Dr. Tree Fruit and Don

Kari provides a lightning fast update for the upcoming infection period starting the week of March 31, 2025.

Hosts: Don Seifrit, Kari Peter
Photo Credit: K. Peter, PSU

Music Credit: “The Raven and the Swan” by Josh Woodward is licensed under a Attribution 3.0 United States License. Courtesy of FreeMusicArchive.org 

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Flight Seasonalities of Main Fruit Pests During the Growing Season

Don and Kari return for a pre-season update and discuss the plan for the upcoming season of the podcast. Regular podcasts will be returning shortly!

Hosts: Don Seifrit, Kari Peter

Music Credit: “The Raven and the Swan” by Josh Woodward is licensed under a Attribution 3.0 United States License. Courtesy of FreeMusicArchive.org 

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Flight Seasonalities of Main Fruit Pests During the Growing Season

Shan and Don introduce Dr. Lee Kalcsits from Washington State University. Dr. Kalcsits is project head for SPARC: Strengthening Pear and Apple Resilience to Climate. He outlines what that grant will focus on over the next several years. Additionally, Don and Kari talk early season orchard maintenance as a follow-up to last season.

If you'd like to help research, please take the survey for SPARC: 

English - https://wsu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eyfLFPQZ3dHutUi
Spanish - https://wsu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8q21anBgzuBmlam

Hosts: Don Seifrit, Kari Peter
Speakers: Shan Kumar, Lee Kalcsits

Music Credit: “The Raven and the Swan” by Josh Woodward is licensed under a Attribution 3.0 United States License. Courtesy of FreeMusicArchive.org 

This work is/was supported by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture - Specialty Crop Research Initiative project "Preparing U.S. Pome Fruit Production for Extreme Temperatures in a Changing Climate" (2024-51181-43289; Accession #1032988)

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Flight Seasonalities of Main Fruit Pests During the Growing Season

Don is joined by Kari and Shan in this week's episode. Kari highlights the importance of good orchard maintenance to help reduce disease pressure in the upcoming year, and Shan highlights some of the ways to manage Fall weeds.

Mancozeb Comments Article: https://extension.psu.edu/fruit-times-alert-epa-soliciting-mancozeb-comments

Cultivating Business Conference Sign-Up: https://extension.psu.edu/cultivating-business-conference

Host: Don Seifrit
Speakers: Kari Peter, Shan Kumar

Music Credit: “The Raven and the Swan” by Josh Woodward is licensed under a Attribution 3.0 United States License. Courtesy of FreeMusicArchive.org 

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Flight Seasonalities of Main Fruit Pests During the Growing Season

Don is joined by Kari and Shan after a long absence. Kari provides an EPA update and a reminder about end of season sprays. Shan gives a brief overview of the season so far.

Music Credit: “The Raven and the Swan” by Josh Woodward is licensed under a Attribution 3.0 United States License. Courtesy of FreeMusicArchive.org 

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Flight Seasonalities of Main Fruit Pests During the Growing Season

Don is joined by Kari, Greg and Shan this week to discuss pathology, entomology and horticulture updates. Kari highlights the importance of grower feedback for the current round of EPA public comments regarding ziram, thiram and ferbam. Greg mentions the potential for Japanese beetle damage. And Shan highlights the importance of taking leaf and soil samples at this time of the season.

Links to the ag testing lab and Kari's update about the EPA are below.

EPA Public Comment fact sheet: https://extension.psu.edu/environmental-protection-agency-mitigation-proposal-update-ziram-thiram-ferbam
Penn State Ag Analytical Services Lab: https://agsci.psu.edu/aasl

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Flight Seasonalities of Main Fruit Pests During the Growing Season

Don is joined by Kari, Greg and Shan to talk pathology, entomology and horticulture. Kari gets riled up about half sprays and what that means for disease management.

Episode Host/Speakers: Don Seifrit (host), Kari Peter (speaker), Greg Krawczyk (speaker), Shan Kumar (speaker)

Music Credit: “The Raven and the Swan” by Josh Woodward is licensed under a Attribution 3.0 United States License. Courtesy of FreeMusicArchive.org 

Lead Image: Image Credit – D. Seifrit, Penn State 

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Flight Seasonalities of Main Fruit Pests During the Growing Season

Episode 11 – Final Thinning Window

Description: Don, Shan, Greg and Kari talk the spring updates after the Spring Orchard Meetings. Shan talks final thinning chances, and Greg and Kari highlight how NEWA helps ensure a good IPM program.

NEWA Website: https://www.newa.cornell.edu/
NEWA State Coordinators: https://www.newa.cornell.edu/partners

Episode Host/Speakers: Kari Peter (host), Shan Kumar (speaker), Greg Krawczyk (speaker) 

Music Credit: “The Raven and the Swan” by Josh Woodward is licensed under a Attribution 3.0 United States License. Courtesy of FreeMusicArchive.org 

Lead Image: Image Credit – D. Seifrit, Penn State 

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Flight Seasonalities of Main Fruit Pests During the Growing Season

Don returns with Kari, Greg and Shan. Shan highlights the importance of thinning timing over the next few days, and Kari and Greg provide pathology and entomology updates.

Bacterial Spot info: https://plant-pest-advisory.rutgers.edu/copper-bactericides-for-peach-bacterial-spot-management/

Episode Host/Speakers: Don Seifrit (host), Kari Peter (speaker), Greg Krawczyk (speaker), Shan Kumar (speaker)

Music Credit: “The Raven and the Swan” by Josh Woodward is licensed under a Attribution 3.0 United States License. Courtesy of FreeMusicArchive.org 

Lead Image: Image Credit – D. Seifrit, Penn State 

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Flight Seasonalities of Main Fruit Pests During the Growing Season

Kari hosts for another week with guests, Dr. Greg Krawczyk and Dr. Shan Kumar. Shan provides an update on thinning (very time sensitive!), and Kari and Greg provide lengthy run-downs of all the potential problems in their respective specialties.

Episode Host/Speakers: Kari Peter (host), Greg Krawczyk (speaker), Shan Kumar (speaker)

Music Credit: “The Raven and the Swan” by Josh Woodward is licensed under a Attribution 3.0 United States License. Courtesy of FreeMusicArchive.org 

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Flight Seasonalities of Main Fruit Pests During the Growing Season