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Annual pesticide residue study completed for cherry

The Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission recently completed its 2026 pesticide residue study on cherry at a Skeena block near East Wenatchee. 

These studies are intended to help growers and consultants make more informed pest management decisions concerning maximum residue levels, or MRLs, in foreign markets.  

This year’s trial studied 14 insecticides/acaricides, including the new IRAC Group 30 product Zivalgo (isocycloseram); five fungicides and one plant growth regulator. The results are now available on the research commission’s website at: treefruitresearch.org, along with a new summary report of all WTFRC cherry pesticide residue studies from 2012 to 2026 and archived reports on apple and cherry from previous years. •