http://www.aces.edu/mt/peachipm/ en-us boozert@auburn.edu 2012-04-01T21:26:45-06:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PeachOrchardNews/~3/oa_0coeI7ho/004059.php Noticed plum curculio (PC) larvae infested fruit had begun to drop from peach trees. I would estimate that fruit began to abort and drop on 3/28/12. This means that 1st eggs were laid about 3/14/12 this season. I will need... 4059@http://www.aces.edu/mt/peachipm/ 2012-04-01T21:26:45-06:00 http://www.aces.edu/mt/peachipm/archives/004059.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PeachOrchardNews/~3/LGJdiaBlw-Q/004058.php Good growth was obtained with many of the cool season trap crops such as wheat. Now that seed heads are forming they are becoming attractive to leaffooted bugs and stink bugs. Dr. Clement Mensah reported high numbers in plots located... 4058@http://www.aces.edu/mt/peachipm/ 2012-03-28T08:29:26-06:00 http://www.aces.edu/mt/peachipm/archives/004058.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PeachOrchardNews/~3/ZaxQciE1ZZQ/004057.php Last Thursday we captured our first plum curculio (PC) in an unmanaged peach orchard here at the office. From four pyramid traps we caught 5 PC. Today, five days later we removed 23 or over 4 times the number of... 4057@http://www.aces.edu/mt/peachipm/ 2012-03-13T08:41:06-06:00 http://www.aces.edu/mt/peachipm/archives/004057.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PeachOrchardNews/~3/9wcsK5Q-GHc/004056.php Peach orchards throughout Central Alabama are actively moving into full bloom. The bloom period will stretch over a longer period of time this season with different varieties, due to the slow accumulation of chilling. Warm to mild weather conditions are... 4056@http://www.aces.edu/mt/peachipm/ 2012-03-09T09:24:54-06:00 http://www.aces.edu/mt/peachipm/archives/004056.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PeachOrchardNews/~3/XJYaG3c8Afk/004055.php Seems we are just now beginning to see winter weather. This is typically what happens when we have a warmer than normal winter. We then see cold fronts dopping in on us late in February and scattered through March and... 4055@http://www.aces.edu/mt/peachipm/ 2012-02-14T15:15:18-06:00 http://www.aces.edu/mt/peachipm/archives/004055.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PeachOrchardNews/~3/jyOA7LpOzeU/004054.php We have continued to see short duration drops in temperatures followed by warmer and moist conditions. While the weather has been pleasant we are not accumulating many "chill hours", temperatures at or below 45 degree F., for our deciduous fruit... 4054@http://www.aces.edu/mt/peachipm/ 2012-01-19T15:32:54-06:00 http://www.aces.edu/mt/peachipm/archives/004054.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PeachOrchardNews/~3/pzgfF6QM0-o/004053.php Fruit growers throughout Alabama and the southeast are getting concerned about the mild winter we are experiencing this year. Our fruit crops require a certain amount of colder temperatures during the rest period to be able to resume normal growth... 4053@http://www.aces.edu/mt/peachipm/ 2012-01-09T08:34:07-06:00 http://www.aces.edu/mt/peachipm/archives/004053.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PeachOrchardNews/~3/_uc84EQFTHs/004048.php Most growers in Central Alabama are getting really close to ending the 2011 peach season. Only a few varieties remain. 'Fairtime' is one of those "near the end" varieties and some of the fruit is beginning to be harvested now.... 4048@http://www.aces.edu/mt/peachipm/ 2011-08-12T10:49:06-06:00 http://www.aces.edu/mt/peachipm/archives/004048.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PeachOrchardNews/~3/qFd9gnytEGE/004042.php Rain did not stop the largest agricultural field day in Alabama this past Saturday. Over 700 people registered and more than 150 volunteers were on hand for the annual "Farm, Home, and Wildlife Field Day" held at the Chilton Research... 4042@http://www.aces.edu/mt/peachipm/ 2011-08-10T08:06:06-06:00 http://www.aces.edu/mt/peachipm/archives/004042.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PeachOrchardNews/~3/rtHuEbKO7w0/004041.php In 2008 the first detection of a new pest, spotted wing drosophila (SWD), Drosophila suzukii was found in Santa Cruz County California on strawbereries. The next year SWD were infesting cherries in California's Central Coast. Soon many other states reported... 4041@http://www.aces.edu/mt/peachipm/ 2011-07-25T09:40:58-06:00 http://www.aces.edu/mt/peachipm/archives/004041.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PeachOrchardNews/~3/SkqaHXnsRNA/004040.php Harvest of peaches in Central Alabama is moving along quickly. Varieties being harvested include 'Redglobe', 'Loring', 'Bounty', 'Contender', 'Julyprince'. Volume on most farms is high. Movement of fruit has slowed some following 4th of July weekend but, should be picking... 4040@http://www.aces.edu/mt/peachipm/ 2011-07-11T13:00:03-06:00 http://www.aces.edu/mt/peachipm/archives/004040.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PeachOrchardNews/~3/fcM7k-xJSKs/004039.php Sap beetles, Coleoptera: Nitidulidae, are becoming more numberous in peach orchards. Numbers began to climb in Central Alabama last week. Damaged fruit from bird pecks, split sutures, insect damage, or overripe fruit are attractive to adult sap beetles. Several adults... 4039@http://www.aces.edu/mt/peachipm/ 2011-06-27T03:22:00-06:00 http://www.aces.edu/mt/peachipm/archives/004039.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PeachOrchardNews/~3/fFVzOpe9xEk/004038.php The forecast for many areas of Alabama over the next 4-5 days looks better for chances of rainfall. We will have to wait and see how much rain we get and if it will be enough to help crops struggling... 4038@http://www.aces.edu/mt/peachipm/ 2011-06-21T10:59:00-06:00 http://www.aces.edu/mt/peachipm/archives/004038.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PeachOrchardNews/~3/cphnRIGvDDs/004036.php Low humidity and high temperatures have been in place over most of Alabama for days. Soil moisture is short to extremely short and irrigation is being supplied where available. I can say that early morning chores have been more pleasant... 4036@http://www.aces.edu/mt/peachipm/ 2011-06-08T10:20:40-06:00 http://www.aces.edu/mt/peachipm/archives/004036.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PeachOrchardNews/~3/Y-mNjp6V8qg/004035.php Blueberry harvest is underway in South Alabama and began recently in Central Alabam. Berries are maturing slower than I expected. Other fruit have been 10-14 days ahead of schedule, however, blueberry bushes did not advance. If anything, they have been... 4035@http://www.aces.edu/mt/peachipm/ 2011-06-03T10:26:07-06:00 http://www.aces.edu/mt/peachipm/archives/004035.php