This article summarizes some of the available and emerging decision-support tools that can be used in tandem to mitigate frost effectively.

Good timing and selection of sprays will kill pear psylla and other pests, reduce unnecessary spray costs, and set up your summer management for success.

Honey bees are the primary pollinator for many fruit and seed crops in the State of Washington. Since 2005 much has been written about the challenges honey bees face with the so call "Colony Collapse...

In a grafted WA38 trial Prohexadione-Calcium significantly reduced excessive tree vigor and resulted in larger and more uniform fruit size compared to the control. 

Codling moth mating disruption is the foundation for integrated pest management in apple and pears. It is important to remember that the mode of action is false trail following or competitive attraction. Therefore, it is...

Spring is here and it is time to get ready for thinning season. While all aspects of orchard management are important, there may be no decision made by growers more critical to their economic bottom...

Join Ken Johnson, Professor at Oregon State University Collage of Agricultural Sciences, to talk about the effective use of biopesticides for Fire Blight control.

Join us for a workshop on the codling moth models from the WSU Decision Aid System (DAS).