Activities Archive

2019 Regional Tree Fruit Updates and Reports

Connecticut IPM Report – Concklin
Hudson Valley Research Laboratory – Acimovic
Massachusetts Fruit IPM Report – Piñero
New Hampshire Apple Producers Integrated Pest and Pollinator Management
New Hampshire IPM Report – Wallingford
Quebec Apple IPM Report – Chouinard
Rhode Island IPM Report – Faubert
Vermont Apple IPM Report – Bradshaw
Western New York Insect, Disease, and IPM Report – Agnello
Western New York Apple IPM Report – agr.assistance

2019 Research Presentations

2018 Regional Tree Fruit Updates and Reports

NYS IPM Update – Carroll
European Cherry Fruit Fly fact sheet – NYS IPM
Spotted Lanternfly fact sheet – NYS IPM
Connecticut IPM Report – Concklin
Eastern New York Report – Jentsch
EPA Update – Szylvian
Hudson Valley Research Laboratory – Acimovic
Long Island Tree Fruit IPM Report – Zaman
Massachusetts Tree Fruit IPM Report (PDF, 4.4 MB) – Clements
Maine Tree Fruit IPM Report – Koehler
New Hampshire Tree Fruit IPM Report – Wallingford
New Jersey Tree Fruit IPM Report – Cowgill
Quebec Apple IPM Report – Chouinard
Rhode Island Tree Fruit IPM Report – Faubert
Vermont Apple IPM Report – Bradshaw
Western New York IPM Report – Agnello
Western New York Apple IPM Report – agr.assistance

2018 Research Presentations

List of Research Talks Presented

2017 Regional Fruit Updates and Reports

2017 EPA Pesticide Update – Szylvian
Connecticut IPM Report – Concklin
Maine Tree Fruit Pest Report – Koehler
Maine Report (supplemental slides) (PDF, 18 MB) – Koehler
Massachusetts Fruit IPM Report – Clements
New Hampshire Fruit Report – Eaton
New Jersey Fruit IPM Report – Cowgill
Ontario Extension/Field Report – Grigg-McGuffin
Québec Insect & Mite Report – Chouinard
Rhode Island Insect Report – Faubert
Spotted Wing Drosophila Monitoring Network Report, New York – Carroll
Vermont Apple Season Highlights – Bradshaw
Western New York Insect Update – Agnello
Western New York Apple/Pest Highlights – Catlin

2017 Research Presentations

2016 Regional Fruit Updates and Reports

Connecticut BMSB Trap Captures – Concklin
Eastern New York Fruit Extension/Field Report – Wallis/Donahue
Hudson Valley Crop, Disease, and Insect Pest Report – Acimovic/Jentsch
Massachusetts Fruit IPM Report – Cooley
New Hampshire Fruit Report – Eaton
Nova Scotia Tree Fruit Report – Blatt
New York Apple Decline Photos – Lake Ontario Fruit Program
Ontario Extension/Field Report – Grigg-McGuffin
Québec Insect & Mite Report – Chouinard
Québec Disease Report – Philion
Virginia Disease Report – Yoder
Vermont Organic Disease Report – Bradshaw
Vermont Apple Season Highlights – Bradshaw
Western New York Insect Update – Agnello

2016 Research Presentations

2015 Regional Fruit Updates and Reports

Eastern New York Fruit Extension/Field Report – Wallis
Massachusetts Fruit IPM Report – Cooley
New Hampshire Fruit Report – Eaton
New Jersey Fruit IPM Report – Cowgill
Nova Scotia Tree Fruit Report – Blatt
Ontario Extension/Field Report – Pate
Québec Insect & Mite Report – Chouinard
Québec Disease Report – Philion
Vermont Apple Season Highlights – Bradshaw
Western New York Insect Update – Agnello

Special Research Presentation: CIPRA Using real-time weather information to forecast crop phenology, insects, diseases and physiological disorders – Plouffe (Burlington, 2015)

2014 Research Presentations

2014 Regional Fruit Updates and Reports

Connecticut Extension Field Report – Concklin
Hosts of Spotted Wing Drosophila in Southern New England – Maier
Eastern New York Fruit Extension Update – Wallis
Long Island Tree Fruit IPM Report – Zaman
Massachusetts Fruit IPM Report – Clements & Cooley
New England Fruit Update – NEFCON
New Hampshire Fruit Update – Eaton
Ontario Fruit Update – Grigg-McGuffin
Québec Insect and Mite Update – Chouinard
Québec Disease Update – Philion
Rhode Island Unusual Fruit Observations – Faubert
Vermont Fruit Update – Bradshaw
Western New York Insect Update – Agnello

2013 Research Presentations

List of research talks presented (DOC)
Minimizing fruit russetting on apples – Rosenberger
Open questions on the risks and benefits of copper sprays on tree fruits – Rosenberger
Detection of bacteria during blossom for fireblight forecast (PDF, 16 MB) – Philion
An interactive model to predict effectiveness of various insecticide applications against codling moth in Quebec orchards – Chouinard
Use of reflective mulch in day-neutral strawberries for SWD control – O’Connell
Some observations on using multiple disease forecasting models during the 2013 growing season from an Extension perspective – Clements & Cooley
Changes in fungicide use by five New England apple growers over 9 years – Cooley
Laboratory bioassays of pre-mixed insecticides against the apple maggot – Reissig
Field evaluation of combination materials for apple maggot control – Combs
SWD studies in the Hudson Valley of New York (PDF, 9.9 MB) – Lampasona
BMSB studies in the Hudson Valley of New York (PDF, 10 MB) – Jentsch
Preliminary assessments of native strains of entomopathogenic nematodes for plum curculio management – Agnello & Jentsch

2013 Regional Fruit Updates and Reports

Hudson Valley Fruit Insect Update – Jentsch
Hudson Valley Unusual Disease Observations – Rosenberger
Long Island Fruit Update – Zaman
Massachusetts Fruit Update – UMass
New England Fruit Update – NEFCON
New Hampshire Fruit Update – Eaton
Nova Scotia Fruit Update – Reekie & Craig
Ontario Fruit Update – Grigg-McGuffin
Québec Disease Update – Philion
Québec Insect and Mite Update – Chouinard
Vermont Fruit Update – Bradshaw
Western New York Insect Update – Agnello

2012 Research Presentations

2012 Regional Fruit Updates and Reports

Hudson Valley Fruit Update – Jentsch
Long Island Fruit Update – Zaman
Maine Fruit Update – Koehler
Massachusetts Fruit Update – NEFCON
Massachusetts Fruit Update – UMass
New Hampshire Fruit Update – Eaton
Quebec Fruit Update – Chouinard
Pear Fabraea – Rosenberger
Pristine on Frost (PDF, 9.8 MB) – Rosenberger
Summer Disease Trial – Rosenberger
Western New York Fruit Update – Agnello
Western New York Fruit Update – Breth

2011 Research Presentations

List of research talks presented (DOC)
2011 Prionus apple boring beetles trapping trials (PDF, 12 MB) – Agnello
Apple maggot control trials with newer insecticides – Combs
Cornell fruit resources: a website index of information from the Fruit Program Work Teams – Carroll et al.
Dynamics of the G143A mutation in Venturia (PDF, 16 MB) – Frederick
Mechanical scab inoculum reduction with eliminae machine – Philion
Sprinkler spray system and pest damage evaluation, Year 2 – Philion
Management challenges of the Monilinia brown rot pathogen – Villani
Off-season scab sprays and selection of resistant Venturia populations – Villani

2010 Research Presentations

List of research talks presented (DOC)
Sustainable management practices in scab-resistant apples – Rosenberger & Jentsch
Matching fungicides with apple pest management priorities – Rosenberger
Bird damage to fruit crops – Carroll et al.
QoI resistance in Monilinia populations – Cox et al.
Apple scab sensitivity & difenoconazole performance – Villani & Cox
Inconsistencies in sooty blotch & flyspeck models – Cooley & Clements
Delaying the first scab fungicide using PAD – Cooley et al.
How do you determine apple scab secondary infection periods? – Cromwell