IPDM in focus: timing mating disruption for codling moth and oriental fruit moth
October 25, 2023The arrival of spring coincides with the emergence of codling moths and oriental fruit moths, so it is…
Improving bee performance
August 30, 2023Gordon Brown reviews a method of ‘training’ bees to selectively harvest nectar and pollen from apple and pear…
IPDM in focus: pear blossom blast
August 7, 2023Pear blossom can be infected by the bacterium Pseudomonas syringae during bloom, when cold, wet weather persists. Pear…
Four growers’ share their insights into netting options
August 1, 2023As part of the Untangling the netting options story which first featured in the Winter 2023 edition of…
Understanding crop load in European pears
July 19, 2023Research aims to inform the development of crop load targets and management strategies/tools to aid growers in optimising…
Uncovering the localised impacts of bushfires on apple pollination
May 24, 2023Research shows that orchard design should be revisited following major environmental disruptors to ensure flora used to attract…
How bushfires affect apple productivity: preliminary cues from simulated injury
May 17, 2023How do bushfire injuries to apple trees affect carbohydrate reserves, fruit development and return flowering, and does the…
IPDM in focus: black spot (apple scab and pear scab)
May 9, 2023The inoculum for primary infections of black spot in spring is infected fallen leaves from the previous season….
What are the impacts of foliar fertiliser?
May 3, 2023Dr Gordon Brown reviews a research paper that indicates early spray application of copper sulphate or potassium nitrate…
Yatu, a fruit character that stops fruit from looking ‘perfect’
March 7, 2023Ever wondered about that lump you sometimes see beside the stem on apples and frequently on pears? Yatu…
