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Pests in the heat
Last year’s hot growing season gave researchers ideal opportunity to take a closer look at codling moth and obliquebanded leafroller.
Seeking better control for codling moth
Researchers are getting a head start on keeping codling moth resistance traits to insecticides in check.
Dealing with apple maggot in yard waste
Study shows apple maggot pupae can be killed in yard waste, but more research is needed.
Apple maggot, worries spread in Michigan
Apple maggot infestations seem to be on the increase in Michigan, so growers should have
Controlling crown gall disease
Keys to combating crown gall disease in wine grapes are clean plants, avoiding freeze damage and pairing appropriate varieties to sites.
Hansen: Wine grapes — An IPM success story
Integrated pest management research has saved Washington’s wine grape growers millions in pesticide costs.
Getting to the rot of the problem
Researchers study how best to prevent spread of disease from Manchurian crab apple pollinizers.
Pruning cankers in the winter
Winter pruning of cankers can help to reduce bacterial spot in peaches and nectarines.
Knowing Washington’s trunk diseases
As Northwest vineyards age, trunk diseases become more of a concern.
Concerns about Xylella fastidiosa, Pierce’s disease
Oregon investigates finding of bacterium that causes Pierce’s disease in wine grapevines.
Fire blight central
A research plot near Wapato, Washington, has become a test bed for fire blight.
Fire blight management
Mixing materials may bring growers closer to another “silver bullet” in fire blight management.
Fire blight’s risk factors
Tips to consider from OSU plant pathogist
Questions about little cherry infections
Researchers studying little cherry disease try to predict percentage of positive trees that show no symptoms.
Differing life cycles pose challenges for controlling little cherry virus 2 vectors
In the past, mealybugs haven’t posed a significant problem for cherry growers because they don’t
MSU researcher to growers: fire blight is just “bad, bad, bad”
A record 404 people attended science-heavy presentations today (Monday) Feb. 8, 2016, at the
Saving cherries from the birds
Unfortunately for growers, cherries are often a favorite snack for birds. Researchers are using
Stinkbug taint in wine
Researchers studying BMSB in wine have found mixed results.
The growing threat of black stem borer
Years after invading from Asia, the insect is emerging as an apple tree pest.
Growers rebuild after plum pox
Some Ontario growers have turned to wine grapes, while others are growing fresh stone fruit varieties.
Stinkbug continues its spread
Northwest growers should be on the lookout for brown marmorated stinkbug
73rd Annual Cherry Institute opens on Jan. 15 in Yakima
The 73rd annual Cherry Institute begins January 15 at the Yakima Convention Center with an
Wine grape growers invited to meetings on pest management plan
Representatives from Oregon’s wine grape industry are collaborating to create a Pest Management Strategic Plan
EPA moving to revoke tolerances for insecticide chlorpyrifos
The Environmental Protection Agency is seeking comments on a proposal to revoke all tolerances for
Washington still holds the organic edge
Although Europe has extensive organic acreage, much of it is not very productive.
New “alien” wasp found in Washington State; could be bad news for stinkbug
A female Trissolcus japonicus parasitoid wasp emerging from parasitized Halyomorpha halys eggsat the USDA-APHIS
Results rise with adjuvants
Bread yeast shows potential for improving pesticide performance.
Safe product repels drosophila
Butyl anthranilate also deters egg laying by spotted wing drosophila flies.
WSU seeks stinkers for survey
A brown marmorated stinkbug (BMSB) (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower) Have you stumbled upon
Codling moth will have a third generation this year
Late flights might cause fruit damage.
Drone ready to work in fruit
FAA approved Yamaha’s remote-controlled copter for agricultural use.
Stinging nettle is beneficial
Nettles provide habitat for natural enemies of pests.
Those rotten Honeycrisp
Among the cultivar’s many problem features is exceptional susceptibility to fruit rots.
Cherries give fruit flies a boost
Spotted wing drosophila’s wide host range makes it difficult for orchardists to control the pest.
China’s ag agency says yes to all varieties of U.S. apples
(TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower photo illustration) The U.S. Department of Agriculture reports that
Is ‘Grape Virus Tax’ hitting your pocketbook?
A new study estimates the economic losses from grape leafroll disease.
Remove cherry virus infected trees quickly
There is no cure for little cherry virus. Removing trees will help stop it spreading.
WSU team taking on cherry disease
Little cherry virus 2 is spread by mealybugs
Chelsea Durfey, Young Grower from Sunnyside, Washington
I’ve had so many mentors... They’ve taught me about pruning, soil biology, bees, products, and applications, and there’s so much yet for me to learn.
Getting the most from compost
Think years, not weeks, when calculating nitrogen release from compost.
SWD and BMSB pest workshop this month
A spotted wing drosophila and brown marmorated stinkbug focused seminar will be held in Hood
Beating the competition to help new plantings
In young orchards, good weed control is essential for fast, early growth and high yields.
Few bees in vineyards
Grape pest practices in Washington aren’t harming bees.
Lanternfly targeted for eradication
Efforts to eliminate the invasive spotted lanternfly will begin this spring in Pennsylvania.
Antibiotic registered for fire blight control
The bactericide Kasumin (kasugamycin) has been registered in the apple growing states of Washington, Michigan,
Bees as flying doctors
Honeybees deliver brown rot control to sweet cherry orchards.
Companion has organic listing
Growth Products of White Plains, New York, has introduced Companion, a new broad-spectrum biological fungicide
FMC releases biofungicide
FMC Corporation has developed a new broad-spectrum, biological fungicide called Fracture for control of powdery
Beetle biocontrol
New research improves prospects of plum curculio control using nematodes.
Cool, wet soils trigger chlorosis
Avoid early spring irrigation to avoid chlorosis problems in Concord vineyards.