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Pest Management
Featured stories covering pest management in this issue.
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Trent Graybill, a young grower from Zillah, Washington
family background / Trent is a first-generation farmer who started growing cherries alongside his wife, Shelly, and father-in-law, Dwayne Bowman. His primary job
Variety Watch: Koru rolls down red carpet
First commercial U.S. shipments of chance New Zealand apple variety reach store shelves.
New mindset for managing spotted wing depredation
High levels of pest pressure are the new reality for Michigan tart cherry growers.
Put a ghost in your orchard to keep away BMSB
Special nets proving to be deadly for brown marmorated stink bugs.
BMSB is still raising a stink
Oregon State entomologist updates Northwest growers on investigations into brown marmorated stink bug.
Lures lead to better moth management
Enhanced lures let you know where you stand with with oriental fruit moth.
A gutsy study of pear psylla
Researchers examine genetic contents of insects’ stomachs to find out what they eat and where they hide during winter.
On the lookout for spotted lanternfly
The Spotted Lanternfly is a new invasive pest of concern for grapes, tree fruit, and other woody trees that is found, so far, primarily
Apple maggot quarantine saves $500 million a year
New economic analysis puts a price tag on protecting Washington's maggot-free tree fruit regions.
Hunting for vineyard disease vectors
Buffalo treehopper emerges as a potential carrier of virus that causes red blotch disease.
More good mites wanted this year
Biocontrol and low-pesticide systems appear to be working in controlling mites in vineyards.
The latest buzz on bugs
USDA-ARS laboratory conducts research on insect pests of tree fruits.
Food safety answers
The latest updates on the Food Safety Modernization Act.
Madden joins NHC as VP for scientific affairs
Barbara Madden The Northwest Horticultural Council has hired Barbara Madden as vice president for scientific affairs, effective in January. Madden has worked for