Bacterial canker
A classic bacterial canker symptom showing cankers and gummosis of woody tissue.PHOTO COURTESY OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY The
A new tool for IPM
Left: Syrphid fly (also known as hover fly) larvae or maggots like this are voracious predators of aphids. Center:
Enveloping vines in warmth
Washington’s Olympic Peninsula is on the edge of being able to successfully ripen many traditional wine grape varieties. And when
One last Guthion spray
Fruit growers in Michigan can use existing stocks of the insecticide azinphos-methyl (Guthion) one more time before it is phased
U.S. pears head to China
The Pear Bureau Northwest is giving this framed God of Fortune poster to Chinese importers to demonstrate the profit opportunities
For the birds
Preliminary estimates of bird damage to fruit crops made during 2012 show what fruit growers already know: Fruit production can
Extension leader has ambitious goals
Dr. Des Layne, Washington State University’s new and first tree fruit extension team leader, began work on February 1 with
Air volume should match canopy volume
As growers move to modern, high-density planting systems to improve yield and orchard management, they need to match the sprayer
Food Safety Committee guides research
The Pacific Northwest Food SafetyCommittee, an industry advisory group representing tree fruit growers, packers, and researchers, was organized in 2007