Is Spring finally here?! This has been a Wisconsin Spring, rainy, cloudy, cool weather with some (few so far!) days of sunshine and colder than […]

Orthene (acephate) is a broad spectrum-organophosphate insecticide that has been available to the cranberry industry for many years, but usage of the material in Wisconsin […]

Fanfare is a not a new insecticide, having been first registered with EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) in 1985, but it is new to the cranberry […]

Caseload at the UW Insect Diagnostic Lab (IDL) remains low but is expected to gradually increase over the next few weeks. The low caseload isn’t […]

You have probably heard of “No Mow May” especially if you are located near Appleton, Wisconsin. No Mow May is an initiative that started in […]

Given the time of the year, caseload at the UW Insect Diagnostic Lab (IDL) is currently low but is expected to increase over the next […]

As expected for the time of the year, caseload at the UW Insect Diagnostic Lab has been declining over the last two weeks. A summary […]

Avaunt is a not a new insecticide to cranberry but one that is seldom used by cranberry growers in Wisconsin. With the loss of Lorsban […]

Avaunt is a not a new insecticide to Wisconsin but one that is seldom used by fruit growers in Wisconsin. With the loss of Lorsban previously discussed here, Avaunt is one alternative insecticide that can be used early season for the management of spring insects. Avaunt was […]

Caseload has remained steady at the UW Insect Diagnostic Lab over the last two weeks.  A summary of recent fruit crop insects reported to the […]