The warm sunny days have really sized the fruit here at the station. I was fortunate enough to not get all the heavy rain a […]

Sparganothsis fruitworm are webbing and cranberry fruitworm are moving into their 2nd and 3rd berries.  We started sweeping flea beetle last week (7/12), and this […]

Thank you very much to everyone who sent in surveys this year. We had a slow start, and we heard reports that pollinators were also […]

Red-headed flea beetle (aka cranberry flea beetle; Systena frontalis) adults (Fig 1) started showing up at some marshes in the second week of July. It […]

When mankind began farming, soil physics was the most observable realm, and so soil physics was where we first developed a coherent theory. In the […]

Most growers have applied the first fruitworm shot and are likely applying a second one this week if needed. Flea beetle hatch began last week […]

In 2021, the PDDC continues with limited hours and limited sample processing capacity due to COVID-19.  Click here for the PDDC’s current submission policy.  The […]

In 2021, the PDDC continues with limited hours and limited sample processing capacity due to COVID-19.  Click here for the PDDC’s current submission policy.  The […]

Please take 5 minutes to fill out this survey about management practices for spotted-wing drosophila and tarnished plant bug in berry crops. We appreciate your […]

There is growing interest in new chemistries that are reduced risk or certified organic in fruit crop production in Wisconsin. Several newly registered products are […]