Category: Apple IPM
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Thinning and codling moth management in Vermont orchards
June 4, 2014 By now apple fruitlets in the Champlain and Connecticut Valleys should be approaching 10-12 mm size which is the most receptive time for thinner application. Bloom and fruit set have been spotty this season, with large variations across cultivars and even within cultivars on adjacent trees in a row. Still, don’t plan…
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Petal Fall and Hail Damage Management
May 27, 2014 I’ve heard reports of possible hail damage from today’s storms, particularly in Addison County (although I would appreciate word from any other affected areas). Mary Conklin from UConn Extension just offered this advice to growers similarly hit recently in Connecticut: 1. Fireblight susceptible pears and apples should receive a strep spray within…
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Tree Fruit Meeting tomorrow May 21, Walpole, NH
May 20, 2014 Sorry for the late announcement- tomorrow evening George Hamilton from UNH Cooperative Extension will host a joint twilight meeting with UMASS fruit team members at Alyson’s Orchard in Walpole, NH: Tree Fruit Twilight Meeting (Wednesday 05/21/2014 – 05:00 PM – 08:00 PM) Topics to be Covered: Overview of the Farm and Walking…
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Green tip apple scab management
April 24, 2014 Orchards in most areas of the state should be showing green tip now, and that means that protection is required to manage apple scab. Many orchards are going into this season with high overwintering inoculum as a result of the wet 2013 growing season, and growers need to be vigilant to manage…
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Silver tip, copper, oil, and cold temperatures
April 19, 2014 Terence Bradshaw, UVM Tree Fruit and Viticulture Specialist By the time I check the UVM orchards on Monday, I expect we’ll be seeing silver tip on many cultivars. By Friday 4/18, I called Empire and Macoun at silver tip, but most others were still looking tight, although buds were swelling on everything.…
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Early season apple disease management
April 9, 2014 Terence Bradshaw, UVM Tree Fruit and Viticulture Specialist Spring looks to be here, as temperatures are gradually warming up, or at least staying out of the frigid zone. At the UVM Hort Farm, trees are still dormant, although I’ve seen a little swelling on Empire and Macoun. Still, green tip looks to…
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Survey on Apple Scab Resistance
March 21, 2014- I’m passing this on from some colleagues who are pulling together a grant to develop a rapid fungicide resistance test for apple scab. Please consider spending five minutes to answer the survey. This is important work that is worthy of funding. -TB Apple pathologists in New England and New York would like…
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CORRECTION re: 2014 Pesticide Certification Review and Exam
CORRECTION: for current VT Pesticide Applicators License holders, this review is good for TWO recertification credits, not six as I mentioned earlier. Sorry for the confusion. -TB 2014 Initial Certification Meeting, a review of the Core Pesticide Manual followed by the Pesticide Applicators exam Vermont Technical College, Randolph Center, VT April 8 ; 9am-4pm Pre-register…
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2014 Pesticide Certification Review and Exam
Spring really is coming -be ready when it finally gets here! All fruit growers, whether retail, wholesale, organic, or IPM, should hold a current Vermont Pesticide Applicator’s License to purchase and safely use pest management materials on your farms. This meeting provides initial training and an opportunity to take the initial certification exam all in…
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New Organic Fire Blight Publication Released for Apple and Pear Growers Facing Sunset of Antibiotic Oxytetracycline
March 7, 2014 – As Organic Rules Shift for Fire Blight Control, The Organic Center Releases Essential Suggestions for Apple and Pear Growers Organic-Approved Antibiotics Sunsetting – Report Aims to Help Growers Keep Certification WASHINGTON, DC (March 4, 2014) – With approved antibiotics for fire blight control expiring for organic apple and pear growers this…