Acknowledgements

Support for producing this crop profile for apples was provided through a National Agricultural Pesticide Impact Assessment Program (NAPIAP) grant with cooperative efforts of the West Virginia Liaison Representative office.  For information, contact:

Dr. John F. Baniecki, West Virginia Liaison Representative
West Virginia University
414 Brooks Hall
Morgantown, WV  26506

Phone: 304-293-3911
Fax: 304-293-2872
Email: jbanieck@wvu.edu

Special appreciation is expressed to the following:

• Mr. Mike Orr, President of the West Virginia State Horticultural Society, and other members of the Society who provided comments on the draft apple crop profile;
• Dr. Larry Hull, Professor of Entomology, Pennsylvania State University; Biglerville Fruit Research and Extension Center;
• Dr. Ken Hickey, Professor of Plant Pathology, Pennsylvania State University; Biglerville Fruit Research and Extension Center;
• Dr. George Greene, Professor of Horticulture, Pennsylvania State University; Biglerville Fruit Research and Extension Center;
• Dr. Win Hock, Director, Pesticide Education Program, PIAP Liaison, Pennsylvania State University, University Park;
• Mr. Bill Hoffman, PIAP Coordinator, Pennsylvania State University, University Park;
• Dr. M. Essam Dabaan, Program Specialist, West Virginia PIAP.

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