In general, it’s been fairly cool over the past two weeks, so we have not accumulated many more degree days than when we last reported […]

Some of you reading this had the opportunity to attend presentations that I have given at conferences, workshops and field days. Most of you have […]

Common Name: Spotted Lanternfly Order: Hemiptera Family: Fulgoridae Scientific Name: Lycorma delicatula (White) Spotted lanternfly (SLF) is an invasive plant hopper native to China, India, […]

On January 26, 2016, attendees of the Grape Track at the 2016 Wisconsin Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Growers Conference held in the Wisconsin Dells had […]

Degree days (DD) are a tool with which we can estimate the most abundant life stage present of a certain pest species at each point […]

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB; Halyomorpha halys) is an invasive insect pest which was first detected in Wisconsin in 2010. It is likely to become […]

It’s that time of the year once again when we start getting nervous about bud break and spring frost, and with the crazy weather pattern […]

This summer I will also be scouting for grape developmental stages and for insect damage on grapes at the West Madison Agricultural Research Station. Once […]

Downy Mildew, Powdery Mildew, Black Rot, and other diseases pose an annual threat to grape production in Wisconsin. The yearly battle to control these diseases, […]

In this section we will include information relevant to cranberry production. In particular, in each issue we will include information about the degree day accumulation […]