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Charts showing brown marmorated stink bug emergence at various locations, and 2020 BMSB populations compared to 2019 and 2018

BMSB Adult Emergence and Trap Captures -- September 22, 2020

These updated charts show brown marmorated stink bug adult emergence and trap captures in apple orchards as of September 22, 2020.

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Dinotefuran Section 18 Request for Pome and Stone Fruits Approved

The EPA has approved the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services request for a Section 18 Emergency Exemption request for the use of dinotefuran on apples and peaches for control of…

Oriental fruit moth trap in an apple orchard

Apple Insect Management

Apple ResourcesCurrent WNC Orchard Insect Pest PopulationsApple Insect Management OverviewHow to Monitor Apple Insect Pests (IPM)Apple Insect and Mite Fact SheetsBrown Marmorated Stink Bug in North…

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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 these inquires were related to managing bitter pit of ‘Honeycrisp’ apple with…

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Minimizing Blind Wood on Apple

Bud break has been observed across multiple apple cultivars in Western NC. Several treatments to increase lateral branching on young apple trees are effective at this time. Below are suggestions for…

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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 NC apples, peaches and nectarines has been approved by the EPA. As noted on…

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Blossom Thinning Apples With Lime Sulfur: Old Dog - New Trick

This article was written by Tom Kon and Jim Schupp (Penn State University).Until recently, eastern apple growers did not have access to a registered and effective chemical blossom thinner. As of…

Automated weather station in Mountain Horticultural Crops Research Station apple orchard

About Degree-Day Models

Degree day (DD) models predict adult emergence and egg hatch of each generation. They do not predict the intensity of populations, which can be assessed by using pheromone traps. Hence, the models…

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Apple Disease Update: Glomerella End Game

Pre-harvest Glomerella Considerations With ‘Gala’ apple harvest soon approaching in Western NC, it’s a good time to review fungicide application schedules prior to harvest. While it might be…

Glomerella Leaf Spot

Apple Disease Update: Week of July 1

Glomerella Leaf Spot UpdateWhile areas of Henderson and Polk County NC received nearly 40% of the average annual rainfall for the region during the last two weeks of May, fortunately the month of…