Month: June 2022
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VT Grape IPM: Diseases showing up in area vineyards
The main management items that should be on the minds of growers right now are disease management, groundcover management, disease management, and maybe some insect management. Canopy management probably needs to wait a little bit. We have been seeing some symptoms of Phomopsis, a little black rot, and some downy mildew in the vineyards we…
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VT Apple IPM- Apple maggot fly traps should be prepared and hung
Assuming that you have dealt with codling moth, we’re in a calm spot between insects but it is time to hang your apple maggot fly (AMF) traps. These are some of the easiest pests to manage using an IPM strategy, so there’s really no excuse. The idea is to assess the population in the orchard…
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VT Apple IPM Codling moth management due any time
At the UVM Horticulture Research and Education Center, we caught our first codling moth in our pheromone traps on Thursday, May 26. Using that day as a biofix, we start accumulating degree days (base 50°), or rather let NEWA accumulate them, and plan to apply a treatment at egg hatch. Most literature references 220 DD…
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Vermont Grape IPM: Peak Disease Management
We seem to be in a Goldilocks sweet spot in regards to moisture- just enough for the vines, not too wet to get work done. That can let some folks get complacent, but as vines are entering the immediate prebloom period, we are at peak disease pressure with all of the major diseases active to…
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Calibrating Airblast Sprayers, June 29 or 30
Forwarding this great opportunity to the Vermont grower community. This would be appropriate for apple, grape, and other berry (e.g., bramble, blueberry, etc.) growers.-TB Wednesday, June 29 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Whitecliff Vineyard, 331 Mckinstry Rd, Gardiner, NY 12525. OR Thursday, June 30 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Rulf’s Orchard, 531 Bear Swamp Road,…