About Peter J Jentsch
Peter J. Jentsch serves the mid-Hudson Valley pome fruit, grape and vegetable growers as the Senior Extension Associate in the Department of Entomology for Cornell University’s Hudson Valley Laboratory located in Highland, NY. He provides regional farmers with information on insect related research conducted on the laboratory’s 20-acre research farm for use in commercial and organic fruit and vegetable production.
Peter is a graduate of the University of Nebraska with a Masters degree in Entomology. He is presently focusing on invasive insect species, monitoring in the urban environment and commercial agricultural production systems throughout the state
Brief: A number of pests presently and about to emerge should be considered for management in commercial blocks this week. Codling moth (CM) is in full flight with egg laying and larva now emerging. Management should continue with a second … Continue reading →
Grab your coffee and join in the discussion from home or tractor seat.[/caption] Hudson Valley Research Laboratory entomologist, Peter Jentsch, friends and guests invite you to join in discussions on Tree Fruit Pest Management from 6-7AM each Monday morning through … Continue reading →
Grab your coffee and join in the discussion from home or tractor seat.[/caption] Hudson Valley Research Laboratory entomologist, Peter Jentsch, friends and guests invite you to join in discussions on Tree Fruit Pest Management from 6-7AM each Monday morning through … Continue reading →
Grab your coffee and join in the discussion from home or tractor seat.[/caption] Hudson Valley Research Laboratory entomologist, Peter Jentsch, friends and guests invite you to join in discussions on Tree Fruit Pest Management from 6-7AM each Monday morning through … Continue reading →
Grab your coffee and join in the discussion from home or tractor seat.[/caption] Hudson Valley Research Laboratory entomologist, Peter Jentsch, friends and guests invite you to join in discussions on Tree Fruit Pest Management from 6-7AM each Monday morning through … Continue reading →
The Brief: The first sustained adult Codling moth (CM) flight occurring on the 11th of May in Highland signals the adult biofix and start of the temperature modeling for the prediction of the larval emergence. Codling moth adults will begin … Continue reading →
Grab your coffee and join in the discussion from home or tractor seat.[/caption] Hudson Valley Research Laboratory entomologist, Peter Jentsch, friends and guests invite you to join in discussions on Tree Fruit Pest Management from 6-7AM each Monday morning through … Continue reading →
Hudson Valley Research Laboratory entomologist, Peter Jentsch, friends and guests invite you to join in discussions on Tree Fruit Pest Management from 6-7AM each Monday morning through the season via Zoom. The Zoom meeting site will open at 5:45AM for … Continue reading →
Brief: Plum Curculio (PC)(Conotrachelus nenuphar) adults have been late to arrive in the Hudson Valley as sustained cool temperature have kept PC from its migration into orchards. Now that the king fruitlets of early varieties have reached the 5mm size, … Continue reading →
Brief: As of the 9th of April of this year, black stem borer (BSB) adults have been found in Highland, NY. Traps baited with ETOH in various commercial orchards in the Hudson Valley have recently shown dramatic increases in populations. … Continue reading →