Apple growers in Wisconsin have begun finding codling moth (CM) in pheromone-baited traps over the past two weeks. Life Cycle and Identification The codling moth […]

Strawberry root weevil (SRW; Fig 1) and black vine weevil (BVW; Fig 2) can be found in strawberry in Wisconsin. SRW adults are 1/5” long, […]

Proper identification and detection of insect pests is the basis of deciding when to apply a pest management tactic. It is essential to the basic […]

This summer we will discuss some of the different methods of integrated pest management, and how best to apply these to protecting fruit crops. The […]

Throughout the past summer we have been scouting weekly at the West Madison Agricultural Research Station (WMARS) and the Peninsular Agricultural Research Station (PARS). Here […]

Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) adults were found in our monitoring traps in apple orchards and in a pumpkin patch in Dane county, making this […]

The now infamous invasive pest, spotted wing drosophila (SWD), has devastated yield and marketability of raspberry crops across Wisconsin, and also has the potential to […]

The brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) monitoring project is underway and, as of June 8th, we have not caught any BMSB in the pheromone traps. […]

Grape plume moth is a sporadic pest of grapes in the Midwest, and has been seen in rather high numbers for the past couple weeks […]

The maps below show degree-day accumulations for cranberry plants and Sparganothis fruitworm across Wisconsin up through June 8, 2016. Temperature thresholds used for these calculations […]