{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Orchard People","title":"Fruit Trees and Spotted Wing Drosophila with Nikki Rothwell","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2645,"description":"Nikki Rothwell of Michigan State University's Northwest Michigan Horticulture Research Centre talks about spotted wing drosophila (SWD). Unlike other fruit flies that target mostly rotting or fermenting fruit, SWD targets fruit right on the tree, laying their eggs in the young fruit and eventually turning it into a wormy mess.\nSWD targets a wide range of crops including cherries, apricots, plums raspberries, currants, and elderberries. The bad news is that spotted wing drosophila is spreading across North America, benefiting from our warming climate.\nNikki has found that there are ways to make our orchards less hospitable for SWD. Simple tools like pruning and orchard floor maintenance are a large part of the equation.\nThe host of the Orchard People radio show and podcast is Susan Poizner of the fruit tree care education website www.orchardpeople.com.  \n\nSusan is the author of four books on fruit tree care. Learn more here: https://learn.orchardpeople.com/books\n\nShe is also the creator of five-star rated premium online fruit tree care education at: https://learn.orchardpeople.com\n\nHOW TO TUNE IN TO OUR PODCAST\nThe show airs on the last Tuesday of every month on RealityRadio101 at 1:00 PM ET! While it’s no longer live, you can still watch or listen anytime—and catch the recorded podcast anytime afterward.\n\n📺 Video Podcast: Watch the recorded episode anytime on our YouTube Podcast Playlist.\n🎧 Audio Podcast: Download the podcast and listen on your favorite app after it airs.\n \n✍️ Do you want to learn to grow organic fruit trees successfully? Sign up for OrchardPeople.com's free monthly newsletter at https://orchardpeople.com/sign-up/\n\nFor premium fruit tree care education visit: https://learn.orchardpeople.com/. \n\nFOR MORE INFORMATION ON GROWING FRUIT TREES THAT THRIVE:\n\n✂️ How to Prune Fruit Trees:\nhttps://orchardpeople.com/how-to-prune-and-train-fruit-trees/\n🪲 Fruit Tree Pests and Diseases:\nhttps://orchardpeople.com/protecting-fruit-trees-from-pests-and-diseases/...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/IKxj0rySS5BCfohE_DmZ4XroD9GA_yaMAQ7SVmCB5do/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wZTk5/MjMxMTRmMmVhMzU3/NDQ2MzBhNGJiZWQz/NjJlZC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}