WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - September 7, 2023
With apple harvest fully underway, this will be the last insect update of 2023. During the past 7 to 8 …
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WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - August 22, 2023
Emergence of first generation adults of the brown marmorated stink bug ranges from about 15% (Henderson County) to 67% …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - August 15, 2023
Based on the degree-day model, emergence of the brown marmorated stink bug is underway in most areas, with DD …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - August 8, 2023
We are approaching that time of the year when codling moth and oriental fruit moth (OFM) populations become less …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - August 3, 2023
I apologize for the delayed update this week, but travel and field work has set us behind. The pest …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - July 26, 2023
Egg hatch of the second and third generation of codling moth and oriental fruit moth are about 25% complete, …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - July 19, 2023
The pest situation is similar to last week, with second generation codling moth egg hatch about 15% complete in …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - July 11, 2023
Codling moth populations remain low in the vast majority of orchards, and under those conditions a single insecticide targeting …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - July 3, 2023
In lower elevation orchards (e.g., Cleveland County and nearby locations), second generation codling moth is at about 12% egg …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - June 27, 2023
Throughout the region, we are still in the period when the threat of damage by direct pests, including codling …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - June 21, 2023
Across the region, we are in a period where the three major direct pests (codling moth, oriental fruit moth …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - June 12, 2023
At this time, the major pest of concern is first generation tufted apple bud moth (TABM) in Henderson County …