Fruit Crops Edition - Blueberry Section

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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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Blueberry Diseases

Blueberry Bloom

Blueberry Bloom.
Photo by P. Oudemans

  • Blueberry Scorch Disease
  • Phomopsis Twig Blight
  • Blueberry Shock Virus
  • Anthracnose

Blueberry bloom is progressing nicely and bee activity seems reasonably good. Our biggest enemies are wind and cold. Botrytis does not seem to be developing in blueberry fields and should not pose any risk in the next 7-days. Anthracnose is our biggest disease concern at this point. Hopefully all conventional growers will have made one application of Ziram and will be looking at an application of Abound next week.
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