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Palmer amaranth is a  highly aggressive, fast-growing weed with resistance to herbicides. A new National Pest Alert is available now.

With cherry bloom behind us, and straw coming up rapidly, it’s time to finalize plans for trapping spotted wing drosophila (SWD), and thinking about which…

When researchers think about weed control in crop production, we often think about 'short-term' results, i.e. weed control after 30 days, weed control after 90…

Get ready for a new kind of apple. It's called Cosmic Crisp, and farmers in Washington state, who grow 70 percent of the country's apples,…

With the concern around little cherry disease, growers are testing and finding a number of other cherry viruses in their orchards. Dr. Ken Eastwell spoke…

Timing is everything when it comes to effective pest management. Knowing when a pest is susceptible to which kind of pesticide is the key for…

Weed size is a significant factor influencing the management of weeds with foliar applied herbicides. Larger weeds are notoriously difficult to control, as compared to…

With the large number of fire blight infections last year plan as if fire blight is in your neighborhood this year. Time will tell in…

Powdery mildew of apple is caused by the fungus Podosphaera leucotricha, a different species from the one that causes powdery mildew on cherry, Podosphaera clandestina.…

A New Approach For a New Apple Variety is a short documentary video recently appearing on Public Television's program Market to Market the revolutionary way WA38 Cosmic…