Don, Kari, Shan, and Greg unpack the season’s rollercoaster: a soggy May that drove scab, rust, and bitter rot risk, followed by a dry, color‑rich harvest window. We lay out infection windows, what worked for Honeycrisp, why alternate row coverage backfired, and how to prep smarter for next season.

Photo Credit: Lindsay Brown, Penn State

Music Credit: “The Raven and the Swan” by Josh Woodward is licensed under a Attribution 3.0 United States License. Courtesy of FreeMusicArchive.org

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Flight Seasonalities of Main Fruit Pests During the Growing Season

Kari, Greg, Shan and Don share a fast, practical harvest update focusing on EverCrisp and Fuji maturing ahead of color and what that means for storage. We also cover late pest pressure, storage rot prevention, and label uncertainty.

Photo Credit: Lindsay Brown, Penn State

Music Credit: “The Raven and the Swan” by Josh Woodward is licensed under a Attribution 3.0 United States License. Courtesy of FreeMusicArchive.org

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Flight Seasonalities of Main Fruit Pests During the Growing Season

Don, Kari, Shan and Greg highlight disease and insect pressure to watch out for during a critical period to harvest some important Pennsylvania varieties. Keep an eye out for Shan and the crew's harvest maturity assessments weekly on Tuesdays.

Photo Credit: Lindsay Brown, Penn State

Music Credit: “The Raven and the Swan” by Josh Woodward is licensed under a Attribution 3.0 United States License. Courtesy of FreeMusicArchive.org

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Flight Seasonalities of Main Fruit Pests During the Growing Season

Don, Kari, Shan and Greg talk about important reminders for the upcoming harvest, including spray coverage throughout the end of the season.

Photo Credit: Lindsay Brown, Penn State

Music Credit: “The Raven and the Swan” by Josh Woodward is licensed under a Attribution 3.0 United States License. Courtesy of FreeMusicArchive.org

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Flight Seasonalities of Main Fruit Pests During the Growing Season

Kari, Don, Shan and Greg go over the important things to note for the end of July. This includes insect pressure, the last bit of disease sprays before harvest, and testing for plant nutrition.

Photo Credit: K. Peter, PSU

Music Credit: “The Raven and the Swan” by Josh Woodward is licensed under a Attribution 3.0 United States License. Courtesy of FreeMusicArchive.org

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Flight Seasonalities of Main Fruit Pests During the Growing Season

Kari, Don, Greg and Shan go over what's critical in this heat regarding pesticides, coverage, and tree nutrition.

Photo Credit: K. Peter, PSU

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Kari, Don, Greg and Shan discuss what to do in the current heat wave just before the FREC Field Day. Keep an eye out for fungicide resistance!

Fungicide Resistance Tables: https://extension.psu.edu/spraying-by-the-numbers-fungicide-resistance-management-tables-for-tree-fruit-diseases

Photo Credit: K. Peter, PSU

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Flight Seasonalities of Main Fruit Pests During the Growing Season

Don, Kari and Greg discuss what to keep an eye out for with a hot June on the horizon.

PSU FREC Field Day: https://extension.psu.edu/penn-state-fruit-research-and-extension-center-field-day

Photo Credit: K. Peter, PSU

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Flight Seasonalities of Main Fruit Pests During the Growing Season