Japanese beetles (Fig. 1) have now been observed last weekend around Dane county, but not yet at any of the vineyards we are monitoring for […]

Phenology This week at the West Madison Agricultural Research Station (WMARS) in Verona, WI, cultivars are at various stages of setting and developing berries, ranging […]

I received last week some pictures of these very interesting larvae within their casing made of grass blades and twigs (Figs. 1 and 2). The […]

Phenology This week at the West Madison Agricultural Research Station (WMARS) in Verona, WI, all cultivars are currently flowering (Table 1). The majority of shoots […]

Phenology This week at the West Madison Agricultural Research Station (WMARS) in Verona, WI, all cultivars are approaching flowering (Table 1). The majority of shoots […]

The scouting this week at the West Madison Agricultural Research Station did not result in any insect activity to report. Only one grape phylloxera gall […]

We saw reports of bud burst and 1- to 3-inch shoots this past week in Wisconsin. Critical fungicide application timing is now for several grape […]

Phenology At the West Madison Agricultural Research Station (WMARS) in Verona, WI, shoot development varies widely across all cultivars (Table 1). Marquette is the most […]

Early varieties like Macintosh and Zestar are at first pink. Honeycrisp is at half inch green to tight cluster. Marquette is at early bud swell. […]

Phenology At the West Madison Agricultural Research Station (WMARS) in Verona, WI, shoot development across all cultivars has reached at least E-L* Stage 3 (“Wooly […]