There has been some discussion going on among growers about unexpected cordon die-off, especially given that this past winter was not particularly cold, and we […]

Potato leafhopper (PLH; Empoasca fabae) is a small insect that is easily overlooked until the damage called “hopperburn” starts showing up on plant leaves. Potato […]

At this time, most vineyards are in bloom with specific grape varieties being at different stages of bloom. Bloom in grape (Figure 1) is somewhat […]

In 2022, the PDDC continues to provide diagnoses through examination of digital photographs, as well as physical samples.  Click here for the PDDC’s current submission […]

This article provides some recent updates on fungicides currently registered for fungal disease control in cranberry. Specific usage instructions such as rates, timing, and precautions […]

Well it’s been a cold last couple of weeks with not a lot of plant movement. What a difference from last year when I was […]

After the cultivars present in each bed at the newly-dedicated Wisconsin Cranberry Research Station were fingerprinted and named (see CCMJ 35.2), Dr. Zalapa’s lab was […]

Welp, she’s been a chilly start to the growing season! Between running long nights of frost, rain days and the gosh darn hurricane force winds […]

Following spring hailstorms, many growers throughout Wisconsin are observing vegetative side-shoots on uprights. In many cases the uprights that exhibit later shoots also have an […]

In the last couple of weeks, we have detected, at several marshes, the presence of very small leafhopper nymphs that are most likely blunt nosed […]