Cherry Buckskin Disease • Symptoms: – Mahaleb Rootstock: • rapid decline – Other rootstocks: • Fruit doesn’t ripen • Slow decline over many years • Spread by leafhoppers – Infection in Summer & Fall
Jan 21, 2016
Cherry Buckskin Disease• Symptoms:
– Mahaleb Rootstock: • rapid decline
– Other rootstocks: • Fruit doesn’t ripen
• Slow decline over many years
• Spread by leafhoppers – Infection in Summer & Fall
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2007 Cherry Task ForceParticipants• Billl & Joy Benson (secretary)• Len Del Chiaro (co –chair)• Mark Maggiore (co –chair)
• Janet Caprile• Joe Dias• Ken Hagan• Vince Guise• Ed Meyer• Pat McKenzie• John Papini• Steve Pomeroy• Cathy Royball• Jason Tennant• Cathy Wolfe
Action Plan & Accomplishments
• ID orchards of concern
• New educational materials– Photo sheets– Info & Control sheet
• Neighborly visits– 3 orchards removed
• Abatement authorization– Remove roadside hosts– Monitor management in infected
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• City & County policy– No host plantings near cherries
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Cherry Buckskin Disease
• Stay Vigilant
• Orchards within a mile should: – Dormant spray– 3 in season sprays
• Early July • Mid August• Early September
• Any new cherry orchards or growers?– Let me know so I can survey
Cherry Buckskin Disease
The Buckskin & LBAM Survey
• Pre harvest SWD sprays– Need REI information before crew can enter– Please provide best contact number
• Will call early in week for all orchards scheduled that week
– No fruit sampling during survey • Picked fruit donations for volunteers?