State finalizes rules to kill maggots before shipping compost
Washington state regulators have finalized special permit requirements for composters seeking to transport feed stocks outside the apple maggot quarantine
Minnesota’s dry, cold-hardy white
New white wine grape variety shows resistance to downy, powdery mildew, phylloxera.
A new way to apply chemicals
Results look promising for solid-set canopy system delivery.
Hoppers at heart of red blotch
The three-cornered alfalfa treehopper (Spissistilus festinus) has been confirmed as a vector for red blotch disease, but researchers say
Organic control of SWD
Organic researchers are evaluating various kinds of materials to separate insects from fruit, such as this netting in a
Beakers and breakthroughs in SWD research
California research into spotted wing drosophila sounds like science fiction.
SWD – How to stop a proliferate pest?
Growers and researchers are struggling in efforts to control the spread of spotted wing drosophila.
Ferguson: Renewed focus on little cherry disease
Research underway to study leafhopper vectors of Western X.
Heat treatment to beat the apple maggot
Environmental consultants for the state of Washington have recommended heating up yard waste before moving it out of the apple
Woolly surge
Researchers, looking for answers to hold back woolly apple aphids, find some promise in sandy soils.