Crop Protection
Optimize preharvest sprays for managing postharvest diseases
For most postharvest diseases of apple and pear, infections are initiated in the orchard at different times during the growing season. As the harvest season is approaching for some early cultivars, it is time to... more »
Second generation codling moth, Oriental fruit moth seen
The flight of the second generation codling moth started recently in most orchards located in South-central Pennsylvania. With the extended flight of the first generation codling moth (CM) which lasted until late June and the... more »
Lengthening crop rotations curtails weeds, pests
According to the USDA report Climate Change and Agriculture in the United States: Effects and Adaptation, temperatures in the next 40 years are expected to rise 1-2 degrees Celsius. This will increase pest pressure because insects that... more »
New AzaGuard formulation released by BioSafe Systems
BioSafe Systems has released a new formulation of AzaGuard Insecticide/Nematicide. A common inert used in emulsified concentrates was recently put on the EPA watch list, BioSafe noted in a press release. BioSafe Systems underwent the... more »
Extension researchers show off trials on last day of IFTA tour
Extension researchers showed their work Tuesday, July 18 during the final day of the 2017 International Fruit Tree Association (IFTA) Summer Study Tour in Michigan. Michigan State University (MSU) researchers gave presentations at several sites.... more »
Bagging peaches omits insects and diseases, increases yields
When Clemson University fruit specialist Juan Carlos Melgar suggested putting a paper bag over a peach to detract insects and diseases during production, farmers laughed. But when the trials in Seneca, South Carolina, funded by... more »
Best practices for minimizing SWD infestation are reviewed
Michigan State University Extension fruit team members continue to monitor for spotted wing Drosophila (SWD) across the fruit producing regions of Michigan with more than 140 traps set up in susceptible crops or non-crop hosts. As of July... more »
UGA’s new fruit pathologist to focus on disease management
Jonathan Oliver’s study of blueberries and his homegrown knowledge of citrus makes the Palatka, Florida, native a valuable addition to the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. Stationed on the UGA Tifton... more »
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