The grape cane girdler is one of two Ampeloglypter species which can attack new shoot growth in the spring. It has been reported from throughout the midwestern and eastern United States. Originally this species was described ...

The grape cane gall maker is one of two Ampeloglypter species which can damage new shoot growth in the spring. This small snout beetle is apparently present throughout eastern and midwestern North America and has caused ...

Leather rot is a disease of strawberries that occurs sporadically throughout New York State. Although it is a less common cause of fruit decay than gray mold (Botrytis fruit rot), leather rot can cause significant damage ...

The larvae of several Lepidoptera are collectively called green fruitworms because of their general appearance and tendency to damage apple and pear fruit. One species, Orthosia hibisci, which will be referred to as the ...

Botrytis bunch rot and blight of leaves, shoots and blossom clusters, also called gray mold, occurs throughout the viticultural world. The fungus causing the disease grows and reproduces on senescent or dead plant tissue. ...

The name “cutworm” is applied to a large number of larvae of lepidopterous species in the family Noctuidae. The moths are night flyers and the larvae are night feeders. Both stages hide during the day. Many of the cutworm ...

Botrytis fruit rot, also called gray mold, is a major disease of strawberries throughout the world. The disease, caused by the fungus Botrytis cinerea. is responsible for fruit losses of 50 percent or more during cool, wet ...

The grape flea beetle, also known as the steely beetle, is a native insect and occurs in about all states east of the Rocky Mountains and in Canada. It has been found in all grape-growing areas of New York State. At the ...

Red stele is a destructive disease in most strawberry-producing regions of the world in which soils tend to be cool and wet. Although red stele does not occur on all farms in New York, it is common on poorly drained soils. ...

The San Jose scale (SJS) is a pest of tree fruit. Trees attacked include apple, peach, and pear. Originating in the Orient, it was introduced into California’s San Jose Valley on infested plant stock in 1870. The SJS has ...