NEWS
Prepare for the season. Management of mildew and rot pathogens in apple and pear orchards
Management of post harvest pathogens starts with good sanitation and petal fall sprays.
2025 Tree Fruit Crop Protection Guide Now Available
2024 Crop Protection Guide is now available.
An Update on the WSU Cherry Breeding Program
The cherry breeding program at Washington State University is excited to report on some of the key outcomes of our work since the relaunch of the breeding program in 2018. Two early-ripening selections are nearing…
AgWeatherNet Spray Guide: Tool to Optimize Pesticide Applications in Washington
To help agricultural spray applicators and the community, AgWeatherNet (AWN) has developed a weather data and station-specific forecast driven decision support tool called Spray Guidance. Tool uses station-specific weather forecasts generated by machine-learning models (Cann…
A New Tool to Estimate Inversion Strengths
AgWeatherNet web portal offers two primary ways to access inversion data in Washington State.
WSU Decision Aid System Update March 2025
Welcome to DAS 2025 Updates.
2025 WA Tree Fruit Research Commission Grant Awards for Apple Horticulture and Postharvest
For 2025, the Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission approved $292,480 to help fund four (4) new Apple Horticulture and Postharvest projects. This news flash details the funded projects.
2025 WA Tree Fruit Research Commission Grant Awards for Apple Crop Protection
For 2025, the WA Tree Fruit Research Commission approved $343,581 to help fund five (5) new Apple Crop Protection projects. This news flash details the funded projects.
LATEST VIDEOS
Surface mulches to buffer environmental stress in tree fruit
Kirsten Hannam, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, Summerland, BC presented at the 2025 Soil Con: Soil Health Workshop for Tree Fruit February 27, 2025. Thank you to funding and sponsorship from the Soil Health Initiative, WSDA,…
Codling moth management reminders – NCW Tree Fruit Days 2025
Dani Gray, WSU Extension described the importance of removing wild sources, mating disruption, coverage and cultural controls at North Central Washington Apple Day 2025. Part of North Central Washington Tree Fruit Days sponsored by WSU…
Avoiding resistance in organic codling moth management- NCW Tree Fruit Days 2025
Tobin Northfield, WSU Entomology described the importance of rotating products and other strategies to slow virus resistance at North Central Washington Apple Day 2025. Part of North Central Washington Tree Fruit Days sponsored by WSU…
New codling moth tools- NCW Tree Fruit Days 2025
Betsy Beers, WSU Entomology described efficacy information on new codling moth products at North Central Washington Apple Day. Part of North Central Washington Tree Fruit Days sponsored by WSU Extension, NW Cherry Growers, Pear Bureau…
OPPORTUNITIES
Survey: Tree Fruit Regulatory Cost of Production
Are you a farmer or manager of an apple, cherry or pear fruit operation in Washington State? Are you interested in increasing legislature’s understanding of the challenges associated with the profitability and farming in Washington,…
SPANISH
Sitio web nuevo sobre abejas melíferas y polinizadoras
Los apicultores cuya primera lengua es el español ahora tienen un recurso de conocimiento para mantener saludables a los polinizadores: Abejas melíferas y polinizadoras . Recientemente completó una traducción completa del sitio web en inglés…
PUBLICATIONS
OSU Extension publication – Guide to identifying serious virus phytoplasma symptoms
Cherry virus and virus like organism publication from OSU.
EVENTS
Pear Pest Management Discussion Group
Mar 20 | Henry Building
Pest Watch: Strategies for Specialty Crop Protection
Mar 27 | Virtual
TEAM
Karen Lewis
Tianna DuPont
Dani Gray
Gwen Hoheisel
Marcella Magby
Manoella Mendoza
Claire Murphy
Bernardita Sallato
Tory Schmidt
Corina Serban
EDITOR
Fruit Matters March 2025 faculty editor Corina Serban.
April issue submissions go to April editor Tianna DuPont tianna.dupont@wsu.edu
