Nice Job John, Give my compliments to Dan. Very complete, lots of good information. Here in SW Michigan we had two good infection periods during bloom, and one maybe at the beginning. The first was during late bloom for mid season varieties, but that is probably where it all started. The second was during late bloom for late varieties Some people have extensive infections, but those who were aggressive seem to have it under control. Growers who were proactive and sprayed ahead of the infection periods got good control and those who tried to control afterwards were hurt.
We had a section 18 for gentamycin in four counties where strep resistance is documented. The label required that it be the second spray during bloom so growers who planned on using it went out and sprayed a 'cocktail' of strep and oxy-tetracycline (we have a state section 18 for Mycoshield in apples and pears) for their first bloom spray when conditions where favorable for the disease but generally before MaryBlyt or our Web based system predicted infection so they could use gent if MaryBlyt or Cougar Blight predicted infection. I think it shows that if you are aggressive in controlling the disease, rather than hoping it won't happen to you, you can get ahead of it. Note New Address and Phone Number! ----------------------------------------- Mark Longstroth SW Michigan District Fruit Educator Van Buren County MSU Extension 219 Paw Paw Street, Suite 201 Paw Paw, MI 49079 Bus (269) 657-8213 x3 Fax (269) 657-6678 Email - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Check Out My Webpages http://web1.msue.msu.edu/vanburen/disthort.htm ----------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jon Clements Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2007 7:30 PM To: Apple-Crop Subject: Apple-Crop: Fire blight -- a 'burning issue' in 2007 Not to sound too much like a documentary, but Dan Cooley and I have made a video on managing fire blight this year and strategies for keeping it at bay in coming years. There are three ways to get the video: YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGDFC38z2Bc Web site: http://www.fruitadvisor.info iTunes: search for 'umass extension fruit specialist' in the iTunes store (Dare I ask if anyone has an HDTV and an AppleTV? Or jee, did anyone buy an iPhone already??? If so, you may know what I am getting at.) We would appreciate your comments, and what you used to watch the video. Note the YouTube version is lowest quality, followed by web site and iTunes. If you still have a dial-up connection, use YouTube. I also understand fire blight has been pretty bad up and down the east coast this year? Even if you don't want to watch the video, what is the scoop? Jon Jon Clements Extension Tree Fruit Specialist UMass Cold Spring Orchard 393 Sabin Street Belchertown, MA 01007 VOICE 413.478.7219 FAX 413.323.0382 IM mrhoneycrisp Skype Name mrhoneycrisp --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The 'Apple-Crop' LISTSERV is sponsored by the Virtual Orchard <http://www.virtualorchard.net> and managed by Win Cowgill and Jon Clements <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. Apple-Crop is not moderated. Therefore, the statements do not represent "official" opinions and the Virtual Orchard takes no responsibility for the content. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The 'Apple-Crop' LISTSERV is sponsored by the Virtual Orchard <http://www.virtualorchard.net> and managed by Win Cowgill and Jon Clements <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. Apple-Crop is not moderated. Therefore, the statements do not represent "official" opinions and the Virtual Orchard takes no responsibility for the content.
