Apple Pest Update: May 20, 2019
Crop Stages The cool, wet spring has made for what feels like a long start to the season. Many areContinue Reading
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Herbicides, Weeds and Rain
Article originally authored by Leslie Huffman, May 2004 Updated by Kristen Obeid, Weed Management Specialist – Horticulture Herbicides and weedsContinue Reading
Spring Thinning Meeting Presentation Slides
On Monday April 29th we had two thinning meetings in Simcoe and Clarksburg put on by the University of GuelphContinue Reading
New Issue of the Orchard Network Newsletter Available Online
The Orchard Network Newsletter has now been posted on the OMAFRA website. In this issue you will find the followingContinue Reading
ONfruit Evaluation Survey
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Late Season Risk of Brown Marmorated Stink Bug in Pome Fruit
Hannah Fraser, Entomologist-Horticulture, OMAFRA Are you actively monitoring for brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) or other injurious stink bugs inContinue Reading
Apple Update: June 30, 2017
In this update: Fruit size Hedging Nutrient analysis Weather issues Disease: fire blight, apple scab, powdery mildew, fly speck/sooty blotch,Continue Reading
Apple Update: June 14, 2017
In this update: crop stage thinning irrigation diseases: fire blight, scab, powdery mildew, leaf spots insects: codling moth, obliquebanded leafroller,Continue Reading