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by defieldsja September 25, 2018 0

Publication 360, 2018-19 Fruit Crop Protection Guide now available from Service Ontario

The newly revised Publication 360, Fruit Crop Protection Guide for 2018-19 is now available from Service Ontario, order no. 109188, priceContinue Reading

by Kristy Grigg-McGuffin September 6, 2017 0

Apples Insects Pears Pest Management

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

by Kristy Grigg-McGuffin May 29, 2017 2

Apples Diseases Pears Pest Management

Secondary Blossoms Are a Fire Blight Risk

Michael Celetti, Plant Pathologist – Horticulture Crops, OMAFRA Many apple growing regions are reporting a prolonged period of secondary orContinue Reading

by wendymcfaddensmith May 16, 2017 0

Diseases New Products Pears Pest Management

Activity of Fungicides and Bactericides on Pear Diseases, 2017

This table provides information on the relative activity of fungicides and bactericides registered on tender fruit. The numbers within cellsContinue Reading

by Kristy Grigg-McGuffin April 28, 2017 0

Apples Diseases Pest Management

Fire Blight Prediction Maps – Links Updated

Thanks to those who noticed an error in the links provided in the original Fire Blight Prediction Maps for 2017 post.Continue Reading

by Kristy Grigg-McGuffin April 25, 2017 0

Apples Diseases Pears Pest Management

Fire Blight Prediction Maps for 2017

Michael Celetti, OMAFRA’s Plant Pathologist – Horticulture, is once again creating fire blight prediction maps based off the Cougar BlightContinue Reading

by Kristy Grigg-McGuffin June 8, 2016 0

Apples Diseases Pears Pest Management

Fire Blight Resistance Survey in Ontario Apple and Pear Orchards

By Chris Burnie, Summer Research Assistant, Ontario Apple Growers Streptomycin-resistant strains of Erwinia amylovora, the bacterium that causes fire blight,Continue Reading