March 15, 2020

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Crop Management/Pollination

Featured stories covering crop management, pollination and more in this issue.

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Washington State University entomologists are studying how honey bee colonies react when stored in dark, cold chambers, such as these two cargo containers, shown in January near Othello. Hives inside are monitored with the same scales and CO2, humidity and temperature sensors as the hives outside, which serve as a control group. (Courtesy Brandon Hopkins/Washington State University)

Bees take an indoor break

Washington orchards will welcome visitors from the international fruit tree industry this summer at two events, showcasing orchard innovations and modern systems. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Destination Washington

Auction of Washington Wines awards industry grant

Making soil more alive

Renewed push for precision

Creating a good buzz for bees

Mass traps making fatal attractions

Use ethephon early to help young trees grow strong

Building a better bee

Let in the light

Herbie Annala, a young grower from Hood River, Oregon

New wine grape varieties from old genetics

Horror movie hornet

Blossoms get a boost from the blues

New mason bee pest found in Pacific Northwest