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With all the issues that have occurred this season, I just want to remind everyone that peachtree and lesser peachtree borer management is still important for the continued health of your orchards. While mating disruption for borers is still highly effective as a management strategy under certain situations, it is completely understandable if such an…
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San Jose scale crawlers are beginning to pick back up. Following the degree day (DD) timing starting at February 1st using a base of 51oF and a max of 90oF, at this point last year we had accumulated 1,884 DD and this year we are at 1,828 DD, so we are not too far off…
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Greetings everyone, I hope this post finds everyone well. I am part of a new multi-state research proposal to continue to improve management of brown marmorated stink bugs in tree crops. However, a lot of research has been done on this pest n the past, so I would like to better understand growers’ needs and…
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Chill hours (CH) are a sum of hours below 7.2 ℃ (45 ℉) between Oct 1st to next Feb 15th, often used to estimate if the chilling requirement of a peach cultivar is satisfied and ready for timely budbreak in regions (e.g., mid GA) where the spring begins to warm by late February. CH were…
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With the relatively warm spring weather we have been having, the first large peak of San Jose scale crawler activity is likely going to be a few of weeks this year compared to last year. I expect the first peak of activity to occur within approximately 5-7 days from now in Fort Valley, GA. Following…
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Guido Schnabel, Brett Blaauw and Phil Brannen Late frost has hurt many varieties in South Carolina and Georgia this year. The varieties that escaped the frost, the late bloomers with high chill requirements, still may have fruit and will probably go on a regular spray program, even if chill requirements were not met and a…
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It’s been a beautiful scene these past couple of weeks. However, the early bloom has made it difficult to get out the delayed dormant application of oil for scale management (or at least it did for me!). As such, if you were like me and missed the delayed dormant timing, especially in blocks with chronic…
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