Tag: Insecticides
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Posted on August 31, 2021
Cranberry: EPA Bans the Use of Chlorpyrifos (Lorsban) On All Food Crops
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 […]
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Posted on August 30, 2021
EPA Bans the Use of Chlorpyrifos (Lorsban) On All Food Crops
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 […]
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Posted on July 22, 2021
Apple Maggot Insecticides
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 […]
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Posted on June 29, 2021
Revisiting the insecticide: Actara
By: Christelle Guédot, UW-Madison, Department of Entomology Actara is registered for use in Wisconsin on several fruit crops including pome fruit, stone fruit, berries and […]
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Progress on the 2021 Pesticide Screening Program
Allison Jonjak, Christelle Guédot, Jed Colquhoun, and Leslie Holland As disease treatment windows close and we start counting insect number, continue degree day accumulation, and […]
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Posted on May 18, 2021
Newly-Registered Insecticide: Danitol
Danitol is a not a new insecticide but it is new to the cranberry industry. It was registered in 2020 on cranberry and is the […]
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Posted on September 29, 2020
We’re Checking the Yield on Our Trials! Here’s What To Look Forward To at Cranberry School 2021
As we put on our waders to analyze yields our trials, we wanted to let you start building excitement to discover what we’ve learned this […]
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Posted on August 17, 2020
Let’s Talk About Picnic/Sap Beetles
Picnic beetles, also called sap beetles, are a complex of over 160 species of beetles that feed on damaged, overripe, or decomposing fruits and vegetables. […]
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Posted on July 1, 2020
Cranberries: New Reduced Risk Insecticide, Verdepryn
Verdepryn is a new insecticide registered for use in Wisconsin on several crops including pome fruit, grape, berries and small fruit, which include cranberry. It […]
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Posted on June 22, 2020
New Reduced Risk Insecticide: Verdepryn
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 […]