How to scout for tarnished plant bug on strawberries
Pam Fisher, OMAFRA, Berry Crop Specialist, Simcoe Tarnished plant bug feed on bloom and developing fruit, causing deformed and catContinue Reading
Tag: Insects
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
What’s your plan for strawberry aphid control?
Strawberry aphid, Chaetosiphon fragaefolii, is the main vector of strawberry virus diseases in northeastern Canada. This aphid is a majorContinue 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
Can You Keep Spotted Wing Drosophila Out? Exclusion Netting Trial
Shelby Jones – Agricultural Technician, OMAFRA Pam Fisher – Berry Crop Specialist, OMAFRA Contributor: Ellen Cole Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD),Continue Reading
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Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD) Update – August 14, 2015
Spotted wing drosophila trap captures continue to escalate. Trap captures increased 150% this past week and 400% the week before.Continue Reading