Month: July 2008
Organic Apple Grower’s Hour: July 31 Summary
Participants: (7 total) Doug Waples, Soldier, IA; Harry Hoch, La Crescent, MN; Dierdre Birmingham, Mineral Point, WI; Bill Wright, Green Bay, WI; Lisa DiPietro, Madison, …
July 29 IPM Conference Call
Updates: 1. Most growers that John works with set a second generation CM biofix between the 17th and 25th of July. 2. Red mites are …
Organic Apple Grower’s Hour: July 24 Summary
Participants: (9 total) Peter Johnson, Waupaca, WI; Bob Willard, Rochester, WI; Doug Waples, Soldier, IA; Harry Hoch, La Crescent, MN; Sam Atkins, Bayfield, WI; Dierdre …
July 22 IPM Conference Call
Updates: 1. If you have woolly apple aphid, check to see if the colonies are alive by blowing the wool off and using a hand …
Organic Apple Grower’s Hour: July 17 Summary
Participants: (7 total) Peter Johnson, Waupaca, WI; Bob Willard, Rochester, WI; Doug Waples, Soldier, IA; Harry Hoch, La Crescent, MN; WI; Lisa DiPietro, Madison, WI; …
July 15 IPM Conference Call Summary
John’s updates 1. There is widespread occurrence of PC, but nowhere has there been large numbers 2. PLH damage is ubiquitous 3. Japanese beetle problems …
Organic Apple Grower’s Hour: July 10 Summary
Participants: (6 total) Deirdre Birmingham, Mineral Point, WI; Doug Waples, Soldier, IA; Sam Atkins, Bayfield, WI; Harry Hoch, La Crescent, MN; WI; Lisa DiPietro, Madison, …
July 8 IPM Conference Call Summary
Topics 1. Managing fireblight with streptomycin after wind/hail 2. PC: assessing control, importance of averting reproduction, likelihood of reproduction in apples 3. OBLR: checking for …
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July 1 IPM Conference Call Summary
John’s updates 1. CM numbers are down, but still variable 2. Black rot should be close to done 3. John has not yet seen AM …