The University of Vermont Apple Team within the Plant & Soil Science Department welcomes you to the

       UVM Apple Orchard

The UVM Apple Program:

Extension and Research for the commercial tree fruit grower in Vermont and beyond...

Our commitment is to provide relevant and timely horticultural, integrated pest management, marketing and economics information to commercial tree fruit growers in Vermont and beyond. Please be sure to visit AIM (the Apple Information Manager) for more regional apple production information. If you have any questions or comments, please contact us.

UVM Apple Team Members

Dr. Lorraine Berkett,  Faculty

Terence Bradshaw,  Research Technician

Sarah Kingsley-Richards, Research Technician

Morgan Cromwell, Graduate Student

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UVM Apple Orchard Blocks

Horticulture   IPM   Newsletters 

  Weather      Food Safety      Apple Industry Links

2006 Pest Management Guidelines for Commercial Tree-Fruit Production - Cornell University

2003-2004 New England Apple Pest Management Guide -- for biological and monitoring information.

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new.gif (292 bytes)What's New in 2006

[Note: To read some of the information  you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader which can be downloaded free from the Adobe website.]

Weekly Growing Season Apple Bud Stages Around Vermont

Weekly Growing Season DD Accumulation for Arthropod Pests

Weekly Growing Season DD Accumulation for Ascospore Maturity

Weekly Growing Season DD Accumulation for Plum Curculio

Vermont Apple IPM News,  July 25, 2006

Vermont Apple IPM News,  July 5, 2006

Vermont Apple IPM News,  June 20, 2006

Vermont Apple IPM News,  June 13, 2006

Vermont Apple IPM News,  June 7, 2006

Vermont Apple IPM News,  May 31, 2006

Vermont Apple IPM News,  May 18, 2006

Vermont Apple IPM News,  May 8, 2006

Vermont Apple IPM News,  May 2, 2006

Vermont Apple IPM News,  April 18, 2006

Vermont Apple IPM News,  February 28, 2006

Vermont Apple IPM News,  January 17, 2006

   Recent Articles of Interest ...... 

Apple Orchard Information for Beginners

IPM 'Quick' Summary for Monitoring Apple Arthropod Pests

IPM Checklist

A Synopsis of Key Arthropods and Diseases Affecting Apples

Economic Significance of Organic Fruit Production in New England, theUS, and the World 

A Quicker Way to Determine Scab Risk in Your Orchard 

Does Surround Have Non-target Impacts on New England Orchards? 

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  Archived "What's New in 2005"

  Archived "What's New in 2004"


  Archived "What's New in 2003"

  Archived "What's New in 2002"

  Archived "What's New in 2002"

  Archived "What's New in 2001"

  Archived "What's New in 2000"

  Archived "What's New in 1999


rd_star.gif (874 bytes)Check out AIM (Apple Information Manager): a collaborative Extension effort of the Universities of Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island to bring timely, relevant, and useful apple production information to New England apple growers via the World Wide Web.


Webpage: LPBerkett