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In this Plants Plus, we’ll dig into the why and how of fall cleanup around your apple trees—because what falls to the ground doesn’t just disappear… it might be contributing to next year’s pests and diseases! Learn how a little sanitation now can mean a lot less trouble later.
You will learn:
Why: Key Apple Insects and Diseases
How: Sanitation Best Practices
Helpful Tips and Tools
Habitat Protection
Some of the ways Integrated Pest Management are discussed in this module may sound different than what you’ve heard before, but the overall spirit and method are very similar.
WATCH: Video
- Josie Dillon, Statewide Fruit Outreach Specialist, UW-Madison Division of Extension
- Plants Plus, Fall Sanitation for Insect and Disease Control (Video)
READ
Below is further reading on fall sanitation from the WI Fruit Newsletter, as well as pest fact sheets:
- Post-Harvest Disease Management in the Vineyard and the Orchard
- Codling Moth (UW Extension)
- Apple Maggot (UW Extension)
- Plum Curculio (UW Extension)
- Apple Scab (UW Extension)
- Black Rot of Apple (UMN Extension)
QUIZ
Complete this quiz to show us what you’ve learned:
Fall Sanitation for Insect and Disease Control Around Apple Trees Quiz
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