News From Southern Appalachian Apples

Early symptoms of GLS on Gala
Apple Disease Update: Week of June 8, 2025

June 9, 2025

Close-up of an apple leaf heavily infested with small green aphids clustered along the underside and stem.
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - June 2, 2025

June 2, 2025

Early Symptoms of bitter rot on fruit
Apple Disease Update: Week of June 1, 2025

June 2, 2025

Trap in apple orchard
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - May 27, 2025

May 27, 2025

Symptoms of GLS on apple leaves
Apple Disease Update: Week of May 25, 2025

May 27, 2025

Insect trap in apple orchard
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - May 19, 2025

May 19, 2025

Blackening of the midvein due to shoot blight
Apple Disease Update: Week of May 18, 2025

May 19, 2025

Apple orchard
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - May 12, 2025

May 12, 2025

Primary powdery mildew symptoms on apple
Apple Disease Update: Week of May 11, 2025

May 12, 2025

Hail damage on apple fruit
Emergency Apple Alert: Hail Spray

May 8, 2025

European red mites on apple leaf
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - May 5, 2025

May 5, 2025

Shoot blight on apple tree
Apple Disease Update: Week of May 4, 2025

May 5, 2025

Spraying apple orchard
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - April 28, 2025

April 28, 2025

Early Fruit Set
Apple Disease Update: Week of April 27, 2025

April 28, 2025

Plum curculio adult
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - April 21, 2025

April 21, 2025

Symptoms of GLS on a wet leaf
Apple Disease Update: Week of April 20, 2025

April 21, 2025

A photo of blossom blight on an apple flower
April 19-22: Blossom Blight Infection Alert!

April 19, 2025

Image of several Gala apple fruit clusters that have fruit that are 8mm in diameter and appear to be setting with 4 or 5 fruit in a cluster.
Apple Thinning Update: 04.18.25

April 18, 2025

Mountain Horticultural Crops Research Station irrigation pond and orchard
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - April 14, 2025

April 14, 2025

shoot blight on apple tree
Fast FAQs About Kudos

April 14, 2025

Early growth of a shoot on an apple tree
2025 Apple Disease Update: Petal Fall/1st Cover/Blossom Blight Risk

April 14, 2025

Apple blossom petal fall stage
2025 Apple Disease Update: Late Bloom and Petal Fall

April 7, 2025

A photo of blossom blight on an apple flower
April 3-7: Blossom Blight Infection Alert!

April 2, 2025

Photo of Firewall
Applying FireWall 50WP

March 31, 2025

Apple blooms
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - March 31, 2025

March 31, 2025

Photo showing pink bud and bloom phenology stages in apple
Apple Disease Update: Pink Bud and Bloom

March 31, 2025

A photo of blossom blight on an apple flower
March 31 and April 1: Blossom Blight Infection Alert!

March 30, 2025

Rows of young saplings planted in furrows across a rural field with distant mountains
Commercial Tree Fruit Extension Meeting in Henderson County [March 6th]

February 25, 2025

NC State Extension helping Western North Carolina WNC apple growers in aftermath of Hurricane Helene
Hope After Helene: Extension Promotes Resilience, Renewal for N.C. Apple Growers

November 19, 2024

Pale ribbed pumpkin on bare soil surrounded by vine leaves
Recovery Resources for Farmers

November 4, 2024

Pesticides on a Shelf
Pesticide Disposal Day for WNC Farmers

October 21, 2024

Tractor spraying mist over orchard rows under cloudy sky
Ensuring Water Is of Sanitary Quality for Pesticide Applications After Hurricane Helene

October 11, 2024

Fallen Tree after Hurricane Helene
Hurricane Helene Resources for NC Apple Growers

October 8, 2024

Bitter rot on 'Rome' apple fruit
The Perfect Storm

September 24, 2024

Bot Rot on apple fruit
Plotting the Spot and Rot Revenge....

September 16, 2024

Brown marmorated stink bug trap
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - September 6, 2024

September 6, 2024

Brown marmorated stink bug damage spots on apple
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - August 28, 2024

August 28, 2024

Brown marmorated stink bug nymph
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - August 20, 2024

August 20, 2024

Apple maggot
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - August 14, 2024

August 14, 2024

Apple maggot trap
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - August 7, 2024

August 7, 2024

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