WNC Insect Pest Populations
April 17, 2018 UPDATE ON CODLING MOTH AND ORIENTAL FRUIT MOTH BIOFIX: Biofix for the OFM at the Mountain Horticultural …
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Apple Disease Update: Petal Fall
This Petal Fall Disease Update may be slightly premature, however, I figured I’d get it out for those wanting …
Apple Alert: Blossom Blight Infection: April 18-19
The risk of a blossom blight infection event is HIGH for Polk County (NC) for Wednesday April 18 and …
Apple Alert: Blossom Blight Infection
The risk of a blossom blight infection event is HIGH for Henderson County (NC) for Saturday April 14th. The risk …
Apple Horticultural Update: Cold Temperatures and Crop Load Management
A cold front passed through the southeast over the weekend, resulting in temperatures near or below critical temperatures for …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations
April 10, 2018 The weekly insect pest update is now hosted at the new Southern Appalachian Apples Portal, which includes …
Apple Disease Update: Bloom
Blossom Blight The opening of blossoms on apple trees is usually accompanied by numerous concerns for Southeastern apple growers, with …
Western NC Orchard Insect Populations - April 3, 2018
The weekly insect pest update is now hosted at the new Southern Appalachian Apples Portal, which includes information on …
Apple Disease Update: Tight Cluster and Pink Bud
The arrival of tight cluster signals the start of fungicide protection for diseases other than apple scab and frogeye …
Early Season Insecticide Options on Apples
The green tip to petal fall period is an important time for preventive management of several key insect and …
Apple Disease Update: Preseason and Green Tip
The warm temperatures in Western NC during the past few weeks have caused green tip to arrive early on …
Apple Disease Update: Half Inch Green
Even with the cold snap this past week, most apple cultivars in Western NC are now at or have …
Leaf Spots of Bother: The Troublesome 3
Identification of apple leaf spot diseases can be a major headache for even the most experienced growers and extension …
The Ambrosia Beetle Invasion of Western NC Apple Orchards
Across Western NC there have been numerous reports of apparently healthy trees mysteriously collapsing in young high-density apple orchards. …
Apple Thinning Update (05/10/17): Blue Ridge, GA
Apple Carbohydrate Balance Model for Blue Ridge, GA: May 10, 2017 The Apple Carbohydrate Balance Model was developed by researchers …
Apple Thinning Update (05/10/17): Ellijay, GA
Apple Carbohydrate Balance Model for Ellijay, GA: May 10, 2017 The Apple Carbohydrate Balance Model was developed by researchers at …
Apple Thinning Update (05/03/17): Ellijay, GA
Apple Carbohydrate Balance Model for Ellijay, GA: May 3, 2017 The Apple Carbohydrate Balance Model was developed by researchers at …
Apple Thinning Update (05/03/17): Blue Ridge, GA
Apple Carbohydrate Balance Model for Blue Ridge, GA: May 3, 2017 The Apple Carbohydrate Balance Model was developed by researchers …
Apple Thinning Update (05/03/17): Henderson County, NC
Apple Carbohydrate Balance Model for Edneyville, NC: May 3, 2017 Using NEWA (http://newa.cornell.edu/), I ran the Apple Carbohydrate Balance Model …
Apple Thinning Update (04/25/17): Blue Ridge, GA
Apple Carbohydrate Balance Model for Blue Ridge, GA: April 25, 2017 The Apple Carbohydrate Balance Model was developed by researchers …