Category: Cranberry
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Posted on June 29, 2021
Progress on the 2021 Pesticide Screening Program
Allison Jonjak, Christelle Guédot, Jed Colquhoun, and Leslie Holland As disease treatment windows close and we start counting insect number, continue degree day accumulation, and […]
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Posted on June 8, 2021
Disease Pressure Lessons From Thermal Imagery
Born from a desire to understand his vines better in order to manage them better, Wes Normington has explored thermal imagery of his marsh since […]
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Grower Update: Cranberry Lake
Window of application for first insecticide was mid-last week to mid-this week (June 2-9). It is important to be mindful of oil-based chemicals and adjuvants […]
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Drought Monitoring Resources for Cranberry Crops in the Midwest—Through the Seasons
Download original PDF here Check out the Drought Early Warning for Specialty Crop Producers project page here Winter Many cranberry crop producers depend upon winter […]
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Update from the Wisconsin Cranberry Research Station
Things are moving fast at the research station. First fungicide application is about to be made as some of the hybrids are about 20% in […]
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Grower Update: Flying Dollar Cranberry
Growers around the central part of the state have been through a little heat wave but are still managing to carry on. Growers are on […]
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Check Out the VacciniumCAP Newsletter
Here’s a link to the second edition of the VacCAP newsletter. The Vaccinium Coordinated Agricultural Project (VacCAP) is a nationwide coordinated transdisciplinary project focused on […]
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Posted on June 7, 2021
Wildflower Plantings Increase Bee Diversity on Cranberry Marshes
Cranberries are highly reliant on insect pollination to achieve optimal yield. Most growers ensure the delivery of pollination services through rented honey bee colonies, though […]
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Posted on May 19, 2021
Leafhoppers Detected at Some Cranberry Marshes
Several marshes scouted Tuesday May 18, 2021 revealed the presence of small leafhopper nymphs that are strongly suspected to be blunt nosed leafhoppers (BNLH). As […]
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Posted on May 18, 2021
DIY Nematode Ranching: Nematode Large-Scale Propagation Protocol (Paint Tray)
Materials Needed 2 Burlap rectangles (cut into 20.5” x 12” rectangles) Frozen, dead Mealworms (1000 large mealworms-2000 small mealworms) Paint tray Lid 500-600mL of Nematode […]