An old insect pest reemerges in organic orchards
Friday, September 28, 2012 - 13:00
in Biology & Nature
The apple flea weevil, a sporadic insect pest in the early 1900s, has reemerged as a severe pest in organic apple orchards in Michigan, where outbreak population levels have been observed since 2008, and damage has resulted in up to 90% losses for apple growers.