Month: May 2009
IPM Conference Call: May 25 Summary & Download
Topics: 1) Orchard updates 2) Secondary insect updates 3) Codling moth & plum curculio updates 4) Disease updates To hear the most recent call recording …
Assessing new methods of integrated pest management for apples in the Midwest
The following summary is from Adam Sisson’s thesis chapter on sustainable apple production systems incorporating scab-resistant cultivars. The research was carried out with the assistance …
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100 year old Wealthy apple trees in Bayfield must come down
Change can take awhile, but eventually even 100 year old Wealthy apple trees in Bayfield must come down. Jason Fischbach (UW Extension – Bayfield) is …
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A Survey of Honey Bee Colonies Losses in the U.S.
Preliminary Results: A Survey of Honey Bee Colonies Losses in the U.S. Between September 2008 and April 2009. Prepared by: Dennis vanEngelsdorp 1, Jerry Hayes2 …
IPM Conference Call: May 18 Summary & Download
Topics 1) Orchard update 2) Disease update 3) Insect update 4) Questions To hear the most recent call recording over the phone: Dial: 218-844-0950, then …
IPM Conference Call: May 11 Summary & Download
Topics 1) Guest Phillip Schwaller, MSU horticulturalist talks about thinning thin on petal fall weather conditions for pruning stress formula 2) John Aue update on …
IPM Conference Call: May 4 Summary & Download
Topics 1) IPM Institute overview 2) Eco-Apple certification interest 3) Orchard conditions update 4) John’s field observations 5) Pesticide use and native pollinators 6) Fire …
IPM Conference Call: April 27 Summary & Download
Topics
1) Farm update
2) Tree phenology
3) Julie Carol on Trek apple production software
4) Scab Update