Wednesday, February 12, 2025

2025 Fruit Pest Management Recommendations Posted

Hello, everyone,

This year's revisions to our fruit pest management guides are now available.

The guides are available for free in PDF form. Hard copies may be purchased.

2025 Spray Bulletin for Commercial Tree Fruit Growers Click here for PDF.

2025 Pest Management Guides
2025 Commercial Horticultural and Forest Crops (including Commercial Small Fruit, Commercial Vineyards, Commercial Hops) Click here for pdf.
2025 Home Grounds and Animals (including HomeFruit). Click here for pdf.
2024 Field Crops Click here for pdf.

More later,
Doug

Tuesday, February 4, 2025

2025 Orchard Fruit Schools

Hello, everyone,

Next week, we will be holding our annual orchard fruit schools, Monday through Thursday. Details are provided below:

Mon, Feb 10, 8:30 AM - The Winchester Fruit School, Alson H. Smith AREC, Winchester (contact Mark Sutphin, mark.sutphin@vt.edu). Tues, Feb 11, 8:30 AM - The Rappahannock-Madison Fruit School, Graves Mountain Lodge, Syria (contact Kenner Love, klove@vt.edu). Wed, Feb 12, 8:30 AM - The Nelson-Albemarle (Central Virginia) Fruit School, Nelson Center, 8445 Thomas Nelson Highway, Lovingston (contact Kim Bryant, kimeb5990@vt.edu). Thur, Feb 13, 8:15 AM - Carroll-Patrick Fruit School, Lambsburg Community Center, Lambsburg (contact Ashley Edwards, aledwards@vt.edu).

Topics will include reflections on 7 years of horticulture research, emerging insect issues, fire blight management, management of scale insects, legal and spray guide updates, and other topics.

See you at one of the schools!

Doug

2025 Fruit Pest Management Recommendations Posted

Hello, everyone, This year's revisions to our fruit pest management guides are now available. The guides are available for free in PD...

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