Tree Fruit Pest Management Updates

As we have expected for a while, a final ruling on chlorpyrifos (Lorsban, Yuma, Warhawk and other generics) has been issued by the EPA. Earlier this week, the EPA provided a comprehensive documen...

https://blogs.ext.vt.edu/tree-fruit-pest/2021/09/24/chlorpyrifos-tolerances-for-to-be-revoked-in-2022/

Following conversations with VDACS, some of my eastern tree fruit colleagues, and representatives from the companies that market Venom and Scorpion, I have notified VDACS that we wish to withdraw...

https://blogs.ext.vt.edu/tree-fruit-pest/2021/08/17/section-18-request-for-dinotefuran-withdrawn/

This is just a test to determine whether or not my recent posts are being delivered to subscribers.

https://blogs.ext.vt.edu/tree-fruit-pest/2021/08/10/test-message-8-10-21/

On August 5, 2021, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved the renewal of a Section 18 Emergency Exemption for use of the bifenthrin-based products, Brigade WSB, Bifenture EC, and Bife...

https://blogs.ext.vt.edu/tree-fruit-pest/2021/08/06/section-18-for-use-of-brigade-wsb-bifenture-ec-and-bifenture-10df-against-bmsb-in-apples-peaches-and-nectarines-in-virginia-2/

https://blogs.ext.vt.edu/tree-fruit-pest/2021/07/26/cm-and-ofm-degree-days-and-optimal-spray-timing-7-26-21/

https://blogs.ext.vt.edu/tree-fruit-pest/2021/07/22/cm-and-ofm-degree-days-and-optimal-spray-timing-7-22-21/

https://blogs.ext.vt.edu/tree-fruit-pest/2021/07/19/cm-and-ofm-degree-days-and-optimal-spray-timing-7-19-21/

Dr. Srdjan Acimovic, the new tree fruit pathologist at Virginia Tech’s Winchester Research and Extension Center has asked that I post this message for him. Srdjan wishes to conduct a survey tar...

https://blogs.ext.vt.edu/tree-fruit-pest/2021/07/16/tree-fruit-pathology-survey-for-dr-srdjan-acimovic/

https://blogs.ext.vt.edu/tree-fruit-pest/2021/07/15/cm-and-ofm-degree-days-and-optimal-spray-timing-7-15-21/

https://blogs.ext.vt.edu/tree-fruit-pest/2021/07/12/cm-and-ofm-degree-days-and-optimal-spray-timing-7-12-21/