Virginia Fruit Insect Updates

Thrips and Pansy Spot on Apple At a recent orchard meeting, we discussed a symptom of thrips infestation on apple called pansy spot....

Hello everyone, Today I came upon an adult eight-spotted forester, shown here: Larvae will feed on grape foliage, but are seldom in ...

Hello everyone, This week (Wednesday, May 9) we had the first egg hatch of spotted lanternfly in Winchester (the only site with confirmed ...

Hello, everyone, At yesterday's vineyard IPM workshop n Madison County, vines were at bud swell.  This is a key time for a couple of pe...

There will be a vineyard IPM workshop held on April 17 at Early Mountain Vineyard , 6109 Wolftown-Hood Rd, Madison, VA 22727.  S...

Hello, everyone, At this week's orchard meeting in Albemarle County, there was quite a bit of discussion on pear psylla.  With recen...

Hello, everyone, Over the last few weeks, I have received images of eggs laid on grapevines, in an overlapping scale-like fashion (us...