At this time, social wasps, multicolored Asian ladybeetles (MALB) and Drosophila flies are likely present in your vineyards looking for sugar sources to feed on […]

Caseload at the UW Insect Diagnostic Lab has decreased with September’s arrival.  A summary of relevant insects and fruit crop pests submitted to the UW […]

As we are approaching harvest, there are a number of insects that you should prepare for as they can become problematic at harvest. These include […]

Caseload at the UW Insect Diagnostic Lab has started to decline over the last two weeks.  A summary of fruit crop pests recently submitted to […]

Caseload at the UW Insect Diagnostic Lab has remained high over the last two weeks.  A summary of fruit crop pests recently submitted to the […]

At the West Madison Research Station (WMARS), 9/30/19 was the last day of harvest for all the grapes. Wasps were still present in grapes at […]

Overall caseload at the UW Insect Diagnostic Lab has begun to decrease for the year, including reports of fruit crop insects.  Reports of fruit crop […]

At the West Madison Research Station (WMARS), a lot of berry splitting was observed on 9/23/19 and social wasps started showing up to take advantage […]

The caseload at the UW Insect Diagnostic Lab (IDL) has remained high over the last two weeks.  Reports of fruit crop insect activity submitted to […]

The interplay between social wasps and fruit crops can be a difficult relationship for growers to navigate. On one hand, wasps can be major vineyard […]