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It’s That Gray Mold Time of Year and Fungicide Resistance Issues Abound

Emmalea Garver Ernest

Cassandra Swett, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist – Berry Pathology, University of Maryland and Penn State University; clswett@umd.edu, https://twitter.com/berry_pathology Strawberries are blooming, the rain is falling and it’s warming into the 60s and 70’—and as a plant pathologist, all I… Continue Reading →

Two of Our Least Favorite Fall Pests May Be Consorting Together: Botrytis Fruit Rot and Spotted Wing Drosophila in Fall Berries

Emmalea Garver Ernest

Cassandra Swett, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist – Berry Pathology, University of Maryland and Penn State University; clswett@umd.edu and Kelly Hamby, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist – Sustainable Agroecosystems and Integrated Pest Management, University of Maryland; kahamby@udel.edu. Warm rains in… Continue Reading →