 educational sessions conducted by Rutgers Fruit IPM program staff, totaling 1212 contacts in 19 presentations. IPM staff have made over 700 field visits with commercial growers since the start of the grant. Honey Bee IPM - A collaborative program was continued with 5 commercial beekeepers doing contract pollination in NJ blueberry and cranberry crops. Objectives include quantifying bee losses during blueberry and cranberry pollination, providing improved management recommendations to both fruit growers and beekeepers, and establishing improved communication among fruit growers and beekeepers. During the spring of 2019, 36 hives were monitored during pollination periods and followed throughout the season. A fall 2019 meeting is planned with commercial beekeepers who provide over 18,000 hives for Vaccinium pollination. A set of bee safety recommendations was generated as a result of this program. This resulted in growers managing 2,000 acres of blueberries to change spraying practices to apply fungicides at night instead of in daylight hours. Pre-bloom insecticide applications were reduced and 1 bee toxic material was eliminated from grower use. IPM training and implementation of IPM-based pest control contracts in public housing - To date, 16 public housing locations in four New Jersey cities were interviews and pest surveys were conducted: Trenton, NJ: Trenton Center West, Trenton Center East; Paterson, NJ: Masiello, Canfield, Cotton Homes, Griffin, Barnert, McBride; Jersey City, NJ: Berry Gardens, Booker-T, Hudson Gardens, Holland Gardens, Marion Gardens; Linden, NJ: Ann Jefferson building (1601 Dill Ave), building 2 (1551 Dill Ave), building 3 (1425 Dill Ave). Staff from the department of entomology at Rutgers University helped recruit the housing authorities and delivered the training. IPM trainings were provided to Housing Authorities staff at Trenton (July 2018) and Jersey City (December 2018). The results of this work is currently being analyzed for publication; however, in one building at one of the Linden NJ locations the number of rodent infestations decreased from 30 apartments with bait feeding activity to 1 in a building after the Linden Housing Authority implemented a 3 month rodent IPM program. Over all, approximately 1,873 (64.6%) apartments, out of 2,899 dwelling units, were accessed. A total of 1,268 (43.7%) interviews were conducted. Among these buildings, 7% had bed bugs, 41% had cockroaches, and 15% had rodents. The program will continue to recruit additional housing authorities to conduct IPM training and implementation. At present, the Newark, NJ and Jersey City, NJ Housing Authorities are being considered. If agreed, pest inspections and interviews by Rutgers University staff will be conducted. Plant Diagnostic Services - Between June 16, 2018 and June 15, 2019 the staff associated with the Rutgers Plant Diagnostic Laboratory processed over 2,496 samples. The bulk of these samples were routine samples (1,535). The remainder were processed as part of on-going surveys conducted by the New Jersey Department of Agriculture CAPS program. They included samples examined for boxwood blight (222), corn commodity surveys for false codling moth (236), small brown plant hopper (232) and spotted stem borer (235), and walnut twig borer samples (36). With the exception of the boxelder blight samples which resulted in 132 positive samples, no positive samples were found. In terms of positive samples identified by type of pests, the majority of the problems identified involved 1,013 positive for pathogens, 120 positive for arthropods, 28 positive for plant/weeds, 116 positive for nematodes, 368 positive for abiotic causes, and 6 positive for other reasons. Laboratory personnel were involved in numerous articles/conference calls as part of the Cornell ShortCUTT network and talks (183) in undergraduate courses, grower meetings, landscape IPM short courses, golf course educational sessions, and master gardener training (~10,000 participants trained).
Publications
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Progress 09/01/17 to 08/31/18
Outputs
Target Audience:The target audiences for this project are pest control operators working in urban housing complexes, agricultural porducers, landscapers, golf course superintendants and the general public. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?
Nothing Reported
How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?The following is a selected listing of the prsentations made to target audiences by members of this project: Blueberry and Grape IPM 11/01/17 - "IPM Priorities setting session with tree fruit grower" Rutgers Agricultural Research and Extension Center. 02/07/18 - "The Problem With Bees" The NJ Agricultural Convention and Trade Show, Atlantic City, NJ. 02/15/18 - "Mating Disruption, IPM, Drosophila, and Diverse Farming Operations" South Jersey Tree Fruit Meeting. Bridgeton, NJ. 02/21/18 - "Adjustments for Spotted Wing Drosophila Management" Blueberry Open House, Hammonton, NJ 94 02/21/18 - "Fungicide Use and Anthracnose Levels Over the Past Two Years" Blueberry Open House, Hammonton. 03/03/18 - "Worms, Borers and Lice" Grape Expectations, Monroe Twp NJ. 03/06/18 - "Woolly Apple Aphid and Practical Approaches for Management" North Jersey Commercial Tree Fruit Growers Meeting. Flemington, NJ. 03/06/18 - "IPM and Invasive Pests in Diverse Fruit Farming Operations" North Jersey Commercial Tree Fruit Growers Meeting. Flemington, NJ. 06/01/18 - "IPM Seminar and Scouting Training for Atlantic Blueberry" 12/12/17 - "IPM for Peach Insects" New England Vegetable and Fruit Meeting, Manchester, NH. 12/14/17 - "Spotted Wing Drosophila management in Blueberries" New England Vegetable and Fruit Meeting, Manchester, NH. 01/31/18 - "The Whys and Whens of Basic Arthropod Pests in Peaches" The Mid Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Conference, Hershey, PA. 02/01/18 - "Practical Approaches to Spotted Wing Drosophila Management" The Mid Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Conference, Hershey, PA. Rutgers Plant Diagnostic Laboratory 10/09/17 - Principles of Pest Management: What is IPM? (1.5hr) - Professional Golf Turf Management School New Brunswick, NJ 10/20/17 - Hold on to Your Ash! (1hr) - NJ Shade Tree Federation Cherry Hill, NJ 10/23/17 - Principles of Pest Management: Scouting (1.5hr) - Professional Golf Turf Management School New Brunswick, NJ 10/25/17 - Advanced Turf Disease Workshop (6hr) - Advanced Turf Disease Short Course New Brunswick, NJ 10/26/17 - The Art and Science of Disease Diagnosis (3hr) - Master Gardeners Training Program Wayne, NJ 10/31/17 - Turf Disease Laboratory - Introduction to Microscopy (3hr) - Professional Golf Turf Management School New Brunswick, NJ 12/05/17 - The Last Word on Emerald Ash Borer in NJ (1hr) - New Jersey Turfgrass Association Expo Atlantic City, NJ 12/13/17 - Pest Bull Session: Diseases of Shade Trees (2hr) - ISA of PA-DE-NJ Philadelphia, PA 12/19/17 - The Art and Science of Disease Diagnosis (3hr) - Master Gardeners Training Program Flemington, NJ 01/10 /18 - - Boxwood: Now You See Them, Soon You Won't (1hr) - North Jersey Ornamental Horticulture Conference Morris County 01/19 /18 - - Understanding White Grubs in the Mid Atlantic Region (1hr) - FALCAN / University of Maryland Pest Management Conference Frederick, MD 01/25 /18 - - Household Insect Pests (3hr) - Master Gardeners Training Program Wayne, NJ 01/26 /18 - - Basic Turf Diseases: Pick Your Best Defense (1.5hr) - Pest Management in Landscape Turf Short Course New Brunswick, NJ 01/30 /18 - - 2017 Plant Disease Review (1hr) - NJ Plants Professional Nursery and Landscape Show Edison, NJ 02/07 /18 - - Boxwood: Now You See Them, Soon You Won't (1hr) - Northern Nurseries: Northern University Warren County 02/14 /18 - Under the Radar Invasives (1.5hr) - Master Gardeners Training Program Somerset County 02/22 /18 - 2017 Plant Disease Review (1hr) - Reed and Perrine Turf and Ornamentals Seminar Manalapan, NJ 03/01 /18 - Management and Control Update on High Profile Pests in NJ (.75hr) - Central Jersery Turf and Ornamentals Institute Manalapan, NJ 03/14 /18 - Household Insect Pests (3hr) - Master Gardeners Training Program West Orange, NJ 03/19 /18 - Plant Diagnostic Laboratory Tour ( 1hr) - Master Gardeners Training Program New Brunswick, NJ 03/20 /18 - Hands on Diagnostics Training (3hr) - Master Gardeners Training Program Flemington, NJ 03/23 /18 - Diseases of Shade Trees (6hr) - Morris Arboretum School of Arboriculture Philadelphia, PA 03/27 /18 - The Art and Science of Disease Diagnosis (3hr) - Master Gardeners Training Program Union County 03/28 /18 - Top Three for Putting Greens in NJ (1hr) - Golf Course Superintendents Association of NJ Union County 03/29 /18 - The Art and Science of Disease Diagnosis (3hr) - Master Gardeners Training Program Freehold, NJ 04/02 /18 - Might Be Mites (1.3hr) - Disease and Insects of Ornamental Plants (11:770:391) New Brunswick, NJ 04/10 /18 - Key Insect Pests in New Jersey Landscapes (3hr) - Master Gardeners Training Program Ocean County 04/12 /18 - Key Insect Pests in New Jersey Landscapes (3hr) - Master Gardeners Training Program Monmouth County 04/18 /18 - Basic Turf Problem Solving (3hr) - Master Gardeners Training Program Gloucester County 04/19 /18 - Nursery Crop Disease Review (3hr) - Nursery Crop Production (11:770:439) Cook Campus, New Brunswick, NJ 04/20 /18 - Plants I Love to Hate! (1.5hr) - Master Gardeners Training Program Gloucester County ?05/01 /18 - Key Insect Pests in New Jersey Landscapes (3hr) - Master Gardeners Training Program Freehold, NJ 06/13 /18 - 2018 Insects and Disease Hour (1hr)m- Master Gardeners Training Program Flemington, NJ What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?During the next year theproject goals will be addressed by: 1. Develop, deliver or enhanceIPM programs offered to blueberry and grape growers: Continue to provide IPM service to blueberry and grape growers by providing further educational opportunities, developing and implementing new tactics for grape growers. 2.Improve pollinator health by comparing pesticide residues inhoney bee hives managedtraditionallyand those using practices developed by the BeeInformed Partnership run by the University of Maryland: Analize and comparethe amounts and types of pesticides residues found in the two programs, modify traditional production activities based on the findings, and continue with a second year comparing residues once the changes are implemented. 3.Improvethe capabilities of the RutgersPlant Pest Diagnostic Laboratory: Continue to increase capabilites through education of pest management professionals and the general public about services offered, continue and expand sample identification opportunites with the New Jersey department of Agriculture as part of ongoing and newly instituted programs. 4. Increase urban IPM training and implementation in New Jersey Housing Authorities: Continue to work with residents and staff to implementmodifications to pest control practices and access their effectiveness.
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What was accomplished under these goals?
The following items have been accomplished: Specialty Crops, Blueberries -During the spring of 2018, 40 commercial blueberry growers, who produce over 75% of NJ blueberry production asked to participate in the Rutgers Blueberry IPM Program. Growers receive weekly scouting reports from blueberry industry funded IPM scouts. Educational programming was accomplished through scouting, IPM reporting to growers and the writing and distribution of newsletter articles and blog posts. To date since the start of the grant funding we have delivered 6 issues of the Blueberry Bulletin, and 8 issues of the Plant & Pest Advisory Newsletter Blog Posts. A commercial grape IPM program was started in cooperation with 4 of the largest NJ vineyards. A scouting report was designed for several routine pests, and additional survey data is being collected for grape root borer. Grape IPM information is being summarized in the Rutgers Plant & Pest Advisory Blog. Commercial blueberry, grape and tree fruit growers attended 24 educational sessions conducted by Rutgers Fruit IPM program staff, totaling 1679 contacts in 24 presentations. IPM staff have made over 350 field visits with commercial growers since the start of the grant. Honey Bee IPM -A collaborative program was started with 5 commercial beekeepers doing contract pollination in NJ blueberry and cranberry crops. Objectives include quantifying bee losses during blueberry and cranberry pollination, providing improved management recommendations to both fruit growers and beekeepers, and establishing improved communication among fruit growers and beekeepers. During the Spring 2018, 72 hives are being monitored during pollination periods and followed throughout the season. A July meeting is planned with commercial beekeepers who provide over 18,000 hives for Vaccinium pollination. IPM training and implementation of IPM-based pest control contracts in public housing - To date, this project obtained IRB approval for conducting resident interviews. A master student (Ms. Sabita Ranabhat) was recruited in September 2017. She has been assisting with the field surveys.We identified two low-income communities at Trenton and Paterson. Both communities had chronic pest infestations. The management offices agreed to participate in the study. From February of 2018, we conducted building-wide inspections and resident interviews.Approximately 670 apartments and the common areas of the buildings in two cities were inspected. We interviewed approximately 250 residents. In each apartment, we conducted visual inspections, placed bed bug monitors if suspected having bed bugs, placed 4 sticky traps for detecting cockroaches and two rodent stations for detecting mice. The monitors were inspected 2 weeks later. Therefore, each apartment was visited twice at approximately 14 days interval. As planned, we cooperated with StopPests in Housing program in setting up staff and resident training at a community at Trenton, NJ. Background information about the community was summarized by Rutgers researchers so the training can be site specific. A trainer was invited to come to visit the common areas of the buildings and some apartments. Two 4-hour sessions are planned in July.Significant findings so far include: among the 670 apartments inspected, the most common pests are German cockroaches, mice, and bed bugs. The highest infestation rate for cockroaches was approximately 50% in a building. Other pests observed in these apartments included Gnat fly, grain beetles, spiders, and fruit flies, respectively. About 70% of residents were African-American or Hispanic. Plant DIagnostic Services -To date the staff associated with the Rutgers Plant Diagnostic Laboratoryhas processed over 1,158 samples. The bulk of these samples were routine samples (802). The remainder were processed as part of on-going surveys conducted bythe New Jersey Department of Agriculture CAPS program. They included samples examined for boxwood blight (65), solanaceous crop surveys for tomato psyllid (60), potential walnut twig borer samples (34) and samples examined as part of survey for exotic wood boring beetles such as spruce longhorned beetle (49), velevt longhorned beetle (49), Japanese pine sawyer and small white-marmorated long-horned beetle, and European hardwood ambrosia beetle. With the exception of the boxelder blight samples which resulted in 10 positive samples, no positive samples were found. In terms of positive samples indentified by type of pests, the majority of the problems identified involved pathogens (411) followed by abiotic factors (198), arthropods (123), nematodes (29) and plant/weeds (21). Laboratory personnel were involved in numerous articles/conference calls as part of the Cornell ShortCUTT network and talks (184) in undergraduate courses, landscape IPM shortcourses, golf course educational sessions, and master gardner training.
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