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Reduced Risk Insecticide: Altacor
Posted on May 27, 2016Altacor is registered for use in Wisconsin on pome fruits, including apple, crabapple, pear, and quince as well as stone fruits, including apricot, sweet and […]
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Wine and Table Grape Developmental Stages
Posted onAs mentioned in the “supplemental” issue of the Wisconsin Fruit News, published on May 17th, there was some damage from frost at West Madison Agricultural […]
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Grape Disease Update and Grape Disease Scouting
Posted onGrape scouting at the Peninsular Agricultural Research Station began on May 18th shortly after bud burst. The West Madison Agricultural Research Station was scouted for […]
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Upcoming Degree-Day Benchmarks for Sparganothis and Degree-Day Maps: May 25, 2016
Posted onIn these warmer days of spring and summer, degree-days can accumulate pretty quickly. For example, each of the last few days with lows in the […]
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Raspberry Varieties and Their Infestation by Drosophila suzukii
Posted onOne of the major insect pests which attack raspberry plants during their fruiting time is the invasive fly species, the spotted wing drosophila (SWD), Drosophila […]
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Keeping Special Pesticide Registrations in Mind When Planning Fruit Pest Management
Posted onNew and localized pest problems can be extremely challenging in fruit production. In response, researchers, pesticide registrants and the Wisconsin DATCP often work together to […]
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UW-Madison/Extension Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic (PDDC) Update May 20, 2016
Posted onThe PDDC receives samples of many plant and soil samples from around the state. The following diseases/disorders have been identified at the PDDC from April […]
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Wisconsin Fruit News — Vol 1, Issue 4 (May 29, 2016)
Posted onWisconsin Fruit News — Vol I, Issue 4 (May 29, 2016) Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic update Special pesticide registrations Raspberry varieties and infestation by spotted wing drosophila Event […]
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Wisconsin Fruit News — Vol 1, Supp 1 (Post-freeze)
Posted on May 17, 2016Wisconsin Fruit News — Vol 1, Supplemental 1 – Post-freeze (May 17, 2016) Post-freeze vineyard management Promalin, a frost rescue alternative for apples Grape damage profile at […]
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Grape Damage Profile at WMARS
Posted onVines at West Madison Agricultural Research Station show a fair bit of frost-damage this week. The prevalence of frost-damaged shoots on an individual vines varies […]