1. Based on RIMpro model prediction, primary apple scab season has ended on 17 May in Winchester, VA, 14 May 2026 in Sperryville, VA, 12 May 2026 in Roseland, VA, and 8 May in Westfield, NC. The date when the sum of immature and mature …

We are very close to the end of primary apple scab season but we are not there yet. The rains on 6 – 7 May we talked about at an in orchard Extension Meeting in Syria, VA, will likely be the last severe scab infections …

As of 5 May 2026, first blossom blight and shoot blight symptoms were visible us in Madison County, Virginia (Figs 1 – 3). Most likely these infections of flowers have established either in the first week of April or mid April, with the latter being …

May 6 is still far away into the future to trust weather forecast accuracy. However, if any rat-tail bloom still stays open on young trees, on that day a streptomycin application will be needed in Roseland, VA, and Sperryville, VA (infection is predicted as of …