Frank Drummond wants growers to know that SWD has been caught in southern Maine and one area in Columbia on the barrens this week (July 23, 2015) ? Very spotty captures, little threat at this point, but all growers should have traps out.
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This past week (September 12) saw a sharp increase in the number of SWD trap captures, both in the Blue Hill Peninsula (70.2 flies/trap) and in the Jonesboro area (80.4 flies/trap). Infestation of fruit was found to be 6.4% in the Blue Hill Peninsula and only 0.5% in the Jonesboro area. If the weather warms […]
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Fact sheet for SWD management in Michigan Highbush blueberries: SWD Management Recommendations for Michigan Blueberry, Updated June 2014 (PDF), which is very informative and includes a table with rain steadfast properties of some of the SWD insecticides. SWD Management Recommendations for Michigan Blueberry, Updated June 2014 (PDF) (Michigan State University College of Agriculture & Natural Resources […]
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