Apple Disease Update: Week of May 31, 2021
It is not very often a photo of powdery mildew is the highlight picture in my blog post during …
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Apple Disease Update: Week of May 24, 2021
First take a moment to enjoy the beauty of the ooze droplets on the ‘Honeycrisp’ shoot above and then …
Apple Disease Update: Week of May 17, 2021
A brief update for this week since hopefully most attended the Petal Fall Twilight Meeting last week in Henderson …
Apple Disease Update: Week of May 10, 2021
The destruction of the two cold snaps on fruit production and quality is beginning to come to light for …
2021 Apple Disease Update: Petal Fall
On most cultivars in Western NC, petal fall is quickly approaching or has come and gone without too much …
Apple Alert: Blossom Blight Infection: April 14, 2021
The risk of a blossom blight infection event is HIGH for Henderson County (NC) for Wednesday, April 14. The …
GLS and Bitter Rot Management at Harvest
Symptoms of Glomerella leaf spot and bitter rot caused by Colletotrichum fructicola have been rapidly increasing throughout the region …
Apple Disease Update: July 14, 2020
In the previous Disease Update I sent a basic spray schedule for Glomerella leaf spot/bitter rot management for early-, …
Apple Disease Update: June 30, 2020
This week serves as a reminder to stay the course and DO NOT let up on 7 to 10 …
Apple Disease Update: June 16, 2020
Well Southeastern Apple Growers, it was only a matter of time. This past weekend I observed small purple lesions …
Apple Disease Update: June 2, 2020
A few days without rain should provide an opportunity to cover your trees before the next downpour. Although rains …
Apple Disease Update: May 20, 2020
Short and sweet pathology update this week since Glomerella and rain is probably the main thing on the brain. …