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Members of the Tree Fruit Extension team have been working hard to secure federal funding for challenges facing the industry. They are part of national…

Do you have views about how water should be managed within your Basin?  We want to hear them! Washington State University scientists and collaborators will…

Tree Fruit Extension Specialist Karen Lewis is the new director of Washington State University Extension’s Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR) Program Unit. Hired as ANR…

The Codling Moth Task Force was created to synthesize and evaluate past and current codling moth research and management recommendations, and to communicate that information…

New research paper highlights the importance of natural enemies in pear orchards for biologically based IPM.

Codling moth larvae that will overwinter leave the fruit in the fall, around harvest, and seek overwintering sites. Bins used during harvest are known to…

The WA 38 / Cosmic Crisp® pre-harvest virtual field tour consisted of three separate events. The first event was a webinar intended for all stakeholders…

Since 2011, the WTFRC has conducted studies in apple and cherry to generate pesticide residue data for commonly used insecticides and fungicides to help Washington…

Here are case studies four to seven in our tree removal case studies series.

Written by Robert Orpet and Louis Nottingham, WSU TFREC, Entomology October 2020. Kaolin clay (Surround WP) is a white sprayable powder that discourages pear psylla…