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Thousands upon thousands of cold, mature sterile moths wait to be whisked away to orchards in British Columbia. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Sterile codling moth factory ‘a funky business’

February 28, 2019

Breeding bugs to fly and die – Video

February 28, 2019

Ryan Johnson, a young grower from Harrah, Washington

February 27, 2019
Campylomma adult at Washington State University Tree Fruit and Extension Center in Wenatchee, Washington, on Friday, July 13, 2018. Insects gathered by Tianna DuPont, Chris Strohm for WSU pear IPM project. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

DuPont: Moving toward bio-based IPM in pears

February 27, 2019

Organic control options for fire blight

February 21, 2019
Symptoms of little cherry disease and Western X disease as found in The Dalles, Oregon, in July 2018. (Photo illustration by TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Little cherry disease creates a big problem

February 20, 2019

Spray researchers aim to catch their drift – Video

February 15, 2019
Eddie Kasner, a researcher with the Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center at the University of Washington, drives the tractor during a drift trial conducted with WSU researchers in late fall 2018. Researchers will repeat the same procedure again this summer when the orchard has a full canopy. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Steering the research on spray drift

February 15, 2019

Roland Markgraf, a young grower from Kelowna, British Columbia

February 15, 2019
From left, Jason Matson, Tye Fleming and Scott Crawford spoke about how to reduce risk through horticultural techniques during a panel at the Washington State Tree Fruit Association’s annual meeting in December in Yakima, Washington. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower

Risk reduction has its rewards – Video

February 13, 2019