Campylomma Bug

Thursday May 01, 2025

Campylomma can be a pest during the bloom period when it feeds on young developing fruit. However, it is a beneficial predaceous insect that is valuable in control of soft bodied insects (such as spider mites) throughout the rest of year. DAS predicts the phenology of Campylomma during the spring, but beating tray samples need to be taken before and during the spring bloom period to determine if Campylomma is present and whether treatment is necessary.

Pear Psylla Phenology and Management

Thursday Apr 13, 2023

Thank you all for your participation at the 2023 DAS Pear Psylla Workshop. Dr. Robert Orpet from Washington State University gave a talk on pear psylla phenology and the different management strategi...

DAS Pear Psylla Model

Thursday Apr 13, 2023

Thank you all for your participation at the 2023 DAS Pear Psylla Workshop. DAS director Dr. David Crowder discussed the pear psylla phenology model on DAS, as well as new and upcoming features on our...

Weather Stations on DAS

Friday Mar 31, 2023

Weather data makes DAS run. However, which weather station(s) to choose is an important consideration for any DAS user. We now have more options available than ever before to provide weather data for ...

Time Machine

Friday Mar 24, 2023

The WSU DAS provides advance warning of when key events will occur in tree fruit orchards. However, to better understand the current season, sometimes we need to think about the past. For the first ti...