David Handley, Vegetable and Small Fruit Specialist; James Dill, Pest Management Specialist; Phil Fanning, Assistant Professor of Agricultural Entomology; Christina Howard, Maine New Farmers Project Manager Spotted wing drosophila fruit fly numbers in raspberries and highbush blueberries continue to decline this week (see table below). However, trap counts remain over threshold to prevent infestation at […]
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In this newsletter: Apple Maturity Report Announcements Maturity Report The storm arriving this weekend is likely to bring enough rain to cause fruit cracking in Honeycrisp and Gala in areas expecting more than an inch of rain. Trees with smaller apples should be less likely to have fruit cracking. Strong winds will likely knock some […]
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David Handley, Vegetable and Small Fruit Specialist; James Dill, Pest Management Specialist; Phil Fanning, Assistant Professor of Agricultural Entomology; Christina Howard, Maine New Farmers Project Manager Spotted wing drosophila fruit fly numbers in raspberries and highbush blueberries were generally lower this week (see table below). However, trap counts at all sites are over threshold to […]
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In this newsletter: Apple Maturity Report Disaster Relief Applications Due November 6 Maturity Report The storm arriving this weekend is likely to bring enough rain to cause fruit cracking in Honeycrisp and Gala in areas expecting more than an inch of rain. Trees with smaller apples should be less likely to have fruit cracking. Strong […]
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David Handley, Vegetable and Small Fruit Specialist; James Dill, Pest Management Specialist; Phil Fanning, Assistant Professor of Agricultural Entomology; Christina Howard, Maine New Farmers Project Manager Spotted wing drosophila fruit fly numbers in raspberries and highbush blueberries were fairly stable this week after significant increases over the past two weeks (see table below). The numbers […]
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In this newsletter: Maturity Report Maturity Report Peaches We have a few more varieties yet to harvest. Glowingstar was picked late last week. Messina will be ready to harvest later this week. Apples Honeycrisp apples taste ready for a ‘first pick’, but are still not ready for long-term storage because the risk of bitter pit […]
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David Handley, Vegetable and Small Fruit Specialist; James Dill, Pest Management Specialist; Phil Fanning, Assistant Professor of Agricultural Entomology; Christina Howard, Maine New Farmers Project Manager Spotted wing drosophila fruit fly numbers in raspberries and highbush blueberries rose further at our monitoring sites this week (see table below). There continues to be a noticeable upward […]
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Last Issue for 2026 — Pest Pressure Lower In Late Season Corn Corn Earworm and Fall Armyworm Numbers Fall as Dry Conditions Continue This will be the final issue of the Sweet Corn IPM Newsletter for the 2026 season. I would like to thank all of the growers who participated in the program this year, […]
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David Handley, Vegetable and Small Fruit Specialist; James Dill, Pest Management Specialist; Phil Fanning, Assistant Professor of Agricultural Entomology; Christina Howard, Maine New Farmers Project Manager Spotted wing drosophila fruit fly numbers in raspberries and highbush blueberries continue to rise at our monitoring sites over these two weeks (see table below). The highest populations are […]
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In this newsletter: Maturity Report Soil Moisture Readings First Announcement for the New England Veg and Fruit Conference (NEVFC) in Manchester, New Hampshire in December 2026 Maturity Report Peaches This week, we are picking this week: Coralstar Varieties in our collection that should be picked this week are Blushingstar, PF17, PF23 and Veteran. Coralstar peaches […]
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