Pests in the heat
Last year’s hot growing season gave researchers ideal opportunity to take a closer look at codling moth and obliquebanded leafroller.
Seeking better control for codling moth
Researchers are getting a head start on keeping codling moth resistance traits to insecticides in check.
Dealing with apple maggot in yard waste
Study shows apple maggot pupae can be killed in yard waste, but more research is needed.
WSU begins historic Ravenholt Lecture Series
Posthumous donation makes wine science lecture series possible.
Controlling crown gall disease
Keys to combating crown gall disease in wine grapes are clean plants, avoiding freeze damage and pairing appropriate varieties to sites.
Knowing Washington’s trunk diseases
As Northwest vineyards age, trunk diseases become more of a concern.
Concerns about Xylella fastidiosa, Pierce’s disease
Oregon investigates finding of bacterium that causes Pierce’s disease in wine grapevines.
Fire blight central
A research plot near Wapato, Washington, has become a test bed for fire blight.
Fire blight management
Mixing materials may bring growers closer to another “silver bullet” in fire blight management.
Fire blight’s risk factors
Tips to consider from OSU plant pathogist