Japanese beetle adults (Figure 1; JB) have now been reported in several counties, including Dane county. Only 1 JB was observed at the West Madison […]

Phenology At the West Madison Agricultural Research Station (WMARS) in Madison, WI, shoot development as of June 24 ranged between E-L* stage 27 (“Setting, young […]

Verdepryn is a new insecticide registered for use in Wisconsin on several crops including pome fruit, grape, berries, and small fruit, including cranberry. It was […]

This webinar features quick updates and tips from University of Minnesota and University of Wisconsin-Madison experts on canopy management tasks like leaf pulling, tucking, and […]

Phenology At the West Madison Agricultural Research Station (WMARS) in Madison, WI, shoot development as of June 11 ranged between E-L* stage 18 (“Flower caps […]

The grapes at the West Madison Research Station (WMARS) vineyard showed the presence of a few grape phylloxera galls on 6/11/20 (Fig 1). Grape phylloxera […]

The PDDC is now once again accepting physical samples for diagnosis, but due to COVID-19, only with limited hours and limited sample processing capacity.  Click […]

Scouting of the grapes at the West Madison Research Station (WMARS) vineyard on 5/27/20 showed the presence of a few grape phylloxera galls (Fig. 1) […]

Phenology At the West Madison Agricultural Research Station (WMARS) in Madison, WI, shoot development ranged between E-L* stage 9 (“2 to 3 leaves separated”) on […]

At the West Madison Agricultural Research Station (WMARS) in Madison, WI, shoot development ranged between E-L* stage 3 (“Wooly bud without green showing”) on Petite […]