Fire Blight Risk: Are You Out of the Woods?
The fire blight prediction maps for Ontario have been updated for May 27-June 2, 2016. With the warm weather expectedContinue Reading
Author: Kristy Grigg-McGuffin
Delegate™ Insecticide label expanded via Minor Use Program for control of additional insects on apples and snap beans and reduced PHI for spotted wing drosophila on cherries, apricots and plums in Canada
J. Chaput, OMAFRA, Minor Use Coordinator, Guelph The Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) recently announced the approval of URMULE registrationsContinue Reading
Apple Update: May 25, 2016
Crop Stages Apple buds are at full bloom to petal fall across the province. The warm weather over the longContinue Reading
Apple Update: May 17, 2016
Crop Stages Apple buds are at king bloom to full bloom in Chatham-Kent, Middlesex, Essex, Lambton, Elgin and Norfolk counties Continue Reading
Apple Update: May 11, 2016
Crop Stages Apple buds are at king bloom to full bloom in Essex County; full pink to king bloom NiagaraContinue Reading
Apple Update: May 3rd, 2016
Crop Stages Apple buds are at tight cluster to pink in Essex County, Chatham-Kent, Elgin, Lambton and Middlesex; half inchContinue Reading
Apple Update: April 27, 2016
The OMAFRA Apple Team will be providing weekly crop updates reported from across the province, including growth stages, production, weather-relatedContinue Reading
Apogee – Looking Beyond Regulating Growth In Apples
Apogee is a plant growth regulator used by Canadian apple growers since 2005 to suppress vegetative shoot growth, reducing theContinue Reading
Powdery Mildew Management in Apples Following a Mild Winter
One of the benefits of our cold Canadian winters is sometimes getting a little extra help from Mother Nature withContinue Reading
Apple Scab and Cold Weather
Has there really been an infection? It’s too cold, right? There has been a lot of discussion lately around theContinue Reading