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.
Apple maggot, worries spread in Michigan
Apple maggot infestations seem to be on the increase in Michigan, so growers should have a summertime control program ready
WSU begins historic Ravenholt Lecture Series
Posthumous donation makes wine science lecture series possible.
Late fruit grower’s children publish book about father
The children of Max E. Benitz Sr. have published a book about their late father, a Washington state senator and
Fresh Fruit Cuts appoints new director
Fresh Fruit Cuts, processors of stone fruit, pears and grapes under the Woot Froot label, has named Melissa Blake as
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.
Hansen: Wine grapes — An IPM success story
Integrated pest management research has saved Washington’s wine grape growers millions in pesticide costs.