News From Southern Appalachian Apples

Symptoms of GLS on a wet leaf
GLS and Bitter Rot Meeting: July 9, 2026

Published - July 6, 2026

Symptoms of Glomerella leaf spot on apple leaves
Apple Disease Update: Week of July 1, 2026

Published - July 1, 2026

Close-up of brown weevil (plum curculio) on sandy soil
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Update - July 1, 2026

Published - July 1, 2026

Hail damage on apple fruit
2026 Emergency Apple Alert! Hail Spray

Published - June 30, 2026

Glomerella Leaf Spot
GLS and Bitter Rot Meeting: June 30, 2026

Published - June 29, 2026

Image of Glomerella leaf spot and fruit rot in an apple tree
Apple Disease Update: Week of June 25, 2026

Published - June 25, 2026

Moths stuck on white sticky card with rubber synthetic pheromone dispenser.
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Update - June 24, 2026

Published - June 24, 2026

Glomerella Leaf Spot
GLS and Bitter Rot Meeting

Published - June 22, 2026

Small apple fruit with young bitter rot lesions
Apple Disease Update: Week of June 14, 2026

Published - June 17, 2026

Small green aphids on an apple leaf
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Update - June 17, 2026

Published - June 17, 2026

Apple orchard
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Update - June 9, 2026

Published - June 9, 2026

Rectangular sticky insect trap in an apple tree
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - June 1, 2026

Published - June 4, 2026

Dew on apples in the morning
Apple Disease Update: Week of May 31, 2026

Published - June 3, 2026

Insect trap in apple tree
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Update - May 28, 2026

Published - May 28, 2026

symptoms of glomerella leaf spot on apple leaves in the rain
Apple Disease Update: Week of May 24, 2026

Published - May 26, 2026

Small apples on tree with orange plastic insect trap in background, in orchard
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Update - May 19, 2026

Published - May 19, 2026

Conidia of apple powdery mildew on the shoot and leaf of an apple tree
Apple Disease Update: Week of May 17, 2026

Published - May 17, 2026

Orange coroplast insect trap in apple orchard
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Update - May 12, 2026

Published - May 12, 2026

Fire blight in an apple tree
Apple Disease Update: Week of May 3, 2026

Published - May 5, 2026

White tent insect trap in apple orchard
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Update - May 5, 2026

Published - May 5, 2026

Sprayer spraying apple trees
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Update - April 28, 2026

Published - April 29, 2026

Blackening of the midvein due to shoot blight
Apple Disease Update: Week of April 27, 2026

Published - April 27, 2026

View of mountains with apple orchard in foreground
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Update - April 20, 2026

Published - April 27, 2026

Elongation Apple Shoot
Apple Diease Update: Week of April 20, 2026

Published - April 20, 2026

Codling moth synthetic lure in sticky insect trap, with captured codling moth
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - April 13, 2026

Published - April 20, 2026

Photo of the petal fall phenological stage of an apple flower
2026 Apple Disease Update: Petal Fall + Blossom Blight Infection Alert!

Published - April 9, 2026

Delta-style insect trap in apple tree during bloom
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Update - April 6, 2026

Published - April 6, 2026

Native bee on apple flower
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - March 30, 2026

Published - April 3, 2026

Bloom on an apple tree in a trellis block
2026 Apple Disease Update: Bloom

Published - March 31, 2026

blossom blight in apple
March 30-April 3, 2026: Blossom Blight Infection Alert!

Published - March 29, 2026

blossom blight in apple
March 27, 2026: Blossom Blight Infection Alert!

Published - March 26, 2026

blossom blight in apple
2026 Blossom Blight Infection Alert!

Published - March 23, 2026

Apple phenology stages of tight cluster and pink
2026 Apple Disease Update: Tight Cluster and Pink Bud

Published - March 23, 2026

Budding trees with greenhouse and other buildings in background
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Update - March 23, 2026

Published - March 23, 2026

Gala apple blossom with no visible injury to the pistil. This would be categorized as a viable blossom. Photo by Tom Kon, NC State.
Assessing apple bud damage following an advective freeze

Published - March 23, 2026

An image of young high density apple orchard. Trees are trained to a trellis and the base of the trunks (lower 2') are coated in white latex paint to minimize southwest injury.
Commercial Tree Fruit Extension Meeting in Henderson County [February 20th]

Published - February 13, 2026

Apple orchard under snow
2026 Southeastern Winter Apple School Postponed!

Published - February 3, 2026

Cripps Pink apples in crate
2025 Apple Maturity Pilot Program [10.16.2025]

Published - October 17, 2025

Conference room with attendees seated at round tables listening to a presenter at front
Join Us for the 2025 NC Produce Safety Professionals Conference!

Published - October 16, 2025

From: NC Fresh Produce Safety
apples in crate showing starch pattern
2025 Apple Maturity Pilot Program [10.08.25]

Published - October 10, 2025

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