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Japanese beetle trap counts have declined from their peak in mid-July. Image: UMN FruitEdge
UMN entomologists check SWD traps weekly at 4 locations to reveal how populations change throughout the season. Image: UMN FruitEdge
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This week's update includes apple pest management, grape veraison, raspberry and blueberry harvest seasons, and day neutral strawberry troubleshooting.
First, are we in a drought again?
Many areas of Minnesota are getting a welcome...
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Photo: A strawberry field after harvest and before renovation
This update discusses: how climate change is impacting berry production; mid-season apple pests; and last call for grape nitrogen applications. Strawberry renovation was...
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'Romeo' tart cherries ripening on July 5, 2022. These trees opened for U-pick in Nisswa over the weekend. Photo: Annie Klodd
Apples
Insects: Japanese beetles, codling moths, and apple maggots are currently active. Continue using...
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Photo: The fruit & vegetable Extension team toured farms along the north shore last week, including a community orchard in Grand Marais.
It's strawberry season! Insects and diseases to watch for this week are fairly similar to...
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Photo: Strawberry season has begun!
In this week's update: Strawberry tarnished plant bug and thrips, codling moth on apples, grape post-bloom, raspberry cane borer, and blueberry dieback. Plus: Are Japanese beetles here yet?
Apples...
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Apples
Apple fruitlets on SweeTango in White Bear Lake, 6/15/2022
Apples are between 10-20 mm this week. Aborted fruit (fruitlets that will not grow to maturity) is now apparent or is being dropped by the tree. This makes it easier to...
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Apples
Observations are based on weekly scouting in Minnetrista, plus multiple grower reports. Weekly scouting will begin in Preston and White Bear Lake next week.
Apple fruitlets at 6-7mm west of the Twin Cities on 6/8/2022. Photo...
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Zestar! apple fruitlets in Minnetrista, MN on 6/1/2022.
Apples
After a lot of apple scab infection events over the last couple of weeks, I am looking forward to a stretch without rain. We are post-petal fall now, and it's time to...
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Honeygold apple tree at petal fall on a rainy day, 5/25/22
Weather was cool the past week, so we accumulated relatively few growing degree days above 50. Therefore, some of this content will sound eerily similar to last week.
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