2024 Capital Region 10-13mm Thinning Recommendations Dr. Terence Robinson and Mike Basedow Below is a review of recommendations from our Fruit Set Meeting that we held in Ballston Spa on May 22nd. The recording of which can also be viewed below: Assess each block for flower damage. We once again found variable levels of set Read More…
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2024 Champlain Valley Petal Fall Thinning Recommendations
2024 Champlain Valley Petal Fall Thinning Recommendations Dr. Terence Robinson and Mike Basedow Below is a review of recommendations from our Petal Fall Meeting that we held virtually on May 20th. The recording of which can also be viewed below: Assess each block for flower damage. We found variable damage throughout Clinton county when evaluating Read More…
Scaffolds 2024 Digest: Week 8
Scaffolds 2024 Digest: Week 8 This post is a text digest of the Scaffolds Podcast. To listen to the original episode, visit the following link: Scaffolds Podcast on Spotify Monique: On this week’s episode, I talked to Scott Palmer from Reality Research about a pre-bloom woolly apple aphid trial. Kerik gives us the disease forecast Read More…
2024 Capital Region Petal Fall Thinning Recommendations
2024 Capital Region Petal Fall Thinning Recommendations Dr. Terence Robinson and Mike Basedow Below is a review of recommendations from our Petal Fall Meeting that we held virtually on May 13th. The recording of which can also be viewed below: Assess each block for flower damage. We found variable damage throughout Saratoga county when evaluating Read More…
Scaffolds Digest: Bonus Bloom Bee Episode
Scaffolds Digest: Bonus Bloom Bee Episode This post is a text digest of the Scaffolds Podcast. To listen to the original episode, visit the following link: Scaffolds Podcast on Spotify Monique Rivera: On this bonus episode, I talked to my colleague, Dr. Scott McArt, an associate professor in the department of entomology, about if we Read More…
Scaffolds 2024 Digest: Week 7
Scaffolds 2024 Digest: Week 7 This post is a text digest of the Scaffolds Podcast. To listen to the original episode, visit the following link: Scaffolds Podcast on Spotify In this episode, I interviewed Dr. Jason Londo about our recent freeze. Kerik gives us the disease forecast, and Anna concludes the episode with the state Read More…
Petal Fall Insect Management Review
Petal Fall Insect Management Review Andres Antolinez Delgado, Cornell AgriTech HVRL; and Mike Basedow, CCE-ENYCHP As we will soon approach petal fall in portions of the Capital Region, we want to share a reminder of the key pests we are targeting during this critical pest management timing. Woolly Apple Aphid This pest has been creeping Read More…
Scaffolds 2024 Digest: Week 6
Scaffolds 2024 Digest: Week 6 This post is a text digest of the Scaffolds Podcast. To listen to the original episode, visit the following link: Scaffolds Podcast on Spotify Monique Rivera: Welcome to season two of Scaffolds. This is Monique Rivera, your host and assistant professor of entomology at Cornell AgriTech. Co-hosting with me is Read More…
Update to NEWA Fire Blight Model – Streptomycin applications 5 days in the future
Update to NEWA Fire Blight Model – Streptomycin applications 5 days in the future Anna Wallis, Kerik Cox, and Dan Olmstead The timing of streptomycin application(s) during bloom is critical for fire blight management. This antibiotic has 24-hour pre and post activity, meaning it will protect open flowers open approximately one day before and after Read More…
Promalin: What to do when freeze events occur from tight cluster to pink
Promalin: What to do when freeze events occur from tight cluster to pink Jim Wargo, Valent USA Apples at tight cluster to early pink are more tolerant to cold temperatures than fully open flowers. Nonetheless, if the temperatures do get cold enough (27/28F), injury to flower reproductive parts can occur. I often get asked this Read More…
Pink Pest Management Reminders
Pink Pest Management Reminders Mike Basedow, CCE-ENYCHP and Andres Antolinez Delgado, HVRL In blocks with a history of OFM infestation, 1 or 2 traps checked at least weekly will help indicate the timing and relative size of the first generation population this year. What should be the response when the numbers start building? In a Read More…
Scaffolds 2024 Digest: Week 5
Scaffolds 2024 Digest: Week 5 This post is a text digest of the Scaffolds Podcast. To listen to the original episode, visit the following link: Scaffolds Podcast on Spotify Monique Rivera: Welcome to season two of scaffolds. This is Monique Rivera, your host and assistant professor of entomology at Cornell AgriTech. Cohosting with me Read More…