July 28, 2016

Fruit IPM for 7/28/16

Peach:

Cat-facing Insects, Tarnished Plant Bug (TPB) and Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB): BMSB traps show only very low levels of bugs. Where ground cover consists of numerous flowering weeds, TPB population is very high. Up to 37 adults and nymphs per 50 sweeps were seen this past week in northern counties. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Blueberry, Fruit, Tree Fruit, Wine Grape
July 20, 2016

Fruit IPM for 7/19/16

 

Peach:

Oriental Fruit Moth (OFM): The third flight is underway in southern counties, and about to start in northern counties. Populations are low in peaches, but higher in apples. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Blueberry, Fruit, Tree Fruit, Wine Grape
July 13, 2016

Fruit IPM for 7-12-2016

Fruit IPM for 7/12/16

Peach:

Oriental Fruit Moth (OFM): The second flight is underway in all counties. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Fruit, Tree Fruit
July 6, 2016

Fruit IPM for 7-5-2016

Time to start applications for second generation codling moth in apples. Protect ripening peaches from brown rot. Spotted wing drosophila still a problem. View the full update for 7-5-2016.

Filed Under: Fruit, Tree Fruit
June 30, 2016

Fruit IPM for 6-29-2016

Still time to treat for grape berry moth in grapes. Codling moth between generations with second flight about to start in apples. First spotted wing drosophila larvae found in untreated blueberry fruit. View the full update for 6-29-2016.

Filed Under: Fruit, Tree Fruit
June 21, 2016

Fruit IPM for 6-21-2016

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug being found in traps with low levels of damage in the field. Starting Spotted Wing Drosophila treatments in blueberries. Grape Berry Moth treatments due by the end of the week in southern counties. View the full update for 6-21-2016.

Filed Under: Fruit, Tree Fruit