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Pest Management
Featured stories covering pests in this issue.
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A spray-plus education (Video)
Farm worker teaching team leads the nation in preparing workers for safe use of pesticides.
Joe Brandt, a young grower from Wapato, Washington
Joe returned to the 1,500-acre family farm after working in finance and manages domestic and export sales and marketing for the company.
Borers make their mark
Northwest growers advised to watch for American plum borer.
Meet the stinkbug’s worst nightmare
A wasp no bigger than a flea could be the best tool against brown marmorated stinkbug.
Pear mites developing resistance to chemicals
Growers may be forced to take different steps to control pests as resistance buildup continues.
Searching for spotted wing drosophila
Experts say growers should look beyond orchards for SWD.
Danger from SWD?
Researchers are concerned that rising spotted wing drosophila numbers could cause problems for sweet cherries.
Plum pox virus control zone
Getting local fruit varieties into local orchards is a particular challenge in Ontario because breeding work takes place within the Niagara region, where the movement
New peaches show promise
Ontario’s stone fruit industry collaborates for best varieties.
Allan Brothers expands, purchases Gamache Vineyard
Roger Gamache One of Washington’s earliest commercial vineyards has been purchased by one of the state’s oldest apple growing and packing companies, which
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 this year, reported Michigan State
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 one of the pioneer fruit
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 director of sales and marketing.
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.