Correction: While there is a supply issue with Diazinon at this time, there should be an official statement from Adama soon, hopefully, about their plans […]

The red-headed flea beetle (RHFB), Systena frontalis, also known as the cranberry flea beetle has been emerging in the last week. RHFB is native to […]

We are seeing a lot of these odd, yet very common, insects in grapes and strawberries during our scouting and research, and I got some […]

Caseload at the UW Insect Diagnostic Lab (IDL) is currently very high. A summary of fruit crop insects reported to the lab in June as […]

The dry and hot weather conditions are very conducive to some insects, including mites. We are seeing higher than expected mite incidence at the West […]

I saw my first Japanese beetle adult (Figure 1; JB) today at a collaborating vineyard where we are looking at the interaction of social wasps […]

This is not a scientific article, and is instead observational. When I say “showing” or “observed” here, I do not mean a statistically valid scientific […]

This is shaping up to be a dynamic year for chemical manufacturers. Detail from FMC on Altacor is included in this post. Loveland products has discontinued […]

Caseload at the UW Insect Diagnostic Lab (IDL) has trended upwards over the last month and is expected to reach “summer” levels in the near […]

Thrips tend to move into plantings on early spring wind storms from Southern states and can cause significant damage to June-bearing strawberry. In early summer […]