POP TIPS: September Orchard Care Tasks
September is always an exciting month for orchard harvests, with many of our favorite fruits ripening including figs, paw paws, Asian pears, almonds and more! … Read More
Category Archives: Orchard Pests
POP TIPS: June Orchard Tasks
June is an important time for some key orchard care tasks including fruit thinning and pest and disease management practices. And June is of course when many of… Read More
POP TIPS: May Orchard Care Tasks
May is another important month for orchard care, as this is the season when many insect pests first emerge and damage from many diseases is also first noted. Please… Read More
POP TIPS: March Orchard Care Tasks
As the weather turns to Spring, here are some critical steps for orchard care March is a critical month for completing a variety of orchard care… Read More
The Squirrel Question
What is the best way to deal with squirrels in the garden? This is a question that many growers find themselves grappling with year after… Read More
POP TIPS: Spinosad Orchard Sprays
POP encourages all orchard partners and backyard fruit growers to take every step in orchard management prior to pesticide or fungicide application. However, the unfortunate… Read More
POP TIPS: When apple maggots attack
A destructive pest in commercial and backyard orchards alike, the apple maggot or Rhagoletis pomonella is native to the northeastern United States and is also known… Read More
Aphids and Fruit Trees
Aphids are a common pest an a wide variety of fruit trees, shrubs, vines, vegetables, and more! Leaves curled end to end are the most… Read More
Beetle Invasion! Coping with Japanese Beetles
What green, Japanese terror costs more than 200 million dollars in damage each year? No, it’s not Godzilla…it’s Popillia japonica a.k.a, the Japanese beetle (JB)!… Read More