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Pest Alert: Spotted Lanternfly
Posted on May 2, 2016Common 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)
Posted onWisconsin 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
Posted onOn 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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CCMJ — Vol 29, Issue 2 (April 25, 2016)
Posted on April 27, 2016Cranberry Crop Management Journal — Vol XXIX, Issue 2 (April 25, 2016) Blueberry Phytoplasma in Cranberry Rose Chafer 2016 Fungicide Update Spring had Sprung Bravo Status […]
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Wisconsin Fruit News — Vol 1, Issue 1 (April 18, 2016)
Posted on April 18, 2016Wisconsin 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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CCMJ — Vol 29, Issue 1 (April 6, 2016)
Posted onCranberry Crop Management Journal — Vol XXIX, Issue 1 (April 6, 2016) Dew Point New Wisconsin Fruit Website and Newsletter Early Season Grower Workshops Grower Updates
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Degree Days: What They Are, How To Calculate Them, and Why They Matter to You
Posted onDegree 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
Posted onBrown 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
Posted onIt’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
Posted onThis summer I will also be scouting for grape developmental stages and for insect damage on grapes at the West Madison Agricultural Research Station. Once […]