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UW-Madison Insect Diagnostic Lab Update
Posted on July 31, 2019The caseload at the UW Insect Diagnostic Lab (IDL) has remained high over the last two weeks. Reports of fruit crop insect activity submitted to […]
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Spotted wing drosophila populations are increasing
Posted onPopulations of spotted wing drosophila (SWD; Figure 1) are ramping up in Southern Wisconsin. We are only monitoring with one trap this summer as part […]
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Insecticides for apple maggot and codling moth
Posted onApple maggots are emerging in Wisconsin orchards and will continue to do so for the next several weeks. Numbers are slowly increasing and growers should […]
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Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic Update for July 26
Posted on July 29, 2019The PDDC receives samples of many plant and soil samples from around the state. The following diseases/disorders have been identified at the PDDC from July […]
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Fond Farewell
Posted on July 25, 2019Dear Fruit Grower Community, By the time you read this, I will have retired from my 24-year career in fruit pathology at UW-Madison. As I […]
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Cluster zone leaf removal impact on fruit quality of cold climate grapes
Posted onCluster-zone leaf removal is a very effective practice to open up the canopy and increase the exposure of clusters to sunlight and airflow. What are […]
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UW-Madison/Extension Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic Update
Posted on July 19, 2019The PDDC receives samples of many plant and soil samples from around the state. The following diseases/disorders have been identified at the PDDC from July […]
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Japanese beetles are back!
Posted onJapanese beetles (JB; Figure 1) started to emerge about 2 weeks ago, probably about a week later than in the past couple of years. As […]
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Grape Variety Developmental Stages: July 19, 2019
Posted onAt the West Madison Agricultural Research Station (WMARS) in Madison, WI, shoot development across most cultivars’ buds were in E-L* stage 31 (“Berries pea-size; 7 […]
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Grape scouting report: Japanese beetles are out and about!
Posted onThis week, the scouting at the West Madison Research Station (WMARS) vineyard occurred on 7/15/19. Grape phylloxera galls continue to be observed on most cultivars […]