Avaunt is a not a new insecticide to Wisconsin but one that is seldom used by fruit growers in Wisconsin. With the loss of Lorsban previously discussed here, Avaunt is one alternative insecticide that can be used early season for the management of spring insects. Avaunt was […]

Harvest is now underway in some locations for some cultivars and there are a number of insects that you should think about as they can […]

After years of comments and deliberations, chlorpyrifos will no longer be available for use after 2021. This means that chlorpyrifos will not be allowed on […]

After years of comments and deliberations, chlorpyrifos will no longer be available for use after 2021. This means that chlorpyrifos will not be allowed on […]

As we are begin to see veraison on some grape varieties, social wasps are starting to show up at some vineyards we visited last week. […]

Apple maggots started emerging in Wisconsin orchards and will continue to do so for the next several weeks. Numbers are increasing and growers should consider […]

Japanese beetle adults (Figure 1; JB) continue to be present at the West Madison Ag Research Station (WMARS) vineyards. The numbers have not been really […]

Red-headed flea beetle (aka cranberry flea beetle; Systena frontalis) adults (Fig 1) started showing up at some marshes in the second week of July. It […]

Black stem borer (BSB) BSB, Xylosandrus germanus, also known as the alnus ambrosia beetle, is an invasive beetle from Asia accidentally introduced into central Europe […]

Populations of spotted wing drosophila (SWD; Figure 1) are likely to increase in the next few weeks as is the normal progression of this insect […]