Apples planted at 500 to 3,000 per acre significantly improve overall profits.

High Density Apples

Apples planted at 500 to 3,000 per acre significantly improve overall profits.

The primary pest of cherry is a maggot that feeds inside the fruit.

Western Cherry Fruit Fly

The priimary pest of cherry is a maggot that feeds inside the fruit.

Beneficial Insect: Lacewing

Lacewing adults need pollen and nectar plants, but their larvae-alligators of the insect world-are voracious predators of aphids.

2024-25 Intermountain Tree Fruit Production Guide

The Intermountain Commercial Tree Fruit Production Guide covers pest management and general production issues for growing healthy fruit in Utah, Colorado, Idaho, and Montana. 

The guide emphasizes integrated pest management and sustainable agriculture, and includes spray recommendations based on crop stage and pest.

The 2024-25 guide is only available through this website, or you can download a pdf copy for personal printing.

Intermountain Tree Fruit Guide