Canker Removal Now is Critical for Fire Blight Management this Year
Thursday Jan 02, 2025
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...
Woolly Apple Aphid
Thursday Jan 02, 2025
Woolly apple aphid (WAA) has become more common over the past few years and is a quarantine threat for export to certain countries. WAA can be found feeding on the roots as well as occurring in the tree canopy where it can appear as a white cottony mass on pruning scars or shoots.
Canker Removal Now is Critical for Fire Blight Management this Year
Sunday Aug 25, 2024
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
Thursday Aug 15, 2024
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
Thursday Aug 01, 2024
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.