Virginia Fruit Insect Updates

Hello, everyone, The 2019 editions of our fruit and hops chemical control recommendations (Pest Management Guide series) are available...

Hello, everyone, The dates, locations, and agendas for our six orchard fruit schools have been set.  The schools will run from February...

Hello, everyone, Since my last posting, there have been some spotted lanternfly (SLF) developments.   As you know from previous po...

Hello, everyone, On Friday I visited an orchard with an infestation of stem borers - Oberea , probably Oberea myops , in the longhorn beet...

Hello, everyone, We are continuing our observations on spotted lanternfly, a new invasive to Virginia, that includes all of our fruit...

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 ...