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UW-Madison/Extension Insect Diagnostic Lab Update
Posted on July 19, 2019The caseload at the UW Insect Diagnostic Lab (IDL) has been high over the last two weeks. Reports of fruit crop insect activity submitted to […]
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Door County Report, July 15, 2019
Posted on July 17, 2019Spotted wing drosophila are active- female flies were first caught last Tuesday in Southern Door and numbers have greatly increased throughout the week. They have […]
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Door County Report, July 1, 2019
Posted on July 5, 2019Temperatures are finally rising, so things are moving along more quickly. Apples are about 20-30mm in size. Sweet cherries are starting to get a rosy […]
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Strawberries Post-Harvest: Renovation or Rotation?
Posted onIf your strawberry field just “squeaked by” this spring with a moderate crop of fruit but maybe a not-so-attractive weed problem, it may be an […]
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Black Stem Borer
Posted onCommon Name: Black stem borer aka Asian ambrosia beetle Order: Coleoptera Family: Curculionidae Scientific Name: Xylosandrus germanus (Blandford) The black stem borer […]
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Grape Scouting Report: Grape Phylloxera and Grape Scale?
Posted onScouting at the West Madison Research Station (WMARS) vineyard on 7/2/19 showed an increase in the number of phylloxera galls (Figure 1) observed on most […]
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Grape Variety Developmental Stages: July 5, 2019
Posted onAt the West Madison Agricultural Research Station (WMARS) in Madison, WI, shoot development across most cultivars’ buds were in E-L* stage 27 (“Setting; young berries […]
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UW-Madison/Extension Insect Diagnostic Lab Update for July 5, 2019
Posted onThe caseload at the UW Insect Diagnostic Lab (IDL) has been high over the last two weeks. Reports of fruit crop insect activity submitted to […]
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Plant Disease Diagnostic Update June 28, 2019
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 June […]
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Apple Sooty Blotch and Flyspeck
Posted onAfter a sluggish start, it feels like summer might be here! For apple growers, hot weather means the threat of scab is lessening, but the […]