UMass IPM Fruit Loop

Hawkeye

Welcome to The UMass IPM Fruit Loop! While Hawkeye does most of the talking, this is a co-creation of weekly contributions from Fruit Team Extension Educators Jon, Elizabeth and Matthew. Extension and Stockbridge School of Agriculture's Dr. Jamie Piñero contributes weekly insect updates and integrated pest management strategies. Stockbridge School of Agriculture's Dr. Daniel Cooley is the team's resident plant pathologist and Dr. Duane Greene gives us the skinny on all things thinning and growth regulated. When we are extra lucky, we get a guest to join us. The possibilities are endless!

  1. 09/26/2025

    Red is the color of... 🍎 Healthy Fruit, Vol. 33, No. 17, September 2, 2025

    Welcome to the UMass IPM Fruit Loop podcast, your juicy source for all things fruit-related! Hosted by the Fruit Team, this podcast is the perfect complement to our weekly newsletter, Healthy Fruit. Join our team of experts, including horticulturalists, professors, and educators, as we dive into the world of fruit production and management.  I'm not going to provide a detailed text description of this episode because you should have already ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠subscribed to the Healthy Fruit Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ this podcast is based off. Keep in mind, subscribers get the news first.   Ok, on to music credits.  The opener: San Fran Interlude (Edit) by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Strobotone⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is licensed under a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  Outro: Wirklich Wichtig (ID 211) by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Checkie Brown⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is licensed under a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

    7 min
  2. 09/24/2025

    All quite on the storm front? Healthy Fruit Vol. 33 No. 16, August 19, 2025

    Welcome to the UMass IPM Fruit Loop podcast, your juicy source for all things fruit-related! Hosted by the Fruit Team, this podcast is the perfect complement to our weekly newsletter, Healthy Fruit. Join our team of experts, including horticulturalists, professors, and educators, as we dive into the world of fruit production and management.  I'm not going to provide a detailed text description of this episode because you should have already ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠subscribed to the Healthy Fruit Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ this podcast is based off. Keep in mind, subscribers get the news first.   Ok, on to music credits.  The opener: San Fran Interlude (Edit) by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Strobotone⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is licensed under a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  Outro: Wirklich Wichtig (ID 211) by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Checkie Brown⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is licensed under a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

    10 min
  3. 09/23/2025

    And the heat plays on. Healthy Fruit Vol. 33 No. 15 August 7, 2025

    Welcome to the UMass IPM Fruit Loop podcast, your juicy source for all things fruit-related! Hosted by the Fruit Team, this podcast is the perfect complement to our weekly newsletter, Healthy Fruit. Join our team of experts, including horticulturalists, professors, and educators, as we dive into the world of fruit production and management. This episode was co-produced by Hawkeye and Extension Field Tech Caitlyn Alisauskas. I'm not going to provide a detailed text description of this episode because you should have already ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠subscribed to the Healthy Fruit Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ this podcast is based off. Keep in mind, subscribers get the news first.   EPA ESA links: ESA Workplan: https://www.epa.gov/endangered-species/implementing-epas-workplan-protect-endangered-and-threatened-species-pesticides ESA Toolbox: https://www.epa.gov/endangered-species/pesticides-and-endangered-species-educational-resources-toolbox Bulletins Live Two: https://www.epa.gov/endangered-species/endangered-species-protection-bulletin Mitigation Menu: https://www.epa.gov/pesticides/mitigation-menu-measure-descriptions Ok, on to music credits.  The opener: San Fran Interlude (Edit) by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Strobotone⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is licensed under a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  Outro: Wirklich Wichtig (ID 211) by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Checkie Brown⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is licensed under a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

    9 min
  4. 09/22/2025

    I'm gonna eat me a lot of peaches. Healthy Fruit Vol. 33 No. 14 July 25, 2025

    Welcome to the UMass IPM Fruit Loop podcast, your juicy source for all things fruit-related! Hosted by the Fruit Team, this podcast is the perfect complement to our weekly newsletter, Healthy Fruit. Join our team of experts, including horticulturalists, professors, and educators, as we dive into the world of fruit production and management. This episode was co-produced by Hawkeye and Extension Field Tech Caitlyn Alisauskas. I'm not going to provide a detailed text description of this episode because you should have already ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠subscribed to the Healthy Fruit Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ this podcast is based off. Keep in mind, subscribers get the news first.   Here is the link to that blog post on bitter rot from the Acimivic lab at Virginia Tech: ⁠⁠https://treefruitpathology.spes.vt.edu/2025/05/19/spray-strong-apple-bitter-rot-infections-a-high-risk-in-2025-alternate-frac-11-aprovia-omega-and-captan-fungicides/⁠⁠ Ok, on to music credits.  The opener: San Fran Interlude (Edit) by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Strobotone⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is licensed under a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  Outro: Wirklich Wichtig (ID 211) by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Checkie Brown⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is licensed under a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

    7 min
  5. 09/22/2025

    If I only had some rain. Healthy Fruit Vol. 33 No. 13 July 8, 2025

    Welcome to the UMass IPM Fruit Loop podcast, your juicy source for all things fruit-related! Hosted by the Fruit Team, this podcast is the perfect complement to our weekly newsletter, Healthy Fruit. Join our team of experts, including horticulturalists, professors, and educators, as we dive into the world of fruit production and management. This episode was co-produced by Hawkeye and Extension Field Tech Caitlyn Alisauskas. I'm not going to provide a detailed text description of this episode because you should have already ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠subscribed to the Healthy Fruit Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ this podcast is based off. Keep in mind, subscribers get the news first.   Here is the link to that blog post on bitter rot from the Acimivic lab at Virginia Tech: ⁠⁠https://treefruitpathology.spes.vt.edu/2025/05/19/spray-strong-apple-bitter-rot-infections-a-high-risk-in-2025-alternate-frac-11-aprovia-omega-and-captan-fungicides/⁠⁠ Ok, on to music credits.  The opener: San Fran Interlude (Edit) by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Strobotone⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is licensed under a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  Outro: Wirklich Wichtig (ID 211) by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Checkie Brown⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is licensed under a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

    6 min
  6. 09/19/2025

    🥵 Stay safe out there! Healthy Fruit Vol. 33 No 12 June 24, 2025

    Welcome to the UMass IPM Fruit Loop podcast, your juicy source for all things fruit-related! Hosted by the Fruit Team, this podcast is the perfect complement to our weekly newsletter, Healthy Fruit. Join our team of experts, including horticulturalists, professors, and educators, as we dive into the world of fruit production and management. This episode was co-produced by Hawkeye and Extension Field Tech Caitlyn Alisauskas. I'm not going to provide a detailed text description of this episode because you should have already ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠subscribed to the Healthy Fruit Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ this podcast is based off. Keep in mind, subscribers get the news first.   Here is the link to that blog post on bitter rot from the Acimivic lab at Virginia Tech: ⁠https://treefruitpathology.spes.vt.edu/2025/05/19/spray-strong-apple-bitter-rot-infections-a-high-risk-in-2025-alternate-frac-11-aprovia-omega-and-captan-fungicides/⁠ Ok, on to music credits.  The opener: San Fran Interlude (Edit) by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Strobotone⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is licensed under a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  Outro: Wirklich Wichtig (ID 211) by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Checkie Brown⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is licensed under a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

    7 min
  7. 09/19/2025

    Solstice is coming and it's brining the heat! 🫠 Healthy Fruit Vol. 33 No. 11 June 17, 2025

    Welcome to the UMass IPM Fruit Loop podcast, your juicy source for all things fruit-related! Hosted by the Fruit Team, this podcast is the perfect complement to our weekly newsletter, Healthy Fruit. Join our team of experts, including horticulturalists, professors, and educators, as we dive into the world of fruit production and management.  I'm not going to provide a detailed text description of this episode because you should have already ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠subscribed to the Healthy Fruit Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ this podcast is based off. Keep in mind, subscribers get the news first.   EPA On Mancozeb in grapes: https://viticulture.uga.edu/2025/05/epa-visit-concerning-mancozeb-use-on-grapes/ Ok, on to music credits.  The opener: San Fran Interlude (Edit) by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Strobotone⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is licensed under a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  Outro: San Fran Interlude (Edit) by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Strobotone⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is licensed under a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

    9 min

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Welcome to The UMass IPM Fruit Loop! While Hawkeye does most of the talking, this is a co-creation of weekly contributions from Fruit Team Extension Educators Jon, Elizabeth and Matthew. Extension and Stockbridge School of Agriculture's Dr. Jamie Piñero contributes weekly insect updates and integrated pest management strategies. Stockbridge School of Agriculture's Dr. Daniel Cooley is the team's resident plant pathologist and Dr. Duane Greene gives us the skinny on all things thinning and growth regulated. When we are extra lucky, we get a guest to join us. The possibilities are endless!