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UW-Madison/Extension Insect Diagnostic Lab Update
Posted on June 30, 2022Caseload at the UW Insect Diagnostic Lab (IDL) has been high over the last two weeks. A summary of recent fruit crop insects reported to […]
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First Japanese Beetles Observed in Grape
Posted on June 28, 2022The first Japanese beetle adults (Figure 1; JB) were found as part of our research at a vineyard near Dane county. Emergence has just begun […]
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Calculating Percent in Bloom
Posted onThere’s no new information in this article. Cranberry growers today calculate % in bloom following the same time-tested calculation we’ve been using for generations. Because […]
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Meet Stephanie Plaster, the New Extension Farm Management Outreach Specialist
Posted onHello everyone, I am Stephanie Plaster the new Extension Farm Management Outreach Specialist. The Farm Management Outreach Specialist position is a new, exciting position in […]
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Who is Pollinating the Cranberries? Find Out with 2+ Years of Data from WiBee!
Posted onThis is our third year of collecting data with the WiBee app! Thank you to all of the growers and scouts who have participated so […]
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Biological Control in the Cranberry Agroecosystem
Posted onCranberry growers are always interested in diversifying their pest management strategies to reduce inputs, increase sustainability, and improve environmental stewardship of the land. One Integrated […]
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Update from the Wisconsin Cranberry Research Station
Posted onAs of today we are about 50% in blossom at the station and with great weather in the forecast hopefully setting fruit by the weekend. […]
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Grower Update: Vilas 51
Posted onWe are off to the races up north! Things have moved along quickly as they usually do. I believe all planting is done and all […]
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Grower Update: Flying Dollar Cranberry
Posted onHello everybody! Things are really ramping up here in the central Wisconsin cranberry crop. We have the pollinators working hard on the beds both bumblebee […]
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Mating Disruption in Apple
Posted onMating disruption (MD): pheromone-based tool where dispensers of artificial sex pheromones from (usually) females are placed in orchard and reduces the probability of males finding […]