Bin sled improves harvest efficiency
Darrel Oakes uses inexpensive sleds instead of trailers to move bins in the orchard. (Photo by Melissa Hansen)
Darrel Oakes uses inexpensive sleds instead of trailers to move bins in the orchard. (Photo by Melissa Hansen)
A close-up view of psylla honeydew droplets on fruit surface. The most effective time to control pear psylla
To stay competitive in the fruit industry, some get larger to achieve economies of scale. Others, like one western New
Pear psylla is not an individual orchardist’s problem—it is a neighborhood issue. The pest disperses in the winter and flies
British Columbia fruit growers have voted to continue their support for the Canadian province’s innovative but costly codling moth control
Plants that are under attack emit distress signals to warn neighboring plants they are vulnerable, says WSU entomologist Dr.
Orchardist Jim Small of Entiat, Washington, was honored for serving 28 years on the board of the Washington Growers Clearing
Some of the new “soft” pesticides that have been developed in recent years are not so soft on beneficial insects
Bronzing of grape leaves in the summer is a telltale sign of grape rust mite. (Photo courtesy of Washington
Suitable alternatives to organophosphates are available for Western cherry fruit fly, says a U.S. Department of Agriculture scientist. But achieving