Cherry Buckskin Disease• Symptoms:

– Mahaleb Rootstock: • rapid decline

– Other rootstocks: • Fruit doesn’t ripen

• Slow decline over many years

• Spread by leafhoppers – Infection in Summer & Fall

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2007 Cherry Task ForceParticipants• Billl & Joy Benson (secretary)• Len Del Chiaro (co –chair)• Mark Maggiore (co –chair)

• Janet Caprile• Joe Dias• Ken Hagan• Vince Guise• Ed Meyer• Pat McKenzie• John Papini• Steve Pomeroy• Cathy Royball• Jason Tennant• Cathy Wolfe

Action Plan & Accomplishments

• ID orchards of concern

• New educational materials– Photo sheets– Info & Control sheet

• Neighborly visits– 3 orchards removed

• Abatement authorization– Remove roadside hosts– Monitor management in infected

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• City & County policy– No host plantings near cherries

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Cherry Buckskin Disease

• Stay Vigilant

• Orchards within a mile should: – Dormant spray– 3 in season sprays

• Early July • Mid August• Early September

• Any new cherry orchards or growers?– Let me know so I can survey

Cherry Buckskin Disease

The Buckskin & LBAM Survey

• Pre harvest SWD sprays– Need REI information before crew can enter– Please provide best contact number

• Will call early in week for all orchards scheduled that week

– No fruit sampling during survey • Picked fruit donations for volunteers?