Category: WFN, Vol. 1-4
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Posted on May 2, 2016
Cranberry Degree Day Map and Update May 2, 2016
In general, it’s been fairly cool over the past two weeks, so we have not accumulated many more degree days than when we last reported […]
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Strawberry Cultivars and Your Farm Profitability: Results of Midwest Strawberry Performance Trials
Some of you reading this had the opportunity to attend presentations that I have given at conferences, workshops and field days. Most of you have […]
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Pest Alert: Spotted Lanternfly
Common Name: Spotted Lanternfly Order: Hemiptera Family: Fulgoridae Scientific Name: Lycorma delicatula (White) Spotted lanternfly (SLF) is an invasive plant hopper native to China, India, […]
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Wisconsin Fruit News — Vol 1, Issue 2 (May 2, 2016)
Wisconsin Fruit News — Vol I, Issue 2 (May 2, 2016) Degree Day Overview Spotted Lanternfly Pest Alert Strawberry Cultivars and your Farm Profitability Cranberry Degree Day […]
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WFFVC Grape Grower Survey Results 2016
On January 26, 2016, attendees of the Grape Track at the 2016 Wisconsin Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Growers Conference held in the Wisconsin Dells had […]
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Posted on April 18, 2016
Wisconsin Fruit News — Vol 1, Issue 1 (April 18, 2016)
Wisconsin Fruit News — Vol I, Issue 1 (April 18, 2016) Introducing the Wisconsin Fruit News Spotted wing drosophila survey summary The importance of Degree Day modeling […]
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Degree Days: What They Are, How To Calculate Them, and Why They Matter to You
Degree days (DD) are a tool with which we can estimate the most abundant life stage present of a certain pest species at each point […]
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Update on Brown Marmorated Stink Bug April 18, 2016
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB; Halyomorpha halys) is an invasive insect pest which was first detected in Wisconsin in 2010. It is likely to become […]
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Promalin, a Frost Rescue Alternative for Apples
It’s that time of the year once again when we start getting nervous about bud break and spring frost, and with the crazy weather pattern […]
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Grape Variety Developmental Stages April 18, 2016
This summer I will also be scouting for grape developmental stages and for insect damage on grapes at the West Madison Agricultural Research Station. Once […]