Pears

The Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) Halyomorpha halys (Figs. 1 and 1a) was accidentally introduced into the United States in shipping containers arriving from Asia. The first confirmed specimen was collected in Allentown, PA in October 2001, although there is evidence that it was collected from black light traps in New Jersey as early as 2000.

Multi-fruit orchard spray program for the control of major tree fruit pests and diseases.

Looking Back at Spring and Ahead to Harvest: Fireblight, Rust and Chemical Thinning

Resources for tree fruit pest management for commercial growers.

Common Fruit Herbicides*

Information for commercial growers interested in growing pears.

Sample Collection & Preparation for Perennial Fruit Crops

Fungicide Resistance Management Guidelines for Apple Scab, Powdery Mildew, Brown Rot, and Peach Scab Control in the Mid-Atlantic United States, by Alan R. Biggs, West Virginia University and Kari Peter, Penn State University.

Based on laboratory bioassay results and field screening trials as of February 7, 2011. By Kent Smith, USDA-ARS

An Armored Scale to Watch Out for in the Fruit Orchard and in Fruit Tree Nurseries We are seeing an uptick in samples of an armored scale commonly called the San Jose Scale, Quadraspidiotus perniciosus (Comstock).