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Thinning Peaches and Nectarines

March 4, 2022Emmalea Garver Ernest

Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu I am currently pruning in my peach orchard. This is the first step in managing the fruit load. Most years, peaches and nectarines will set many more fruit than the tree can… Continue Reading →

Fruit Crops 30:1, nectarine, peaches, stone fruit, tree fruit

Vole Damage to Newly Planted Orchards

September 10, 2021kgyoung

Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Voles may cause extensive damage to fruit trees and orchards as a result of girdling seedlings and trees and damaging roots. Damage occurs primarily during winter when other types of food are… Continue Reading →

Fruit Crops 29:25, apple, peaches, pears, tree fruit

San Jose Scale in Peaches

September 3, 2021kgyoung

David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu A photo of a young peach tree with San Jose Scale infested fruit came in last week. Fruit with scale on it will have red rings on the surface. The reddening is a reaction to… Continue Reading →

Fruit Crops 29:24, peaches, San Jose Scale

Guess The Pest! Week 13 Answer: Stink Bug

July 2, 2021kgyoung

David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Congratulations to Bob Leiby and Emmalea Ernest for correctly identifying stink bug damage to the peaches. One respondent wrote “I like to blame stink bugs for everything.” They are also a cause of bleeding or… Continue Reading →

General 29:15, brown marmorated stinkbug, Guess the Pest!, peaches, stink bug

Brown Rot of Peaches and Nectarines

July 2, 2021kgyoung

Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Conditions have been highly favorable for the development of brown rot in nectarines and peaches. Brown rot has blossom, shoot, canker, and fruit phases. Brown rot is caused by the fungus Monilinia… Continue Reading →

Fruit Crops 29:15, brown rot, nectarine, peaches

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