TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey Department of Agriculture Secretary Douglas Fisher is encouraging state residents to help take part in eliminating spotted lanternfly egg masses. While the adult spotted lanternflies cannot survive the freezing temperatures, they do lay egg masses that survive the winter and then hatch in late April or early May. “The more […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — At the Sept. 19 Bloomfield Township Council meeting, Tom Purtell, Bloomfield’s forester since 2019, gave a brief presentation about the sharp increase in spotted lanternflies in town, advising residents to refer to the New Jersey Department of Agriculture for information on how to control an infestation. This insect has the potential to […]
TRENTON, NJ — The New Jersey Department of Health has confirmed the state’s first human cases of West Nile Virus this year, according to an Aug. 25 press release. Three male residents tested positive in August for West Nile virus, in Bergen, Morris and Ocean counties. Two are in their 50s, one is in his […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — New Jersey Department of Agriculture Secretary Douglas Fisher and USDA Mid-Atlantic Regional Office administrator Patty Bennett were among those on April 14 who honored Programs for Parents in Essex County for its Child and Adult Care Food Program with a visit to the organization’s office in West Orange. Programs for Parents, […]