Common Research Topics:

• Insecticides, Acaracides
• Fungicides
• Fertilizers
• Plant Growth Regulators
• Bio-Stimulants
• Semiochemicals
• Herbicides

 

Common Research Targets:

Crops

• Apple
• Cherry
• Pear
• Blueberry
• Grape
• Wheat

Insects

• Pear Psylla
• Black Cherry Aphid
• Grape Mealy Bug
• Western Flower Thrips
• Woolly Apple Aphid
• Two-Spotted Spider Mite
• Campylomma
• Oblique-Banded Leaf Roller
• Codling Moth

Diseases

• Apple Powdery Mildew
• Cherry Powdery Mildew
• Soil pathogens

Weeds

• Russian Thistle
• Kochia

 

 

Application Methods

Mist Blower

The mist blower is very similar to an airblast sprayer in application coverage and efficacy.  A mist blower will deliver the same volume of finished spray to the tree canopy and obtain the same coverage as an airblast sprayer. The mist blower sprays tree fruit plots effectively, efficiently and economically. Mist blowers will closely simulate spray results achieved with an airblast sprayer and are commonly used for efficacy trial work.

 

 

Airblast

The airblast sprayer is used in trials that require the exact same application technology that a tree fruit grower will use to apply a product. More time is required to use the airblast sprayer and therefore increases the cost per treatment. The airblast sprayer is commonly used to generate crop safety data and in large plot trials.

 

 

 

Our Resources

• Over 3,000 acres of tree fruit serviced by our consulting companies
• Rears Pak-Blast Experimental Plot Sprayer for tree fruit
• CO2 Backpack sprayer for row crops
• Stihl Mistblowers for tree fruit
• FirmTech 2 for fruit firmness and size
• Access to commercial fruit sorting and packing equipment
• Fruit Color Lab