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2020 Apple Disease Update: Pink Bud and Bloom
I thought a combined post on disease management for the pink and bloom stages was justifiable this week since …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - March 31, 2020
Coronavirus Impact on Apple Pest Recommendations The coronavirus situation has sidelined our field activities for the timing being, so we …
Crop Load Management Update: Pink to Bloom
Recent warm temperatures accelerated reproductive bud development dramatically over the past week. Full bloom was reported at low elevation …
Minimizing Blind Wood on Apple
Bud break has been observed across multiple apple cultivars in Western NC. Several treatments to increase lateral branching on …
2020 Apple Disease Update: 1/2" Green and Tight Cluster
With the exception of ‘Rome Beauty’ and trees recently planted, nearly all cultivars in North Carolina have passed the …
2020 Apple Disease Update: Late Silver / Green Tip
Silver tip and green tip have arrived in most apple orchards and cultivars throughout NC. Given the importance of …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - September 24, 2019
This will be the last insect report of the year, and appropriately the only insect of concern is BMSB. …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - September 17, 2019
At the risk of sounding like a broken record, the brown marmorated stink bug remains a threat to late …
Marssonina Madness on Malus
Premature defoliation resulting from Necrotic Leaf Blotch and Glomerella Leaf Spot was the focus of last week’s post. Unfortunately …
Don't Be Fooled by Nectrotic Leaf Blotch
Over the past week I’ve received a few phone calls regarding concern over leaves on Golden Delicious suddenly developing …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - September 10, 2019
Brown marmorated stink bug remains the only insect of concern on apples at this time. However, populations continue to …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - September 2, 2019
Brown marmorated stink bug populations continue to increase in numbers, with the overall average trap capture across all orchards …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - August 27, 2019
Little has changed during the past week, with brown marmorated stink bug and apple maggot being pests of concern. …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - August 20, 2019
This week’s insects of concern are brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) and apple maggot. Codling moth and OFM populations …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - August 13, 2019
Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) continues to be the insect that poses the greatest threat to damage of apples. …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - August 6, 2019
Key insects of concern this week including brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) and apple maggot. While we are observing …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - July 30, 2019
At this time the two major insect pests of concern are the brown marmorated stink bug and the apple …
Updated: Section 18 Labels for Bifenthrin and Dinotefuran for Control of BMSB in Apples, Peaches and Nectarines
N.C. Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services’ request for Section 18 labels for use of bifenthrin and dinotefuran on …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - July 23, 2019
Overall, insect pressure is fairly low throughout the region. Codling moth and oriental fruit moth populations are very low, …