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 Report: Week Ending 6/3/13

Fruit IPM Report 6-3-13 – Click to View | Download | Print

Cicada Adult

Cicadas Emerge in Apple and Peach Orchards

In this report:

  • Peach
  • Apple
  • Pear
  • Wine Grape
  • Scouting Calendar
  • Blueberry
  • Trap Counts

Fruit IPM Report: Week Ending 5/27/13

Fruit IPM Report 5-27-13 – Click to View | Download | Print

In this report:

  • Peach
  • Apple
  • Pear
  • Scouting Calendar
  • Blueberry
  • Trap Counts

Blueberry IPM for 5-22-13

Adult plum curculio

Adult plum curculio with
crescent-shaped scar on fruit caused at oviposition

  • Plum Curculio
  • Aphids
  • Thrips
  • Leafrollers and Other Leps
  • Cranberry Fruitworm
  • First Post-Pollination Insecticide Options

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Blueberry IPM for 5-15-13

From the Blueberry Bulletin
Cesar Rodriguez-Saona, Extension Specialist in Blueberry Entomology
Dean Polk, IPM Agent – Fruit
Gene Rizio, IPM Program Associate – Fruit

Aphids

Aphids

Aphids: About 32% of shoot samples are positive for aphid infestation. As was the case last week, these are single aphids. They have not started to multiply into colonies. At this early stage searches should be done on the lowest shoot terminals. This is also where worm larvae are more likely to show up. [Read more…]

Fruit IPM Report for 5/15/2013

  • Peach
  • Apple
  • Scouting Calendar
  • Blueberry
  • Trap Counts

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Fruit IPM Report for 5/9/2013

  • Peach
  • Apple
  • Scouting Calendar
  • Blueberry
  • Trap Counts

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