Changes in the acarine community of several apple orchards due to adoption of new arthropod pest control practices were examined over a 4-year period in western North Carolina, USA. At each of nine study sites, a reduced-risk integrated pest management (IPM) program was compared to a ...
Last month on our way to Asheville Brandon and I stopped off at one of the most peaceful apple orchards in the western North Carolina mountains. We were hoping to do some apple picking (which would have been a first for the both of us) but unfortunately the trees were bare with nothing...
Observations on the occurrence and feeding habits of Balaustium pulmani (Acari: Erythraeidae) in North Carolina apple orchards Balaustium putmani Smiley was collected within and beneath apple tree canopies from late April to late August during 197577 in western North Carolina. CC Childers,GC Roc...
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...
Courtesy of Mercier Orchards North Georgia's magnificent countryside offers ample Blue Ridge views and excellent apple picking opportunities.Mercier Orchards, about a 90-minute drive from Atlanta, was one of the first farms in the state to grow, press, ferment, and bottle its own hard cider and...
The spread and behaviour of apple proliferation has been studied in a prolonged survey in different Swiss apple orchards. The disease spreaded naturally. There was no effect on the rate of spread due to the location of the orchard, the year, the age of the trees, the cultivar and the roots...
If only we had apple orchards in Colorado Springs. Lucky for me, I did find a few local farms (about an hour away from home) and signed up for a picking day sometime in September or October. I’m eagerly awaiting an email telling me exactly when and where. I’ll be ready, with ...
As I mentioned, I have made several trips up into the Western part of our state over the past couple of weeks. I ventured, just a few days ago, over into Hendersonville, North Carolina. That area has an abundance of Apple Orchards and I knew it was time to pick up on some of those...
as well as its long list of distinct varieties. It also derives from the apple's primacy and longevity in the local landscape. More than a century ago, our region was settled by an influx of Euro-American homesteaders who "proved" their claims in part by establishing orchards. Many survivor...
First Report of Colletotrichum fructicola Causing Apple Bitter Rot in Europe Bitter rot is one of the prevalent diseases of apple (Malus pumila Mill.) worldwide. The disease affects the fruit pre-harvest in orchards and/or post-harvest in storage, resulting in considerable economic losses. Until...