Good Stuff
The Digi-Test is a new instrument for assessing the internal quality of apples. It probes deeper into the fruit than
Defense strategies
Brown marmorated stinkbug nymphs develop through five instars, all feeding on fruit. Nymphs and adults cause both external and internal
Grower battles bug
PHOTO BY TRACY LESKEY Gerrardstown, West Virginia, apple grower George Behling is one very concerned grower. He first saw this
Ready for drosophila
Spotted wing drosophila larvae that hatch from eggs inside the fruit sometimes pop out and walk around on the surface.
Play to win
Oregon State University agricultural economist Clark Seavert, pictured in a high-density pear trial block at Hood River, Oregon, says
A primer on Botrytis cinerea
Dr. Wayne Wilcox of Cornell University says Botrytis cinerea as a weak pathogen that prefers injured, senescent tissue, such as
Bunch rot strategy for 2011
PHOTO COURTESY OF CORNELL UNIVERSITY For Washington grape growers who had a bunch rot problem in 2010, efforts to get
Botrytis comes to dry Washington
Latent infections inside a cluster can take over the bunch by harvest time. PHOTO COURTESY OF CORNELL UNIVERSITY Last year’s
Will the new pest go after grapes?
Grape growers learn to identify spotted wing drosophila at a Washington State Grape Society meeting. Photo by Melissa Hansen Preliminary
Stinkbugs on the move
Adult brown marmorated stinkbugs feed on ripe peaches, a preferred fruit. A monitoring trap in a commercial apple orchard drew