To test this hypothesis, I am quantifying composition and abundance of the insect community, composition and abundance of the bat community, diet of captured bats, and levels of ultrasonic activity within four organic and four conventional orchards in southern Michigan. An ultrasonic detector (Ana...
Have a blast apple picking in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula! Apple orchards in the U.P. Sunny G. Orchard, Stephenson Pick from over 10 apple varieties on this up and coming, family owned and operated farm. Starz Orchard, Wallace This orchard hosts occasional U-picks, or you can swing by...
Here are five orchards within an hour of Bangor where you can pick apples to your heart's content. Most of them open this weekend. Get our free mobile app TREWORGY FAMILY ORCHARDS, Levant A little over 15 minutes outside of Bangor, in Levant, is one of the better-known orchards in th...
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Apple orchards have to dodge a wide range of pests and diseases in order to obtain a viable harvest. The 2021 North American apple season has two major concerns on growers’ radars: fire blight, and codling moths. Apples are susceptible to each throughout the season, but particularly d...
Unfortunately, the damage caused to the Norman orchards during World War II together with the lack of public support resulted in a drastically reduced production, marking the decline of cider consumption in France. The current methods of cider production (quality of equipment, control assemblies and...
Optimally configured solid set canopy delivery systems (SSCDS) can provide adequate spray performance in high-density apple orchards with a minimized risk of off-target pesticide drift. SSCDS configured in a shower-down emitter arrangement have been reported to be the simplest and most economical sy...
Plymouth Orchards & Cider Mill invites you to welcome in the fall season with award-winning apple cider, fresh donuts, wagon rides and live music at our working organic orchard and farm. Stop by for a visit today!
Though it’s an excellent choice for cider production, it’s currently only found in specialized orchards. Black Oxford Black Oxford apple trees sport light pink flowers in the spring, making it an enjoyable selection as an ornamental. But this Maine variety is also an all-purpose variety with...
I studied activity and diet of bats in apple orchards in southern Michigan. There was no difference between organic and conventional orchards in number and composition of insects captured with light traps, number of bats captured with mist nets, or number of acoustic files of bat activity that ...