Podcasts by UMass IPM Fruit Loop

UMass IPM Fruit Loop Volume 30 Episode 1 from 2022-04-07T15:59:51

The first episode of the 2022 season!

Listen in and get ready! We aren't in full swing YET, but you know the storm is coming. 

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UMass IPM Fruit Loop Vol. 29 Episode 18 from 2021-12-17T22:11:30

2021 wrap up with maturity reports! See you in the New Year!

Go to https://ag.umass.edu/fruit to see the full report on apple maturity through the season Listen

UMass IPM Fruit Loop Vol. 29 Episode 16 & 17 from 2021-12-17T21:28:04

Throw back Fruit Loop- TWO episodes in one this go 'round. One for mid and one for late August 2021. Brief insects updates and a little the way Jon sees it. 

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UMass IPM Fruit Loop Vol. 29 Episode 16- All About Retain from 2021-12-17T20:21:35

It's a retentious episode! That is, In this episode, we cover the who what where how and why of Retain use and its effect on a handful of particular apple varieties including Gala and Honeycrisp...

UMass IPM Fruit Loop Vol. 29 Episode 15 from 2021-11-23T17:32:42

Diseases take a rest while insects steal the spot light and ReTain continues to be of interest. This one's short and sweet... or not sweet, depending upon how you look at things.

UMass IPM Fruit Loop Vol. 29 Episode 14 from 2021-11-23T16:32:10

Wild wet weather increases exotic disease pressure, insects are... well, pretty mellow this week actually and its time to ReTain them peaches. This week's Healthy Fruit is a collaboration betwee...

It's gettin' hot in here; UMass IPM Fruit Loop Vol. 29 Episode 13 from 2021-07-27T19:06:46

It's a pesty episode this week. Still working through a backlog of Healthy Fruit edition and this one is crawling with critters and rot. This episode throws us (gently) back to the first week of...

Short, sweet and behind schedule; UMass IPM Fruit Loop Vol. 29 Episode 12 from 2021-07-27T16:26:10

Oh, hey there, long time no... erm... listen.

This episode is heavy on the way Jon sees things with a healthy serving of entomology. Tune in and harken back to June 25th or so.

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Borers, not Boring; UMass IPM Fruit Loop Vol. 29 Episode 11 from 2021-06-25T19:48:06

This one is a touch on the late side but still chock-full-o juicy larval details. Listen in while we make our weekly run down of all the things you need to know for caring for your (or someone e...

Burnout, not fade away; UMass IPM Fruit Loop Vol. 29 Episode 10 from 2021-06-09T17:41:25

This week's UMass IPM Fruit Loop features Jon Clements, Dan Cooley, Jaime Piñero and myself (Hawkeye) from the fruit team and a guest article from Cornell's Dr. Terrence Robinson. Join us for a ...

Tail end Trials; UMass IPM Fruit Loop Vol. 29 Episode 9 from 2021-06-02T16:54:04

Thinning windows are closing, ascospores are giving up a last gasp and even insect pests are slowing their roll this week. We seem to be at the tail end of the mad spring rush and getting ready ...

Pestilence, disease and... well, thinning; UMass IPM Fruit Loop Vol. 29 Episode 8 from 2021-05-28T22:10:26

Well we are a few days late but not a single dollar short! Insect and disease pressure ramp up this week while your thinning window closes. The whole fruit team contributes to another info-packe...

Under pressure; UMass IPM Fruit Loop Vol. 29 Episode 7 from 2021-05-19T16:52:46

Pressure to get out and manage multiple tree fruit considerations mounts as temperatures rise. Apple thinning remains high on the priority list. Plum curculio activity is picking up but has not ...

Cool hand Curc; UMass IPM Fruit Loop Vol. 29 Episode 6 from 2021-05-12T19:08:16

Cooler than average temps are keeping the plum curculio at bay and making apple fruit thinning an even more challenging prospect than usual. Listen in as Dr. Greene once again gives us the skinn...

Buzz, buzz, baby; UMass IPM Fruit Loop, Vol. 29 Episode 5 from 2021-05-05T20:23:50

Chock full 'o' goodies this week with everything from our traditional rundown of degree days and upcoming pest events to a deeeeep dive into fireblight models with some thinning and pollinator h...

Scab, Stem Mothers and other Grotesqueries; Vol. 29, Episode 4 from 2021-04-28T18:58:03

Who doesn't love a good aphid love story? Everyone, or... no-one. Either way, worst love story ever. Good thing we are not in the love story business. Tune in to hear the latest insect and disea...

Buds, Borers and Growth Control; Vol. 29, Episode 3 from 2021-04-27T16:50:49

A stone's throw back to last week's (April 19, 2021) Healthy Fruit Newsletter. Status of weather, buds, insects and diseases covered to the minute and Dr. Duane Greene gives us his perspective o...

Droughts, Fungicides and Freezes; Vol. 29. Episode 2 from 2021-04-14T19:35:45

2021 continues to keep us on our toes, and its not even May yet! Tune in to hear about the latest state of drought, apple scab, fungicides, more early season insect pests, frost considerations, ...

2021 Fruit Growing Season Kick-off! Volume 29 Episode 1 from 2021-04-07T19:56:22

Its the all Hawkeye channel until I can hoodwink... I mean, get someone else to join me in the weekly Healthy Fruit shenanigans. Nonetheless, listen in for your in season weekly run down of what...

Off Season Fruit Loop No. 4: Winter Meeting Series, Blueberry Twig Blight Q & A With MSU's Mark Longstroth from 2021-01-28T16:29:14

As you may know the fruit Extension Educators from New York and New England have teamed up to organize a series of winter meetings, via zoom of course.

These meetings are being held once ...

Off Season Fruitloop- Forecast Models and Decision Support Systems- Part 3 from 2020-12-07T20:56:51

Short and action packed. This episode of the UMass IPM Fruit Loop takes you through a super duper quick review of just what it is we are talking about (erm... it decision support systems, y'all)...

Off Season Fruitloop- Forecast Models and Decision Support Systems- Part 2 from 2020-11-30T17:22:55

'20-'21 Off Season Release Episode 1

In this episode, Hawkeye discusses degree days, forecast model development and implementation of climatic variable within those two structures. Just a...

Off Season Fruitloop- Forecast Models and Decision Support Systems- Part 1 from 2020-11-20T20:55:01

'20-'21 Off Season Release Episode 1 

In this episode, Hawkeye dives deep on key pathogen and insect pest life cycles to lay the groundwork for a larger discussion about what forecas...

Flashback Fruitloop- Fun With Forecasts Healthy Fruit Vol. 28 No. 6 from 2020-10-08T16:39:22

Flashback with Hawkeye to April 28, 2020 when rain was abundant and temperatures were... unpredictable. This episode discusses the (then) current state of the primary apple scab season for 2020,...

Happy Harvest, Healthy Fruit; Healthy Fruit Vol. 28 No.22 from 2020-10-02T16:07:04

Tune in to hear Hawkeye and Lens cover the final issue of Healthy Fruit for the 2020 season. Dr. Jaime Piñero covers results of his team's pest surveys, Jon Clements guest spots to go over apple...

A Fruit Loop Flashback; Insects, Ascospores, Action! Vol. 28 No. 5 from 2020-10-01T14:02:40

This Flashback Fruit Loop takes you back to April 21, 2020. This episode of the IPM Fruit Loop covers early season apple scab and fireblight (courtesy of Dr. Duane Greene) considerations, and mo...

A Fruit Loop Flashback; ascospores, bud break and branching. Episode 3 from 2020-09-30T15:34

In this episode of the IPM Fruit Loop, Hawkeye takes you back in time to April 7, 2020. Ahh, the days when buds were just emerging from dormancy ascospores were just beginning to mature and it s...

APPLEJACKED ROLLER-COASTER LOOP, Healthy Fruit Vol.28 Issue 21 from 2020-09-17T22:00:13

Step right up folks!  It's a short Roller-Coaster ride with Lens... If you dare. Hijacked by apples (and wine grapes by the way, more on that in upcoming episodes), we are at the m...

WIND BLOWN CONTENTIONS, Healthy Fruit Vol.28, Issue 20 from 2020-09-09T00:02:23

Tune in to hear Jon's Apple Maturity Report,  get a "second opinion" on some other apple news, and wish Extension Expert- Sonia Schloemann "Happy Trails."  A special shout out to her f...

(Im)Maturity, Droughts and Spots Healthy Fruit Vol.28, Issue 19 from 2020-08-27T21:21:31

Lens has gone back to classes (virtually) and was not able to join me this week. SO, Lucky you! (hahaha) This is an all Hawkeye episode, new music, same goofy me. A new invasive insect pest brea...

FLASH IN THE PAN - A FLASHBACK EPISODE!! Healthy Fruit Vol.28 Issue 2 from 2020-08-07T19:25:30

Taking it back in time again, Hawkeye & Lens rewind to the end of March 2020.  Covid-19 had begun to make it's mark, chances of freezing were still in play, and we were talking bud stag...

AFTER THE STORM, Healthy Fruit Vol.28 Issue 18 from 2020-08-07T17:37:37

It's a bit of a challenge to record a podcast without electricity, but lights are back on after Tropical Storm Isaias got done throwing it's fit in New England.... and Hawkeye and Lens got to it...

MEET HAWKEYE & LENS! from 2020-07-29T18:25:37

Just a small introduction to your UMass IPM Fruit Loop hosts, Hawkeye & Lens.  We appreciate your time and will do the best to keep you in the loop!

A FRUITFUL FLASHBACK!, Healthy Fruit Vol.28 Issue 1 from 2020-07-28T20:05:53

Hawkeye and Lens travel back in time.  The destination?, The beginning of the growing season with a touch of March Madness!! Although the time has passed, this rewind is n...

SOLO FLYING LENS, UMass IPM Fruit Loop Vol.28 Issue 17 from 2020-07-23T21:00

As Hawkeye prepared for the Annual Summer Meeting online, Lens flew solo on this one... if you don't count there roaring thunder and motorcycles driving by!  

DRUGS FOR BUGS, Healthy Fruit Vol.28, issue 16 (Take 2) from 2020-07-09T15:37:58

Moving into mid-summer, Hawkeye and Lens talk shop.  The pests seem to  take center stage.  So it's good to have those drugs for the "bugs"  (more accurately, insects) on han...

THE LOWDOWN ON SWD, A SPECIAL EDITION from 2020-07-08T22:17:24

As an extension of this week's episode, Hawkeye and Lens deliver the lowdown on Spotted Wing Drosophila and salty magic tricks to help you find those maggots!  

DRUGS FOR BUGS, Healthy Fruit Vol. 28, Issue 16 (Take 1) from 2020-07-08T21:34:48

Moving into mid-summer, Hawkeye and Lens talk shop.  The pests seem to take center stage.  So it's good to have those drugs for the "bugs" (more accurately, insects) on hand!  Irr...

BETWEEN THE RAINDROPS, Healthy Fruit Vol.28, Issue 15 from 2020-07-01T22:12:17

Short and Sweet, this episode keeps you in the loop between the long overdue raindrops.  Hawkeye and Lens recorded this one on the fly in the midst of a busy week when Spotted Winged Drosop...

ENTER THE IRRI-GATE, Healthy Fruit Vol.28, Issue 14 from 2020-06-25T14:03:55

On this week's episode, Entomologist Dr. Jaime Pinero joins Hawkeye & Lens.  You get the "Entomology Psychology" from the expert himself!  Of course, Hawkeye and Lens keep you in t...

PREDATORS, PREY, AND IRRIGATION!, Healthy Fruit Vol.28, Issue 13 from 2020-06-17T23:01:29

It's just Hawkeye and Lens on this one!  As much of the region remains "abnormally dry," irrigation is the conversation.  Join us to get a gauge of how deep you need to take it,  ...

WATER, FLIGHT, & FRUIT!, Healthy Fruit Vol.28, Issue 12 from 2020-06-12T22:06:23

This episode is long like the week.. full of ups and downs, all fruitful if you chose to take a bite.   Hawkeye and Lens talk about near drought conditions and keep you in the loop wit...

THE THIRSTY TREES, Healthy Fruit Vol.28, Issue 11 from 2020-06-03T23:00

Water, and the circus seem to be this week's theme!  A special Thanks to Tree Fruit Expert, Jon Clements for joining Lens to chat about apple measuring, thinning, and irrigation. &...

HOWLING AT ASCOSPORES, Healthy Fruit Vol.28, Issue 10 from 2020-05-27T23:45:40

This week's scheduled guest speaker was unable to join Hawkeye and Lens. But Thrush, the rescue pup (AKA Trash Panda - he was rescued from a trash can. Hawkeye and family were lucky eno...

KEEPING IT COOLEY , Healthy Fruit Vol.28, Issue 9 from 2020-05-20T21:09:35

Dr. Daniel Cooley from the UMass Stockbridge School of Agriculture joins Hawkeye and Lens to discuss current disease updates. Plus, we will cover all the usual Healthy Fruit news!

THE THINNING SKINNY - Healthy Fruit Vol. 28, Issue 8 from 2020-05-15T18:22:10

Hawkeye and Lens may have had too much fun making this episode but they still deliver timely horticultural and pest management strategies for your Integrated Pest Management (IPM) needs. This we...

CINCO DE MAYO- Healthy Fruit Vol.28, Issue 7 from 2020-05-11T11:55:20

This week in apples, Hawkeye and Lens talk plum curculio and apple scab. Notes from the field is back and small fruit updates are covered. 

IN THE LOOP, Pilot Episode- Healthy Fruit Vol. 28, No.4 from 2020-05-05T18:16:30

This podcast is the audio version of the UMass Extension Fruit Team's Healthy Fruit Newsletter.  In this week's episode our production manager, Lyndsey leads us into a new way to d...