Re: [Apple-Crop] Four positions available in the NY State IPM program

2016-08-02 Thread Juliet Evelyn Carroll
Help us get the word out about these positions with the New York State IPM Program. Thank you, Julie Juliet E. Carroll, PhD Fruit IPM Coordinator, New York State IPM Program, Cornell University 630 W. North St., Geneva, NY 14456, 315-787-2430, j...@cornell.edu NYS IPM Pr

[Apple-Crop] IPM climate and weather conference - August 15

2016-08-02 Thread Juliet Evelyn Carroll
We are hosting an IPM conference on climate and weather; details below. Please share this announcement. Hope to see you there. Thank you! Julie Juliet E. Carroll, PhD Fruit IPM Coordinator, New York State IPM Program, Cornell University 630 W. North St., Geneva, NY 14456, 315-787-2430, j...@corne

Re: [Apple-Crop] IPM climate and weather conference - August 15

2016-08-10 Thread Juliet Evelyn Carroll
&; closes at midnight today, Aug 10. Late registering? Contact Amanda Grace at arw...@cornell.edu<mailto:arw...@cornell.edu> or 315-787-2208. NYS DEC credits available! 3.75 in categories 1a, 3a, 10, 21, 22, 23, and 25. From: Juliet Evelyn Carroll Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2016 4:18 PM

Re: [Apple-Crop] Pruning cuts

2017-03-21 Thread Juliet Evelyn Carroll
Most wood decay fungi are Basidiomycetes (bracket, shelf and conk fungi). To prevent the growth of wood decay fungi in lumber, the wood needs to be below (if memory serves) about 5% water content. So, yes, they like wood to be moist. Water molds are Oomycetes, considered more closely aligned with

Re: [Apple-Crop] Pruning cuts

2017-03-21 Thread Juliet Evelyn Carroll
Apical dominance has to do with leaves and green shoots, not wood. The cambium produces wood (xylem) to the interior and "bark" (phloem) to the exterior. The cork cambium layer, which is outside the phloem, produces the actual flaky and tree-species-distinctive outer bark on the trunk. Having le

Re: [Apple-Crop] SWD attack on intact peaches

2017-09-18 Thread Juliet Evelyn Carroll
SWD has been found in intact peaches in NY this year. Infestation levels are low. Growers are using insecticides. I have sampled 10 varieties. Sampled prunes this week; nothing found with salt float, now waiting rearing results. Sampling one peach variety after harvest was completed showed the l