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Reminders for Monitoring and Managing Spotted-Wing Drosophila (SWD)

June 25, 2021kgyoung

Kelly Hamby, Associate Professor and Extension Specialist, Department of Entomology, University of Maryland; kahamby@umd.edu Spotted-wing drosophila (SWD) is a small fly that lays its eggs into ripening and ripe soft-skinned fruit. Although they prefer fully colored ripe fruit, they are… Continue Reading →

Fruit Crops 29:14, blackberries, blueberry, cherry, raspberry, spotted wing drosophila

Fruit Cracking

June 18, 2021Emmalea Garver Ernest

Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu We recently have had wet weather in many parts of Delmarva. Excess moisture can cause problems in fruit crops due to fruit cracking. Of the fruit crops, sweet cherries and certain plums… Continue Reading →

Fruit Crops 29:13, abiotic stress, cherry, fruit cracking, nectarine, physiological disorders, plum

Bacterial Blossom Blast and Canker in Stone Fruits

March 5, 2021Emmalea Garver Ernest

Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu 2020 was a bad year for bacterial blossom blast in stone fruits. Blossom blast (and bacterial canker) is most common on Prunus species including cherries, apricots, peaches, nectarines, and plums. The disease… Continue Reading →

Fruit Crops 29:1, apple, cherry, freeze injury, peaches, pears, stone fruit

SWD Found in Blueberries and Cherries in Maryland

July 2, 2020Emmalea Garver Ernest

Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu A few blueberry and cherry growers in central Maryland have reported fruit damage to their crop from Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD) this week. If you grow any small fruit such as… Continue Reading →

Fruit Crops 28:16, blueberry, cherry, spotted wing drosophila

Bird Control in Fruit Crops

June 26, 2020ahoggard

Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Cherries, blueberries and some grape varieties are susceptible to bird damage. Cherry season is over for this year; however, blueberry harvest is under way and grapes will be harvested later this summer.… Continue Reading →

Fruit Crops 28:15, bird repellant, blueberry, cherry, grapes

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