WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - May 12, 2020
Expect Codling Moth Activity to Pick Up with Return of Warmer Temperatures The cool temperatures during the past week suppressed …
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Horticultural Update: Freezing Temperatures Predicted Over the Weekend
Apple growers across the Eastern and Midwestern US are bracing for an unusually late cold front (polar vortex). Low …
2020 Apple Disease Update: 2nd Cover
With the warm and humid/wet weather conditions in Western NC this week, hopefully your trees were well protected against …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - May 5, 2020
Cooler Temperatures Expected to Suppress Codling Moth Activity With the warmer temperatures during the past week, there was an increase …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - April 28, 2020
Attention Turns to the Codling Moth With petal fall sprays complete, the next several weeks will be focused predominately on …
2020 Apple Disease Update: PF #2 and 1st Cover
I feel like the majority of apple growers in NC would laugh at me and possibly call for my …
Crop Load Management Update: 04/26/20
The post-bloom thinning window is well underway and several growers made thinner applications last week. Output from the Carbon …
Apple Disease Update + Research Recap #1
The unseasonably cool temperatures throughout Western NC has put apple tree development in a bit of a holding pattern. …
Crop Load Management Update (4/21/2020): A Surplus of Challenges
The good news: Many southeastern orchards had a relatively strong return bloom in 2020 and we observed excellent weather for …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - April 21, 2020
Cool Weather Suppresses Insect Activity With phenological stages ranging from petal fall to first cover throughout the region, insects of …
2020 Apple Disease Update: Petal Fall
Congratulations and celebrate because primary apple scab season ended on April 12th in Western NC! However, please do not …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - April 14, 2020
Petal Fall Spray Options: In many locations petal fall is approaching, and options for insecticides to spray will depend …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - April 7, 2020
Trapping Continues This past weekend CALS administration granted the apple entomology program permission to begin our insect monitoring program in …
Prohexadione Calcium to Manage Tree Vigor
I received multiple calls and e-mails regarding use of prohexadione calcium (P-Ca; Apogee or Kudos 27.5 WDG). Most of …
Ambrosia Beetle Survey – Your Participation Is Needed
A group of scientists in the Eastern US who are collaborating on ambrosia beetle research (including the NC Apple …
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 …