Dormancy

Survey weeds and check for weeds that escaped fall herbicide treatments.

• Record results (PDF).
• Adjust herbicides and/or timing accordingly for future treatments.

Apply a dormant or delayed-dormant spray according to the Cherry Pest Management Guidelines if the orchard has a history of these problems, or if monitoring indicates a need:

• San Jose scale
• Black cherry aphid
• European fruit lecanium
• European red mites
• Cherry leafhopper (if X-disease/cherry buckskin is a problem)

Keep area around base of trees free of vegetation to reduce problems with rodents.

Other pests you may see:

• Fruittree leafroller eggs
• Western tussock moth eggs
• Bacterial canker