Apple Disease Update: Week of July 26, 2021
Leaf defoliation on apple trees has begun in Western NC, but unfortunately it’s not quite autumn. Rather, the fungal …
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WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - July 27, 2021
Codling Moth and BMSB are Key Target Pests Codling moth: Degree-day accumulations range from about 1770 in Henderson County to …
Where Does My Farm Fall Under the Produce Safety Rule in 2021?
FDA just released “adjusted inflation cutoffs” that are used to determine how produce farms will be affected by FSMA’s Produce …
Helping Farm Workers at Produce Farms Understand COVID-19
The NC State University Produce Safety Team has created training videos in English and Spanish to help farmworkers better …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - July 20, 2021
2nd Generation Codling Moth in Higher Elevations, BMSB in Lower Elevations Codling Moth: In higher elevation orchards such as Henderson …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - July 13, 2021
2nd Generation Codling Moth Remains Key Pest In orchards with elevation of about 2000 ft or greater (e.g., Henderson, Haywood, …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - July 6, 2021
With the exception of the second generation coding moth flight, overall insect activity remains low throughout the region. Codling moth …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - June 29, 2021
Codling Moth: Except for second-generation codling moth in lower elevation orchards (less than about 1200 ft elevation), insect activity …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - June 22, 2021
In elevations greater than about 2000 ft, such as Henderson, Haywood, and Wilkes Counties, this remains a time of …
Apple Disease Update: Week of June 21, 2021
At this point in the season in North Carolina, you should be well into boring summer fungicide cover programs, …
Apple Disease Update: Week of June 14, 2021
This week a few reminders about scab and rust management-I’ve had several correspondences about both. Let’s deal with the …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - June 15, 2021
Codling moth model DD accumulations range from about 810 in Henderson County to about 1150 in Cleveland County. These …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - June 8, 2021
Codling moth degree-day accumulations range from about 630 in Henderson County to approximately 960 DD in Cleveland County. At …
Apple Disease Update: Week of June 7, 2021
In this week’s post, I’d like to address a question that has been popping up recently: Options for flyspeck/sooty …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - June 2, 2021
Codling moth degree-day accumulations range from about 530 in Henderson County to 825 in Cleveland/Lincoln Counties. Hence, it remains …
Apple Disease Update: Week of May 31, 2021
It is not very often a photo of powdery mildew is the highlight picture in my blog post during …
Virtual Honeycrisp Meet-up
Below is information about a three-part series of virtual meetings regarding the management of Honeycrisp. The discussion will be …
Apple Disease Update: Week of May 24, 2021
First take a moment to enjoy the beauty of the ooze droplets on the ‘Honeycrisp’ shoot above and then …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - May 26, 2021
May 25, 2021 As has been the case for the past several weeks, codling moth remains the greatest threat throughout …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - May 18, 2021
May 18, 2021 Codling moth remains the primary concern across the region, with degree-day accumulations since biofix ranging from about …