Project Description
Pest Management
Featured stories about pest management topics — and more — in this issue.
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Orchard pests also pose problems in the lab
Fickle pests vex entomologists studying how to kill them.
Pushback on cherry powdery mildew
After a dry-season respite in recent years, powdery mildew pressure is back in Northwest cherry orchards.
Worrying wounds on Northeast apple trees
Northeast growers grapple with mysterious tree damage on exposed rootstocks.
Management of mites and menaces in the vineyard
Picking off pesky vineyard pests one by one.
Good to Know: Sanitizing beyond the surface
New research evaluates sanitizing strategies for harvest bins and picking bags.
Mapping innovation for the Washington tree fruit industry
Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission updates its Technology Roadmap.
Entomologists study enemies of your enemy
Parasitoids pursue spotted wing drosophila to North America.
Evidence for inaction with psylla control
New thresholds for pest and predator monitoring can give growers more data for IPM decisions.
Integrating IPM in pear orchards — Video
Pear growers share experiences switching to softer psylla control.
Hansen: Mealybug focus for Washington vineyards
Sustainable management of grape mealybug a top priority for Washington wine industry.
Producing and emitting befuddling pheromones
Companies begin process of commercializing grape mealybug pheromone.
Good Stuff, March 1, 2024
A selection of the latest products and services for tree fruit and grape growers.
Tynan: Adverse effects of the Adverse Effect Wage Rate
How congressional inaction on H-2A wages puts growers out of business.
Kyler Riggleman, a young grower from White Salmon, Washington
Kyler, a fourth-generation farmer in the White Salmon Valley, graduated from Washington State University with a fruit and vegetable management degree. He’s married to Payton and is the son of Dena and John Riggleman.
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