Monthly Archives: July 2018

Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) adult trap captures at the HVRL are above the adult of 10 adults per trap per week. At this point scouting along the orchard / woodland perimeter interface should begin. If one adult is found … Continue reading →

Synopsis: Woolly Apple Aphid (WAA): Increasing populations of Woolly Apple Aphid have been reported this season, most problematic in mid-late season varieties of apple. The use of the pyrethroid class for BMSB management in August-September is likely reducing biological control … Continue reading →

Sarah Dressel of Dressel Farms in New Paltz, N.Y. (NYAA District 3) has been named Chairperson of the Board of Directors for New York Apple Association (NYAA), which represents the 600 commercial apple growers in New York, the second largest … Continue reading →

Synopsis: Codling moth, Laspeyresia pomonella (L.) and apple maggot, Rhagoletis pomonella flights are on the increase in regional traps over the past week. Ideal conditions exist for apple maggot emergence. Biofix for the 2nd generation CM flight was on the … Continue reading →

To date we have seen very low brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) adult trap captures that are well below threshold for management. However, scouting for the insect in trees has shown BMSB nymphs in the 4th and 5th instar with … Continue reading →

Summer Berry Field Meetings: 2018 Exclusion Netting & SWD Monitoring Thursday, July 19th 2018 5:00pm to 7:00pm This is a great opportunity to join us at Poughkeepsie Farm Project, our host site for a close look at a SWD exclusion … Continue reading →

Synopsis: Significant injury to Hudson Valley tree fruit has been observed over the past few seasons from 1st generation codling moth (CM) larva. In our untreated blocks we’ve observed 31% injury from 1st generation codling moth (CM) in Ginger Gold … Continue reading →

Brief: In a number of Hudson Valley Ag. production sites this week, Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD), Drosophila suzukii, were observed in traps placed in or near ripened sweet and tart cherry and red raspberry planting with eg-laying observed in strawberry. … Continue reading →

Synopsis: As we move further into summer the beetle complex, most importantly the Japanese Beetle Popillia japonica, (JB), will begin feeding on the foliage of tree fruit and grape. Targeting applications for JB shortly after the first sign of emergence, … Continue reading →

Brief: Additional Rain from late June through to the 7th of July increased soil moisture for apple maggot to continue strong emergence from the soil. Traps at the Hudson Valley Research Laboratory are now at threshold. In this mornings assessment … Continue reading →