From the Field
Check out the articles below to explore seasonal updates and practical tools to support your on farm decisions throughout the year. Many articles also feature Hort Short videos that provide a hands on look at key topics.
Marking Suspects for Little Cherry Disease
Sunday Jun 15, 2025
If you see a tree that has some branches yielding small, misshapen or bitter fruits, this may be LChD (See back ofpage). Leaf samples will be collected for molecular analysis and confirmation of the d...
Western Cherry Fruit Fly (Rhagoletis indifferens)
Thursday Jun 05, 2025
Western Cherry Fruit Fly (Rhagoletis indifferens) Why is it a problem? Western cherry fruit fly (Rhagoletis indifferens) is a native pest to North America which can cause significant damage to so...
Peach Twig Borer (Anarsia lineatella) and Peach Tree Borer (Synanthedon exitiosa)
Tuesday May 27, 2025
Larvae of Peachtree borer from a cross secton of wood Peach Twig Borer (Anarsia lineatella) and Peach Tree Borer (Synanthedon exitiosa) Why are they a problem? The Peach twig borer is a...
It's an early start! And could be a wet spring...
Monday Apr 08, 2024
After a warm winter, it is clear that we are racing into spring! The current bud stages are estimated at 14-17 days ahead of this same time period in 2023 and things are changing quickly out there. We...
Bud Burst on Cherries
Monday Apr 17, 2023
Reminder: it is time to set your "bud burst" date in the Cherry Mildew Model. Bud Burst is happening in most varieties in the Central/North Okanagan & Kootenay regionsnow. Cherry growers in Southe...