Crop Protection
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 »
Will SWD become a pest of saskatoon berries in 2017?
Laboratory studies at the Northwest Michigan Horticultural Research Center have shown spotted wing Drosophila (SWD) is capable of laying eggs and causing damage in saskatoon berries. This was a “no-choice” study, in which the adult female SWD had no... more »
Plan to change when dealing with spotted wing drosophila
In 2017, we are seeing an early start to spotted wing Drosophila(SWD) and there is a good crop of berries on host plants in the woods. To me, this means SWD will arrive earlier than... more »
Semios wins British Columbia Technology Impact Award
Vancouver, British Columbia-based Semios, a provider of a precision agriculture solution to growers of tree fruits and tree nuts, has been named "Most Promising Startup" at the 2017 BC Technology Impact Awards. The TIA’s are the... more »
Treating peaches with edge damage from oriental fruit moth
Growers in west central Michigan diligently applied mating disruption to most peach orchards in response to heavy oriental fruit moth damage to the crop in 2016. Oriental fruit moth captures in traps at many sites this... more »
Bruce joins HELM Agro US in sales manager role
HELM Agro US has hired John Bruce as sales manager for the company’s newly created Eastern Corn Belt and Northeast sales territory. This new sales region was created to increase the level of customer service provided... more »
Brown marmorated stink bug monitoring, management crucial
A Penn State University Extension tree fruit entomologist issued a communication informing growers it is time to start again seriously plan for the activities related to the monitoring and management of the brown marmorated stink... more »
Michigan blueberry growers warned of early SWD detection
Spotted wing drosophila has made an early appearance in southwest Michigan blueberry fields. Carlos Garcia, Michigan State University Extension educator, issued the following notification for growers on June 24: "Today, while checking recently placed... more »