March 1st 2011 Issue

Bins should not be used for storing pesticides. The Department of Agriculture can bring all the necessary equipment to the

The Digi-Test is a new instrument for assessing the internal quality of apples. It probes deeper into the fruit than

Brown marmorated stinkbug nymphs develop through five instars, all feeding on fruit. Nymphs and adults cause both external and internal

PHOTO BY TRACY LESKEY Gerrardstown, West Virginia, apple grower George Behling is one very concerned grower. He first

Spotted wing drosophila larvae that hatch from eggs inside the fruit sometimes pop out and walk around on the surface.

Oregon State University agricultural economist Clark Seavert, pictured in a high-density pear trial block at Hood River, Oregon, says most

Dr. Wayne Wilcox of Cornell University says Botrytis cinerea as a weak pathogen that prefers injured, senescent tissue, such as

PHOTO COURTESY OF CORNELL UNIVERSITY For Washington grape growers who had a bunch rot problem in 2010, efforts to get

Latent infections inside a cluster can take over the bunch by harvest time.PHOTO COURTESY OF CORNELL UNIVERSITY Last

Grape growers learn to identify spotted wing drosophila at a Washington State Grape Society meeting. Photo by Melissa Hansen