Category: Insects
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Posted on May 11, 2020
Spring Insects: Leafrollers and Leafminers
Spring is here and so are leafrollers and leafminers. DATCP reported for the first week of May average counts of redbanded leafroller (RBLR; Figure 1) […]
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Posted on May 1, 2020
Mating disruption and dog wood borer
Spring is here, insects are flying, and now is the time to think about implementing mating disruption in your orchards for codling moth. We have […]
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Posted on April 30, 2020
Grape bud swell: watch out for flea beetle and cutworm damage
Spring is finally here and grape buds are starting to swell. Now is the time to start scouting for insects that may hollow out grape […]
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Posted on April 27, 2020
The new WiBee App tracks wild bee pollinators on your farm
On any warm, sunny day during the growing season, you can observe an abundance of different species of bees visiting fruit and vegetable blooms: bumble […]
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Posted on October 10, 2019
Grape Scouting Report: Social Wasps are Still Here
At the West Madison Research Station (WMARS), 9/30/19 was the last day of harvest for all the grapes. Wasps were still present in grapes at […]
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Posted on October 7, 2019
UW-Madison/Extension Insect Diagnostic Lab Update
Overall caseload at the UW Insect Diagnostic Lab has begun to decrease for the year, including reports of fruit crop insects. Reports of fruit crop […]
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Posted on September 27, 2019
Grape scouting report: Social wasps are here
At the West Madison Research Station (WMARS), a lot of berry splitting was observed on 9/23/19 and social wasps started showing up to take advantage […]
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Posted on September 26, 2019
Field Trial for Lure Longevity
Background: Rubber septa loaded with female moth pheromone, placed in P2 sticky traps around marshes, are widely used as lures in the cranberry industry to […]
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Posted on September 25, 2019
PARS Vineyard Scouting Report
Maturity levels are running 6-8 days later than normal due to cool, wet weather at the Peninsular Agricultural Research Station (PARS). We are currently harvesting […]
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Door County Report, September 24, 2019
The rain just keeps coming. Apple harvest is ongoing and grapes are slowly increasing in sugars. Apple and grape maturity reports will be published weekly […]