October 2011 Issue

Growers battle stinkbug

Mid-Atlantic growers reacted aggressively this year after huge losses in 2010.

Eastern peach growers report having greater success in controlling the brown marmorated stinkbug this year than they did in 2010. Rice Fruit Company installed new defect sorting equipment in its apple packing operation earlier this year—making a sizable investment in anticipation of another onslaught from brown marmorated stinkbug. “We’re hoping it’s unnecessary,” said John Rice, vice president of sales and marketing for the company. “We don’t know yet. It’s late August, and the worst damage last year occurred late in the season.” Located in Gardners, Pennsylvania, just slightly north of the core stinkbug infestation, Rice Fruit got a rude wakeup […]

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October 1, 2011

Apples, Pest Management, Insects and mites, Richard Lehnert

Richard Lehnert

After growing up on a Michigan dairy farm, Richard Lehnert began writing about farming in 1962, while still a junior studying journalism at Michigan State University. He worked at newspapers for a year before joining the staff of Michigan Farmer, where he spent 26 years, the last 15 as chief editor. He was a member of the staff of Good Fruit Grower from 2010 until 2015. Read his stories: Story Index

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