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Adult female root-lesion nematode (150x) (Dr. John Potter, formerly Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada)

by Kristy Grigg-McGuffin September 30, 2020 0

Velum Prime Nematicide/Fungicide Label Expansion

Label expanded via Minor Use Program for management of nematodes on ginseng, caneberries, pome fruit and stone fruit in Canada.

by defieldsja September 10, 2020 0

Apples Orchard Network Newsletter

Orchard Network Newsletter-August 2020

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by Kristy Grigg-McGuffin August 22, 2020 0

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What’s Growing ON? – Episode 9

This week’s episode focuses on the importance of pest monitoring with OMAFRA’s Cassie Russell on the problematic pepper weevil and Erica Pate on cyclamen mite issues in strawberries.

by wendymcfaddensmith August 17, 2020 0

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Use ‘em before we lose ‘em

Fruit growers will lose several pest management tools after this season as a result of Pest Management Regulatory Agency reviews or corporate decisions.

by Kristy Grigg-McGuffin August 15, 2020 0

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What’s Growing ON? – Episode 8

This week’s episode focuses on pesticide resistance with OMAFRA’s Kristen Obeid on herbicide resistance in Ontario and Dennis van Dyk on Colorado potato beetle.

by Kristy Grigg-McGuffin August 13, 2020 0

Apples Insects Pest Management

Apple Pest Update: Aug 14, 2020

Second generation San Jose scale activity has begun, apple maggot activity continues and fruit rot lesions developing in orchards across the province this week.

by Kristy Grigg-McGuffin August 7, 2020 0

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What’s Growing ON? – Episode 7

OMAFRA’s Kristy Grigg-McGuffin explains the pillars of IPM using summer disease of apples

by Kristy Grigg-McGuffin July 25, 2020 0

Apples Diseases Insects Pest Management

Apple Pest Update: July 25, 2020

Terminal bud set slowing down fire blight and powdery mildew activity, conditions ideal for bitter rot infection, apple maggot flight remain low and mite pressure continues to build across the province.

by Kristy Grigg-McGuffin July 22, 2020 0

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What’s Growing ON? – Episode 6

OMAFRA’s Katie Goldenhar talks early activity of cucurbit downy mildew and Jennifer Llewellyn explains why we’re seeing such high populations of gypsy moth in this week’s podcast.

by Kathryn Carter July 16, 2020 0

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Summer is the Time for Leaf and Petiole Sampling

Adapted from Christoph Kessel – Nutrition (Horticulture) – Former Program Lead/OMAF and MRA, updated by Lydia Balogh (summer student) andContinue Reading