WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - May 12, 2025
Recent hail in some orchards will surely affect decisions on continuing to invest in pesticide costs, but for those …
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WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - May 5, 2025
Codling Moth: The cooler weather pattern has slowed degree-day accumulations, and consequently codling moth development has fallen behind last …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - April 28, 2025
With petal fall sprays completed throughout the region, the focus for the next few weeks will be on first …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - April 21, 2025
The majority of apples throughout the region are at petal fall, with some later cultivars still blooming. As discussed …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - April 14, 2025
Petal fall is a critical time for management of plum curculio, and potentially oriental fruit moth and rosy apple …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - March 31, 2025
With trees either in or approaching bloom, hopefully orchards have received an oil application at green tip for early …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - September 6, 2024
For all practical purposes, brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) is the only potential pest to be concerned with at …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - August 28, 2024
Not much has changed in the past week, with brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) being the main pest of …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - August 20, 2024
Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) remains the key pest of concern. As of August 20, about 45% and 63% …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - August 14, 2024
We’re approaching that later-season time period when brown marmorated stink bug and apple maggot are key potential pests. Emergence …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - August 7, 2024
First generation brown marmorated stink bug continues to emerge throughout the region. Temperatures have not been quite as warm …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - August 1, 2024
Based on the codling moth degree day (DD) model, emergence of second generation adults is nearly complete in Henderson …