Spotted Wing Drosophila Flies have been captured in Arkansas and we are wondering if they are in Missouri. We are learning to set traps for the flies to see if they are in our area. Vickie Baumer, a graduate student intern, has tried some trap designs and the latest one she is trying is the current design by Dr. Donn Johnson, Entomologist at the University of Arkansas. The … [Read more...] about Spotted Wing Drosophila Fly Trap
Archives for June 2013
Jack Atchison, who has worked at the State Fruit Experiment Station for 27 years, is retiring. Presently a field and maintenance worker at the Mountain Grove Campus, he is known for his fondness of John Deere tractors, his possum dinners and turnip soups, and his legendary rain dance. We will all miss Jack a lot and wish him good health and happiness in his … [Read more...] about Happy Retirement to Jack!
This is the third season for our Valvin Muscat grapevines in the field. We had noticed "Muscat spot" on them each year. According to the New Yours State Ag Experiment Station at Geneva Food and LIfe Sciences Bulletin 161, 2006: "Symptoms of “rupestris speckle”, an apparent physiological disorder associated with grapevines related to Vitis rupestris, are commonly seen on Valvin … [Read more...] about Muscat spot on Valvin Muscat grape
GDD base 50 accumulated since April 1 = 1031 http://agebb.missouri.edu/weather/reports/gddTable.asp Phenology stages according to the Modified E-L system http://door.uwex.edu/files/2010/10/ModifiedEichhornLorennzsystem.pdf … [Read more...] about Grape phenology and GDD accumulation
Vickie Baumer, as part of her internship at Missouri State for her horticulture graduate program through Texas Tech, is scouting our vineyards for symptoms and signs of pests, diseases and problems. Here are some of the photos she has taken to date. … [Read more...] about Vineyard pests, problems and diseases