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… Introduction to Scale Insects .  This is a common pest of maple and fruit trees and an array of other trees and shrubs. … are white, turning yellow. Crawlers settling along sugar maple leaf veins Photo: Ronald S. Kelley, Vermont Department … Parks and Recreation, Bugwood.org Mature scale on an oak twig Photo: Joe Boggs, OSU Extension Common host plants …

… trees may attract insects as well as porcupines or tree squirrels. These feeding wounds may also serve as … off. Occasionally limb and trunk girdling may kill the tree. Woodpeckers also communicate with each other by … greater number of trees. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Holes on Tree Trunks Yellow bellied sapsucker Additional resources Why …

… to their branches after which they die and fall from the plant. Systemic infections of bacterial canker usually occur … (pruning and trellising). The disease can survive in soil debris for up to three years and can also survive on … Strawberry Botrytis fruit rot, also called gray mold (fig 1), is a common disease that typically drives …

… harvest, preharvest, and postharvest practices. Honeycrisp fruits are particularly susceptible to the temperature to … of soggy breakdown. Therefore, fruits that are left in the tree waiting for red skin color development have increased … the harvest window, allowing keeping fruit on the tree for a longer time without it getting overripe. This …

… Link to grape publications page Loblolly Pine Miscanthus Tree Fruits and Small Fruits NM-5 " Nutrient Management for Tree Fruits and Small Fruits " Link to grape publications …

… and Solutions What is superficial scald in apple fruits and what causes it? Physiological disorders correspond … below the optimum range. During apple cold storage fruits can accumulate a-farnesene, a volatile compound present in the fruits’ wax layer. This compound can cause superficial scald …

… to health-promoting effects, there is great interest in fruits and vegetables containing high concentrations of … in the IR4 Group 13, subgroup 07B: Bushberry and Small Fruits. If a pesticide has this group labeled and the pest …

… collapsing branch structure led to the introduction of more hybrids. Cross-pollination resulted in fertile … WW, G, C&P/S, C&G - see key below Empress or princess tree (Paulownia tomentosa) Highly valued in Asia, here its … C/M&reC, C&G, C&P/S, G, H&S, WW - see key below Tree of heaven (Ailanthus altissima) This fast-growing native of …

… more frequent in apple varieties that must be left on the tree for a longer period of time to develop the skin color … harvesting overripe fruit or keeping fruit hanging on the tree for excessive time. In addition, balanced and uniform tree growth should be maintained. Pre-harvest management such …