NEWS
Pruning out Fire Blight Infections
It is important to quickly prune out fire blight infected materials soon after an infection occurs to reduce the bacterial ooze which insects and wind can spread through the orchard causing new infections, and to…
Manage Root Suckers – a Component of Integrated X-disease Management
Root suckers provide easily accessible feeding sites for leafhopper vectors. Root suckers also tend to have higher levels of phytoplasma earlier in the season, likely due to movement of the pathogen from the roots where…
Broadleaf Weed Management a Component of Integrated X-disease Management
Manage broadleaf weeds in cherry orchards to help reduce the risk of X-disease phytoplasma.
WTFRC Project Synopsis: Efficient heat stress management for improved apple fruit quality
This article reports the findings from the Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission funded project titled “Efficient heat stress management for improved apple fruit quality” (2021-2023).
WSU Decision Aid System Update May 2024
Codling moth updates begin!
AgWeatherNet (AWN) Update
This month, AgWeatherNet (AWN) is highlighting our heat stress management tools as we prepare for warming temperatures.
Leaf Tissue Analysis
Corina Serban Re-joins WSU Tree Fruit Extension Team
We are excited to welcome Corina Serban as the Little Cherry Disease (LCD) Information and Technology Transfer (ITT) Tree Fruit Extension Educator within the Washington State University (WSU) Tree Fruit Team.
LATEST VIDEOS
Virtual Orchard Meetups: Heat Session with Lee Kalcsits, Washington State University
Managing the uncontrollable: resilience to extreme events
AgWeatherNet Web Portal
AWN portal use presentation by Sean Hill, Application Systems Analyst, WSU AgWeatherNet
WORKSHOPS AND TRAININGS
EVENTS
Food Microbiology 101 for the Fresh Produce Industry Training – May
May 22 | WSU – IAREC, Prosser
Columbia Basin Tree Fruit Club
May 28 | Country Gentleman
May 31 | WSU Columbia View Orchard
Jun 6 | Zoom Webinar
Pear Pest Management Discussion Group
May 9 | La Tortuga Cashmere
TEAM
Karen Lewis
Tianna DuPont
Dani Gray
Gwen Hoheisel
Marcella Magby
Manoella Mendoza
Claire Murphy
Bernardita Sallato
Tory Schmidt
Corina Serban
Fruit Matters May 2024 was edited by Jodi Rinaldi and Gwen Hoheisel, WSU Extension.
