Monthly Archives: June 2015

A single female Spotted Wing Drosophila was discovered in Warwick, Orange County using a baited Trécé trap, set during the week of June 15th-22nd. The trap uses a combination lure incorporating both pheromone and kairomone. In observations of red raspberry … Continue reading →

The first female SWD adult trap capture was reported by the Loeb Lab in Geneva last Friday, June 19th, from a site in the Finger Lakes, along the edge of a summer raspberry planting in Schuyler County, NY. The fly … Continue reading →

EXTENSION ASSOCIATE Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section, School of Integrative Plant Science College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Cornell University Start Date: Summer/Fall 2015 Location: Hudson Valley Laboratory, Highland, NY. Cornell University’s Hudson Valley Lab (HVL) is located in … Continue reading →

The San Jose scale, Quadraspidiotus perniciosus, is a tenacious pest of fruit trees, difficult and expensive to control once it gains a foothold. Female scale produce approximately 400 young “crawlers” over a 6-week period requiring insecticide residue over two applications … Continue reading →

Potato Leafhopper (PLH) is by far the most threatening of the leafhopper complex to the growth and development of newly planted apple. PLH feeding produces necrosis of foliage and terminal bud, often reducing the growth of new trees. PHL adults … Continue reading →

Obliquebanded leafroller (OBLR), Choristoneura roseceana (Harris): is an insect pest in the Tortricidae family of lepidopteran insects. This family of moths has challenged New York State fruit growers since the arrival of the first European apple trees in the early … Continue reading →

Since the 31st of May, Hudson Valley orchards have had strong, wind driven rains that even the stoutest of insecticides cannot stand against. Most growers had covered up earlier in the week and are now faced with the decision of … Continue reading →