Kristy GriggMcGuffin

#IPM finds from the orchard today: apple scab, leafcurling midge about to pupate (note the change to bright orange), plum curculio oviposition scars and mullein bug stings #onapple #onapples #scout2023 #ontag

Talking Accede (ACC) with Poliana Francescatto @ValentBioSci today. New late season fruitlet thinner coming soon to Canada. Thanks to @barideout @manitreefarms and #galathefarmdog for hosting 🍏🍎

Warm, dry weather brings new orchard problems. Powdery mildew appearing on Idared 🍎 #onapples #IPM #scout2023

Could be a frosty one Wednesday night - keep a look out and please be prepared! onfruit.ca/2023/05/16/wea…

As expected, a few warm, sunny days following the rains have triggered the first movement of plum curculio into the orchard. Look for signs of crescent-shaped oviposition scars on blooms and developing fruitlets #onapple #IPM #scout2023 #ontag

Have been waiting for this warmth 🍒🌸🍎 Norfolk County beginning to #bloom #onfruit #onapple #onappleaday #ontag

To support these #busybees, apple growers offer landscapes with rich floral resources, shelter and nesting habitat. Can’t wait to see these important orchard #beneficials in action over the coming weeks #onapples #onapple #onappleaday #ontag

Orchard systems can have a diversity of species in a range of habitats including bumble bees, mining bees, ground nesting bees and sweat bees. Wild bees are more successful at pollen transfer than honeybees and more tolerant of adverse weather like chilly, rainy or cloudy days.

#FruitFriendFriday is all about our wild #pollinators who are already waiting patiently for apple #bloom 🐝🍎Did you know over 400 species of wild #bees call Ontario home? #onapples #onapple #onappleaday #ontag #beneficialinsect #buzz

With #apple bloom just around the corner, the Ontario #fireblight prediction maps will now be updated 3x per week. New this year, we’ve partnered with @weather_source to bring forecasting data based on agricultural production regions onfruit.ca/fire-blight-ma… #onfruit

#FruitFriendFriday spotlighting the twice-stabbed lady beetle. Hard core name for a voracious predator of soft-bodied insects. This particular tough guy is feasting on overwintering San Jose scale on the trunk of an Ambrosia tree #onapple #loveyourenemies #beneficialinsect

Cool weather has been keeping insect activity fairly quiet but still some signs of early spring-feeding caterpillar damage creeping in 🍎🍏 #onapple #onfruit #scout2023 #IPM

I spy with my little eye something that is pink! Idared in Norfolk County #budwatch2023 #onapples #ontag

Still time for early season pest management! Check out the first ONfruit Apple Pest Update of the year and stay ahead of those rains that are called for next week: onfruit.ca/2023/04/14/app… #onapples #onfruit

What a few ☀️ days can do! Bud watch 2023 moving quickly in Norfolk County: mouse-ear to early tight cluster in Royal Gala, 1/4-1/2” green in Ambrosia and Honeycrisp #onapples #ontag

Bud watch 2023! Green tip on Gala, Ambrosia, Honeycrisp and Cortland in Norfolk County #herewegrow #onapple #onfruit #ontag

Congrats to the winners and all participants in the Ontario Cider Competition! @ontarioapples @OntCraftCider #ontario #craftcider #winners #ofvc2023

Cheers from the ON Craft Cider Competition 🍎🍏 Judges are hard at work selecting the 2023 winners for modern, heritage and specialty ciders. Best of luck to all entrants 🏆 Winners will be announced at #OFVC in Niagara Falls on Feb 22nd @ontarioapples @OntCraftCider @ofvc1

Congrats @OntAppleLady on this well deserved award! You have been a leader and mentor for many in the industry #ifruittree @iFruitTree @TheFruitWagon

Let the competition begin! Which cider is going to be crowned "Ontario's best sweet cider"? Find out which producer will wear the crown February 22 at OFVC 2023. thespec.com/news/hamilton-… via @thespec #ofvc2023 #ontario #sweet #cider