Predicting Third Generation of CM

Tuesday Aug 01, 2023

Predicting the extent of the third generation of codling moth (CM) is based on a statistical relationship of the degree-days historically found on 1 August and at the end of the season on 1 November. We update this prediction roughly every 10 days after 15 August because the DD prediction for 1 November gets more accurate as we get closer.

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...