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Netting to Control Birds in Vineyards

August 4, 2023raharris

Gordon Johnson, Retired Extension Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu As we approach late summer, Vineyard managers should take care to control birds when sugar contents are peaking in grapes, making them a highly desirable food source. Netting is probably the most effective control… Continue Reading →

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Netting to Control Birds in Vineyards

August 27, 2021kgyoung

Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Vineyard managers should take care to control birds at this time when sugar contents are peaking in grapes, making them a highly desirable food source. Netting is probably the most effective control… Continue Reading →

Fruit Crops 29:23, bird damage, grapes

Fruit Crop Insect Scouting

June 25, 2021kgyoung

David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Grapes Japanese beetles have begun emerging this week. Scout vineyard edges for beetle congregations. Wisconsin entomologists recommend using a 30% defoliation threshold before using an insecticide but note that other fruit crops may be more… Continue Reading →

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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

Rethink Rainsheltering

May 1, 2020Emmalea Garver Ernest

Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu and Emmalea Ernest, Associate Scientist – Vegetable Crops; emmalea@udel.edu As the climate is expected to become wetter with more extreme rainfall events, losses of fruit crops to excess rain will become more… Continue Reading →

Fruit Crops 28:7, abiotic stress, blueberries, brambles, cherry, grapes, low tunnel, rainshelter, strawberry

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