Tag: insects
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Posted on August 19, 2022
Scouting for Insects in Day-Neutral Organic Strawberries
Since the last scouting report for our day-neutral organic strawberry project at the West Madison Agricultural Research Station (WMARS), more and more ripe fruits are […]
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Posted on August 11, 2022
Organic Day-Neutral Strawberry Insects and Diseases
Since our last scouting report for our day-neutral organic strawberry project at the West Madison Agricultural Research Station (WMARS), more and more ripe fruits are […]
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Little Flashback on Thrips in Strawberries
Thrips continue to be present in the day-neutral organic strawberry planting at the West Madison Agricultural Station, with numbers that have been pretty stable in […]
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UW-Madison/Extension Insect Diagnostic Lab Update
Caseload at the UW Insect Diagnostic Lab (IDL) has been very high over the last two weeks. A summary of recent fruit crop insects reported […]
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Posted on July 28, 2022
Japanese Beetle Management Without Insecticides
The Japanese beetle (JB; Figure 1), an invasive insect pest that can cause economic damage to several fruit crops, started showing up in large numbers […]
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Posted on July 14, 2022
UW-Madison/Extension Insect Diagnostic Lab Update
Caseload at the UW Insect Diagnostic Lab (IDL) has been high over the last two weeks. A summary of recent fruit crop insects reported to […]
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Posted on June 30, 2022
First Spotted-Wing Drosophila Detected
The first spotted-wing drosophila (SWD; Fig 1) was collected June 17th in one of our monitoring trap serviced by Hanna McIntosh for our raspberry mulch […]
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UW-Madison/Extension Insect Diagnostic Lab Update
Caseload at the UW Insect Diagnostic Lab (IDL) has been high over the last two weeks. A summary of recent fruit crop insects reported to […]
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Posted on June 28, 2022
First Japanese Beetles Observed in Grape
The first Japanese beetle adults (Figure 1; JB) were found as part of our research at a vineyard near Dane county. Emergence has just begun […]
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Biological Control in the Cranberry Agroecosystem
Cranberry growers are always interested in diversifying their pest management strategies to reduce inputs, increase sustainability, and improve environmental stewardship of the land. One Integrated […]