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Scab season begins… time to set your green tip date!
Tuesday Apr 01, 2025
Scab infections can be initiated from Green Tip through to harvest. As soon as buds reach green tip growers must begin to monitor the weather for infection conditions. BC-DAS system users should go into the Apple Scab model now to set the date of green tip for when it occurs in your orchard.
Pear Psylla
Thursday Mar 20, 2025
Controlling and maintaining low pear psylla populations over the dormant season is critical to controlling this damaging pest of pears. Correctly identifying pear psylla is key in control and preventi...
Pear Psylla
Tuesday Mar 11, 2025
Pear psylla eggs Pear psylla hard shell Pear Psylla (Cacopsylla pyri) Why is it a problem? Pear psylla is a common pest in pear orchards in North America. Due to its ability to deve...
What is DAS?
The BC Decision Aid System (BC DAS) is an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) decision support system for Okanagan tree fruit growers and pest managers. It provides easy-to-use pest management programs and helps to optimize management decisions for certain insects and diseases.
BC DAS collects daily weather data from the local Okanagan weather network along with forecast data to create insect and disease population charts linked with management and pesticide recommendations.
