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About

Project Purpose

The purpose of our project is to solve pest management issues specifically identified by Eastern peach and apple producers by developing better IPM tools for their management that result in increased ecological and economic sustainability.

Key Pests

Our project focuses on controlling the following key pests in eastern US peach and apple orchards. 

Research Institutions

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The logo for the project with an illustrated peach and apple, an insect flying away from the fruit, and text reading "Cultivating Tomorrow's Orchards"

The Cultivating Tomorrow's Orchards: Evolving and Enhancing IPM in Eastern Tree Fruit Systems Project is made possible by USDA NIFA SCRI #2024-05413.

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Contact Information:

tracy.leskey@usda.gov

Appalachian Fruit Research Station

2217 Wiltshire Road

Kearneysville, WV 25430

Research Partners:

USDA ARS

​Penn State University

Rutgers University

North Carolina State University

University of Georgia

Michigan State University

University of Massachusetts

University of Wisconsin-Madison

University of Minnesota

Cornell University

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