
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - August 27, 2025
With the exception of the brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB), trap captures of key pests declined during the past …
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Collapse ▲With the exception of the brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB), trap captures of key pests declined during the past …
Codling moth and oriental fruit moth (OFM): With the exception of locations that have had high codling moth problems …
During the past week, codling moth and apple maggot numbers in traps have slightly declined, oriental fruit moth (OFM) …
Congratulations to Dr. Jim Walgenbach, who was inducted last Friday into the WNC Ag Hall of Fame! The WNC Community …
Reports of late blight on tomato around McDowell and Rutherford Counties have been circulating, but not yet confirmed. Regardless, …
The recent cool weather has slowed insect development, and consequently not much has changed in the past week. Codling …
Downy Mildew Management Sprays! Downy mildew has been found on cucumbers in several WNC counties including Haywood and Henderson. Henderson …
Cucumber downy mildew (CDM) has been confirmed on cucumber plant samples from a research plot at the Mountain Research …
As August approaches, apple insect activity continues to pick up. Although many orchards still have low pest pressure, codling …
Home gardeners often express interest in environmentally friendly gardening and landscaping. As an alternative to pesticides we recommend: Using native …
As we move into the latter part of July and into August, the diversity of potential insect pests will …
Second generation codling moth is the main insect of concern this week, with first generation brown marmorated stink bug …
July is not as busy as the previous few months, but it is still a very important month in …
Codling Moth: In lower elevation orchards (i.e., those ranging from about 800 to 1300 ft) an insecticide targeting second …
In Henderson County and similar elevations, first generation codling moth flight is complete, and second generation flight is not …
Codling Moth: Throughout the region we remain in that window where codling moth is between generations, and unless there …
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Depending on elevation, we are either approaching or in that period when most major pests exhibit a low potential …
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