What to be on the lookout for in your hop yard

The three major arthropod pests of hops in the Northeast are Potato Leafhopper (PLH), Two-spotted Spider Mites (TSSM), and Hop Aphids (HA). This incidence of these pests in hop yards is based on the weather conditions, and we found that the hop aphids preferred cool and moist conditions and populations peaked around the time of […]

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This entry was posted on Tuesday, August 20th, 2019 at 7:37 am and is filed under Uncategorized.

Weather conditions prime for aphid infestations

  The hop harvest is well underway in the Northeastern U.S., but growers are reporting high aphid populations on hops yet to be harvested. The cool and wet weather we have been experiencing has contributed to an abundance of aphids on a variety of crops including hops. The hop aphid is one of the most […]

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This entry was posted on Thursday, September 7th, 2017 at 7:10 am and is filed under What's Hoppening.