Tree Fruit News – August 16

Dan Donahue and colleagues with Cornell Coorperative Extension in in eastern New York State began studying the Honeycrisp bitter pit issue in 2016.  Their objectives were very practical, looking to identify producer practices that would…

Earwigs are omnivores capable of damaging fruits, but they can also suppress pests such as woolly apple aphid and pear psylla. So, are earwigs pests or beneficials? Ongoing research in Washington and around the world…

By Kacie Athey, WSU-TFREC Entomology, kacie.athey@wsu.edu, August 2019 Some of you may be seeing your Delta traps filling up with codling moth this season. Do not panic, there are about 1,200 acres of commercial releases…

Soil environment strongly contributes to tree growth and development, affecting nutrient and water uptake. Composite woody perennials, like apple, are a combination of two genetically different parts: a rootstock and a scion, and yet, the…

WSU’s Center for Precision & Automated Agriculture Systems (CPAAS) will host Agriculture Technology Day at the WSU IAREC-Prosser Ag Tech Building from 1:30pm to 6 pm August 22. Experts from WSU, the Washington State Department…