Major scab and, as reported yesterday, fire blight infections are predicted to occur with rains 1-5 May. Whichever is the case, I would recommend applying a strong fungicide mix (contact plus a systemic) with streptomycin for any blocks in bloom. If you have no flowers …

There are a lot of apple trees in bloom, especially in northern Virginia. For any locations with apple trees still in bloom major fire blight infections are predicted in NEWA EIP model with rains in Cross Junction and Winchester on 29 and 30 April, 1 …

Spring frosts can be devastating to apple orchards, especially when they occur during bloom or early fruit development. In such scenarios, where no fruit is present after frost, managing diseases like apple scab and powdery mildew becomes crucial so as to prevent infection pressure buildup …

Major apple scab, Juniper-apple rust, and fire blight infections (where flowers are open) are predicted for 25 – 27 April rains ahead. See attached screenshots. This applies to all of Virginia. Apply fungicides and streptomycin tomorrow, before the rains start.Early apple cultivars are at Petal …

As we warned you timely in my blog post of April 16, 2025, and advised you to look at the NEW EIP model twice daily from 16 April on: Fire Blight NEWA Model EIP Values In Virginia Predicted 100 and Above with Weather Forecast 19-21 …

As of last night (4/15) the NEWA EIP fire blight model predicts we will reach an EIP of 100 and above in many locations in Virginia and North Carolina (see images below) for the 19-21 April weather forecast. However, Dark Red box “Infection” is not …

TO ALL LOCATIONS WITH THE POME FRUIT IN VIRGINIA: Even though there is no risk in NEWA EIP model for fire blight infection, there is a warning issued this evening for isolated severe thunderstorms predicted for Virginia locations in most of the Shenandoah Valley and …

(I) APPLE SCAB, RUSTS, POWDERY MILDEW: If the weather forecast for 10 – 12 April becomes a reality, and we do get long hours of rain events and leaf wetness predicted, according to NEWA apple scab model we will get a severe apple scab and …

As we predicted in the previous blog post: from 3 – 7 April, Major Fire Blight and Apple Scab Infections Predicted With Rains From 3 – 6 April in All Virginia, Varying Slightly Depending on Location: Look at Your Disease Models, Juniper rusts started being …

(I) BROWN ROT (Monilinia species). In many locations with wet springs, brown rot is key driver of your stone fruit spray program. Fruit protection using alternation of fungicides with different modes of action is essential to avoid fungicide resistance and have good quality fruit at …