Apples

Preventing Senescent Scald: Key Strategies for Apple Growers

Frost Damage on Early Blooming Apples and Peaches

Selected resources for commercial apple production

Presentations from the Western Maryland Regional Fruit Meeting

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.

Resources for tree fruit pest management for commercial growers.

Common Fruit Herbicides*

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

Vegetable and Fruit Newsletter, Volume 15: Issue 3, May 2024. Topics include: Preemergence Herbicides for Common Weeds in Vegetables, Greasiness in Apples: Why it Happens and How to Prevent it, Insect Scouting Tips, Beginning Farmer FAQ –Soil Testing, Upcoming UME and UMES Events

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.