2024 Blossom Blast & Bacterial Canker Management Anna Wallis, NYSIPM and Janet van Zoeren, LOF Bacterial canker/blossom blast is a bacterial disease of stone fruits caused by Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae. It is common to fruit growing areas of N. America, but we don’t always see it on an annual basis. This is because it Read More…
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Update on European Cherry Fruit Fly
Update on European Cherry Fruit Fly By Janet van Zoeren, LOF, Anna Wallis, NYSIPM Updated from article by Janet van Zoeren, LOFT, Juliet Carroll, NYSIPM and Art Agnello, Cornell AgriTech European cherry fruit fly (ECFF, Rhagoletis cerasi) is a non-native relative of our native cherry and black cherry fruit flies. It is considered a quarantine Read More…
Scaffolds 2024 Digest: Week 11
Scaffolds 2024 Digest: Week 11 This post is a text digest of the Scaffolds Podcast. To listen to the original episode, visit the following link: Scaffolds Podcast on Spotify On this week’s episode of Scaffolds, I talk about Apple Maggot, which should be showing up sooner than later. Kerik gives us insight on continued disease Read More…
2024 Champlain Valley 10-13mm Thinning Recommendations
2024 Champlain Valley 10-13mm Thinning Recommendations Dr. Terence Robinson and Mike Basedow Below is a review of recommendations from our virtual Fruit Set Meeting that we held on May 28th. The recording of which can also be viewed below: Assess each block for flower damage, set, and thinning achieved so far. Depending on how your Read More…
Correction to “Guidelines” – Verdepryn insecticide has low toxicity to many beneficial species
Correction to “Guidelines” – Verdepryn insecticide has low toxicity to many beneficial species Janet van Zoeren and Anna Wallis Verdepryn/cyclaniliprole, together with Altacor and Exirel, are IRAC group 28 ‘diamide’ insecticide. Both Verdepryn 100SL and Cyclaniliprole 50SL are labeled for use in New York in all pome fruits, stone fruits, berry crops, and grapes. Read More…
Spotted Wing Drosophila – Update on Monitoring and Management
Spotted Wing Drosophila – Update on Monitoring and Management Anna Wallis, NYSIPM & Janet van Zoeren, CCE LOF Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD) is a serious pest of berries and cherries; as the primary driver of insecticide applications in those crops, growers of susceptible fruits are all too familiar with this insect. For a review of Read More…
2024 Capital Region 10-13mm Thinning Recommendations
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…