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Reduced Risk Insecticide: Intrepid
Posted on June 23, 2017Intrepid is registered for use in Wisconsin on pome fruits, including apple, crabapple, pear, loquat, and quince as well as stone fruits, including apricot, sweet […]
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Cranberry Crop Man. Journal — Vol 30, Issue 4 (June 14, 2017)
Posted on June 14, 2017Cranberry Crop Management Journal — Vol XXX, Issue 4 (June 14, 2017) Practices to Improve Pollination Degree-Day Maps Fungicide Timing Identifying Frost Damage in Cranberry Buds […]
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Wisconsin Fruit News — Vol 2, Supp 2 (Invasive Insects)
Posted onWisconsin Fruit News — Vol 2, Supplemental 2 – Invasive Insects (June 13, 2017) Brown marmorated stink bug caught in apple orchard First spotted wing drosophila of […]
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Focus on Apple Aphids
Posted on June 9, 2017Wooly apple aphids have begun to appear in Wisconsin’s orchards, and now is a good time to remind yourself of the different species of aphid […]
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Reduced risk insecticide: Surround
Posted onSurround is registered for use in Wisconsin on pome fruits, including apple, crabapple, pear, loquat, and quince as well as stone fruits, including apricot, sweet […]
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Grape insect scouting report – leafrollers
Posted onIn the previous issue of this newsletter, we mentioned seeing up to 18% shoots damaged by grape plume moth caterpillars at the West Madison Agricultural […]
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Integrated Pest Management: Cultural Controls
Posted onThe concept of integrated pest management (IPM) is built on using a multifaceted approach to deal with insects, plant diseases, weeds or any other pest […]
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Wisconsin Fruit News — Vol 2, Issue 5 (June 9, 2017)
Posted onWisconsin Fruit News — Vol 2, Issue 5 (June 9, 2017) First brown marmorated stink bug caught in trap IPM: Cultural controls Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic update Insect […]
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Apple Pest Update – Codling Moth Flight Begins
Posted on May 26, 2017Apple growers in Wisconsin have begun finding codling moth (CM) in pheromone-baited traps over the past two weeks. Life Cycle and Identification The codling moth […]
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Strawberry Root Weevil and Black Vine Weevil
Posted onStrawberry root weevil (SRW; Fig 1) and black vine weevil (BVW; Fig 2) can be found in strawberry in Wisconsin. SRW adults are 1/5” long, […]