Stink Bugs Apples and Peaches: Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) activity is starting to increase in spotty locations. [Read more…]
Fruit Crops Edition - Blueberry Section
Seasonal updates on diseases, insects, weeds impacting small fruit (blueberry, cranberry, and wine grape). Fruit Pest Alerts are also available via this category feed.
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Fruit IPM For 7/7/20
Spotted Lanternfly in apple orchards…. [Read more…]
June 30, 2020 Dean Polk, Dave Schmitt, Atanas Atanassov, Carrie Denson
Fruit IPM for 06/30/20
Peach:
Oriental Fruit Moth: We are between generations 1 and 2, with the first insecticide applications having been just applied in southern counties, and in northern counties due by the weekend. The second application will be due the following week. [Read more…]
June 23, 2020 Dean Polk, Dave Schmitt, Atanas Atanassov, Carrie Denson
Fruit IPM for 6/23/20
Peach:
Oriental Fruit Moth: We are between generations 1 and 2, with the first insecticide applications having been just applied in southern counties, and in northern counties due by the weekend. The second application will be due the following week. See timings below: [Read more…]
June 16, 2020 Dean Polk, Dave Schmitt, Atanas Atanassov, Carrie Denson
Fruit IPM for 6/17/20
Peach:
Oriental Fruit Moth: We are between generations 1 and 2, with the first insecticide applications due in southern counties by the end of the week, and in northern counties by the end of the following week. [Read more…]
June 10, 2020 Dean Polk, Dave Schmitt, Atanas Atanassov, Carrie Denson
Fruit IPM for 6/9/20
Peach:
Oriental Fruit Moth: We are between generations 1 and 2, with the first insecticide applications due in southern counties in 10 days to 2 weeks. Where trap captures are below 8 moths per trap and no injury is present, then stretch insecticides to get as close to the model timing as possible. Where trap counts continue above 8 males per trap, then the population is too high to take this approach. This is the case in several orchards in northern counties. [Read more…]
