Dr. Tree Fruit and Don

Kari and Don discuss summer in April with a lookout for fire blight and other diseases.

Don Seifrit (host)
Kari Peter  (host) 

Lead Image: K. Imhoff

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Flight Seasonalities of Main Fruit Pests During the Growing Season

Kari and Don highlight some early-season concerns after a cold weekend that is leading into a hot week.

Hosts:
Don Seifrit
Kari Peter  

Lead Image:  D. Seifrit, Penn State

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Flight Seasonalities of Main Fruit Pests During the Growing Season

The first Fruit Bite of the growing season! Kari and Don highlight some early-season disease management with an apple scab infection period on the horizon.

Speakers: Don Seifrit and Kari Peter

Photo Credit: Dr. K. Peter, Penn State 

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Flight Seasonalities of Main Fruit Pests During the Growing Season

Kari and Don speak with Dr. Holly Bartholomew from the USDA-ARS. Holly outlines her research on patulin, what mycotoxins are, and why management is important.

Don Seifrit (host), Kari Peter (speaker)
Holly Bartholomew (speaker)

Lead Image: Kari Peter, Penn State

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Flight Seasonalities of Main Fruit Pests During the Growing Season

Kari and Don are joined again by Dr. Jurick, USDA, and Dr. Dianiris Luciano-Rosario from the University Of Wisconsin. Dianiris highlights her work on bin sanitation from mold spores and the differences in sanitation between wooden and plastic bins.

Hosts: Don Seifrit and Kari Peter
Wayne Jurick (speaker),
Dianiris Luciano-Rosario (speaker)

Penicillium expansum: biology, omics, and management tools for a global postharvest pathogen causing blue mould of pome fruit

Lead Image: Kari Peter, Penn State

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Flight Seasonalities of Main Fruit Pests During the Growing Season

Kari and Don are joined once again by Dr. Jurick as he discusses basic research and the research focus of his laboratory and provides insight into the next few episodes. 

Episode Host/Speakers: 
Don Seifrit (host)
Kari Peter (speaker)
Wayne Jurick (speaker)

Photo Credit: Kari Peter, Penn State

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Flight Seasonalities of Main Fruit Pests During the Growing Season

In this first full-length episode of Season 4, Kari and Don welcome back Johanny Castro with information about his continued work over the past year. Additionally, Dr. Wayne Jurick from the USDA joins the conversation. Dr. Jurick and his lab will be special guests over the next few weeks as we dive deeper into the topic of post-harvest rots.

Don Seifrit (host)
Kari Peter (speaker)
Johanny Castro (speaker)
Wayne Jurick (speaker)
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Lead Image: Kari Peter, Penn State

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Flight Seasonalities of Main Fruit Pests During the Growing Season

In the first episode of season 4, Kari and Don highlight canker management during winter pruning and highlight some potential upcoming episodes.

Don Seifrit (host)
Kari Peter (speaker)  

Lead Image: Dr. Gary Moorman, Penn State (retired)

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Flight Seasonalities of Main Fruit Pests During the Growing Season

In this 9th Fruit Bite, Don and Kari discuss Fall/Winter weed control, some end-of-season disease management, and year-end weather station maintenance.

Don Seifrit (host) 
Kari Peter (speaker)  

Image courtesy of SeagullNady on Pixabay.com

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Flight Seasonalities of Main Fruit Pests During the Growing Season

In this 8th Fruit Bite, Kari and Don discuss pre-harvest treatments for insects, disease, and post-harvest rot coverage and control.
 
Don Seifrit (host)
Kari Peter (speaker)  

Lead Image: J. Castro, Penn State

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Flight Seasonalities of Main Fruit Pests During the Growing Season