NEWS
New Phenology-based Psylla Management Information
In order to help you choose the right approach for your orchard and better understand the development of pear psylla in your region, WSU has created a pear psylla degree day model and associated management…
Evaluating your Pear Irrigation System
Old inefficient irrigation systems can contribute to low fruit quality and cost grower profits. Evaluate the irrigation system in older blocks to identify common challenges and potential solutions.
Remove Fire Blight Cankers Now to Reduce Risk this Year
Fire blight cankers left in the orchard are the source for new infections next spring. Remove them now!
Plan for Multiple Fire Blight Conditions, Be Agile
Make a plan now to be ready to prevent fire blight in your orchard this year.
A Short and a Long-Term Lens on Climate
We can learn from short-term and long-term efforts to prepare the tree fruit industry for more frequent, intense, and possibly consecutive climate extremes.
LATEST VIDEOS
Codling Moth Orchard Management and Socioeconomic Considerations
A Codling Moth Summit was held in February 2022 to highlight and capture known research and best practices for IPM programs in codling moth control. This interview with Jill Tonne from Nutrien highlights essential practices…
Root Health, Fertility, Water, and Crop load Effects on Bitter Pit
Bernardita Sallato, WSU Extension reviews factors contributing to bitter pit in WA and targeted management at North Central Washington Tree Fruit Days.
ANNOUNCMENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
2023 Crop Protection Guide for Tree Fruit Available
The 2022 Crop Protection Guide for Tree Fruit is available. New in the 2022 guide is a section for leafhopper control in cherries. Over 60 updates for new or expired products.
Are you interested in improving bee health in your pear block?
We are looking for pear growers interested in participating in a USDA-funded research project this Spring. The project will explore bee health at orchards under different fire blight management schemes (antibiotics & biologicals). We are…
Join the WSU Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center Team
WSU is recruiting a Fiscal Analyst at the Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center in Wenatchee. Please share with your contacts. It is critical for WSU research supporting tree fruit to have a great team…
EVENTS
Airblast Spray Application and Modeling Conference
May 16 | Webinar
Organic Management of Postharvest Decays
Mar 9 | Confluence Technology Center
Inside Looking Out: IPM Practices for Tree Fruit in Washington State
Mar 8 |
TEAM
Karen Lewis
Tianna DuPont
Gwen Hoheisel
Marcella Magby
Manoella Mendoza
Claire Murphy
Jodi Rinaldi
Bernardita Sallato
Tory Schmidt
Ricardo Lima Pinto
