Winter 2003

Editorial: Stepping Down and Looking Back

Tree Fruit Task Force Progress Reports: “Market Awareness” “Market Structure” “Leadership Development” “Production Technology and Fruit Quality”

Antioxidants of Apples
Reduced Application Rates of Provado for Management of Leafhoppers and Aphids on Apple
Water Conditioners and Surfactants Enhance Growth Control, But Have Little Effect on Fruit Cracking of Empire Apple Caused by Apogee
Effects of Spotted Tentiform Leafminer and European Red Mite on Apple Leaf Function and Crop Development

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Summer 2020

Brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys, Stal) (BMSB) is an invasive species which causes economically significant damage to tree fruit, vegetable, ornamental and field crops. This pest was first discovered in the US in eastern Pennsylvania in the late 1990s but has subsequently spread to over 40 states including many where fruit production is widespread (citation for BMSB first detection (Hoebeke and Carter 2003)“StopBMSB.org” 2020). Initially, stink bugs were primarily a nuisance pest for homeowners who ombatted populations invading their homes each fall (Nielsen and Hamilton 2009). However, damage from
BMSB feeding was soon observed in commercial orchards and by the late 2000s, this pest was a growing concern for fruit growers in the Mid-Atlantic states. Currently, BMSB is considered a serious pest of tree fruit within the US, causing major damage to apples, pears and especially peaches (Holtz and Kamminga 2010).