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Black Stem Borer and Dogwood Borer Management Updates
Black stem borer (BSB) BSB, Xylosandrus germanus, also known as the alnus ambrosia beetle, is an invasive beetle from Asia accidentally introduced into central Europe […]
Dogwood borer and mating disruption
Spring is in the air and if you have not already done so, this is the time of year when you should be ordering traps […]
Apple borers: dogwood, American plum, flat-headed and black stem
Dogwood Borer Dogwood borer eggs are laid under the bark at burr knots or damaged areas on apple or other host trees. The larvae crawl […]
Black Stem Borer
Black stem borer (BSB), Xylosandrus germanus, also known as the alnus ambrosia beetle, is an invasive beetle from Asia (primarily Japan, Korea, Vietnam, China, and […]
Mating disruption and dog wood borer
Spring is here, insects are flying, and now is the time to think about implementing mating disruption in your orchards for codling moth. We have […]
Black Stem Borer
Common Name: Black stem borer aka Asian ambrosia beetle Order: Coleoptera Family: Curculionidae Scientific Name: Xylosandrus germanus (Blandford) The black stem borer […]
Notes from the Field: A Grower’s Perspective – Chris McGuire Chat #3
I had my third chat with Chris on May 28… Recent weather events, including heavy rainfall and a damaging hailstorm, have impacted operations at Blue […]
UW-Madison/Extension Insect Diagnostic Lab Update
Caseload at the UW Insect Diagnostic Lab (IDL) has been high over the last two weeks. A summary of recent fruit crop insects reported to […]
Mating Disruption in Apple
Mating disruption (MD): pheromone-based tool where dispensers of artificial sex pheromones from (usually) females are placed in orchard and reduces the probability of males finding […]
Mating disruption for management of insect pests in apple
Thank you all for attending the WAGA field day, it was a great turn out and I appreciated all the questions, comments, and discussions over […]