Canker Removal Now is Critical for Fire Blight Management this Year
Monday Jan 02, 2023
No one wants fire blight in their orchard next year. For fire blight to take off in your orchard next year three things need to be there: the pathogen, the warm conditions and...
Delayed Dormant Sprays for Leafrollers
Monday Jan 02, 2023
Pandemis leafroller (PLR) and oblique-banded leafroller (OBLR) have different phenologies which are well documented on DAS. Delayed dormant sprays can work well for PLR, but are generally too early in the season for efficacy against larvae of OBLR.
Canker Removal Now is Critical for Fire Blight Management this Year
Thursday Aug 25, 2022
No one wants fire blight in their orchard next year. For fire blight to take off in your orchard next year three things need to be there: the pathogen, the warm conditions and...
Storage Scald of Apples
Monday Aug 15, 2022
The appearance of storage scald has been related to orchard temperature during the final weeks of fruit maturation. DAS provides accumulated hours below 50°F as well as orchard management recommendations for this postharvest disorder.
Predicting Third Generation of CM
Monday Aug 01, 2022
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.