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by Kristy Grigg-McGuffin December 16, 2022 0

December 2022 Issue of Orchard Network Newsletter Now Online

The December 2022 (Vol 26, Issue 4) Orchard Network Newsletter is now posted online. Visit the newsletter page here forContinue Reading

by wendymcfaddensmith October 4, 2022 0

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Free Workshop on Spotted Lanternfly in Essex County!

Learn more about the invasive Spotted Lanternfly and what you can do to help!

by Kristy Grigg-McGuffin September 19, 2022 0

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Register Now! 2022 Ontario Pest Management Conference

19th Annual Ontario Pest Management Conference Tuesday, November 1, 2022 Victoria Park East Golf Club 1096 Victoria Rd S, Guelph,Continue Reading

by wendymcfaddensmith September 13, 2022 0

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Pre-harvest pest problems in vineyards, 2022

The challenging growing season of 2022 continues in Niagara with multi-pest problems in ripening fruit. Botrytis bunch rot and sour rot have been favoured by recent rains. Wasps are feasting on ripening berries, causing wounds that favour sour rot and Botrytis development.

by wendymcfaddensmith September 12, 2022 0

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Register Now Free Workshops on Spotted Lanternfly in the Niagara Region!

The focus of this workshop series is the spotted lanternfly, an invasive pest spreading in nearby U.S. states. Although notContinue Reading

by Kristy Grigg-McGuffin August 22, 2022 0

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August 2022 Issue of Orchard Network Newsletter Now Online

The August 2022 (Vol 26, Issue 3) Orchard Network Newsletter is now posted online. Visit the newsletter page here forContinue Reading

by Kristy Grigg-McGuffin August 17, 2022 0

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PURESPRAY GREEN^®spray oil label expanded via Minor Use Program to help manage insects on numerous fruit crops in Canada

By Josh Mosiondz, Minor Use Coordinator, OMAFRA The Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) recently announced the approval of a minorContinue Reading

by Alida Malloy August 15, 2022 1

Apples Insects Pest Management

Beetle Invasion

Japanese beetles eat between leaf veins, leaving behind lacey skeletons in the foliage and extensively damaging crops.

by alyssaspeiran August 12, 2022 0

Apples Insects

Benefits of Monitoring and Using Degree Days

Importance of degree day modelling for hard to monitor pests, such as San Jose scale and apple leafcurling midge

by Kristy Grigg-McGuffin July 25, 2022 0

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Apple Pest Update: July 25, 2022

Be on the look-out for trauma blight with unsettled weather, wet conditions ideal for bitter rot or apple maggot emergence, and next generation of San Jose scale kicks off shortly across the province.