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Tree Fruit Pest Management
- 2020 Spray Bulletin for Commercial Tree Fruit Growers (456-419) (pdf)
This publication is available in two formats. A hard copy can be purchased at https://apps.cals.vt.edu/flex/SprayBulletinVegGuideOrdering/SprayBulleti... (shipping charges will be applied to your order). or PDF files which are available are located on the right side of web page. - 2020 Spray Program for Multi-Tree Fruit Orchards
Multi-Tree Fruit Orchard Spray Program for the control of major tree fruit (Pomes: apples, pears; Stones: peaches, plums, nectarines and cherries) pest and diseases. R. David Myers, University of Maryland Extension
- A Return of a Scale
Educational Article on San Jose Scale. Stanton Gill, Extension Specialist in Nursery and Greenhouse IPM, Central Maryland Research and Education Center, University of Maryland Extension, and professor with the the Landscape Technology Program, Montgomery College - Spray Record-Keeping Spreadsheet
The 2019 edition (v6.0) of the pesticide spray record-keeping spreadsheet contains an updated database of spray products for apples and peaches and has revised the list of spray compounds for these two fruit crops to merge the pesticide and herbicide products into a single list. The database of products for cherry and pear remain the same as in the 2018 edition. - A Pocket Guide for IPM Scouting in Michigan Apples - E2720
Plastic-coated scouting guide with its 3.25" by 5.0" pages fits in your pocket for easy use in the orchard. Its pictures and descriptions will help you identify pests, beneficial organisms, and pest damage. It also offers guidelines for monitoring and thresholds. List Price: $14.00. By David Epstien and Larry Gut - A Pocket Guide for IPM Scouting in Stone Fruits- E2840
Plastic-coated scouting guide with its 3.25" by 5.0" pages fits in your pocket for easy use in the orchard. Its pictures and descriptions will help you identify pests, beneficial organisms, and pest damage. It also offers guidelines for monitoring and thresholds. List Price: $12.00. By David Epstien and Larry Gut - Effective Insecticides for Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs
Based on laboratory bioassay results and field screening trials as of February 7, 2011. By Kent Smith, USDA-ARS Fungicide Resistance Management Guidelines for Apple Scab, Powdery Mildew, Brown Rot, and Peach Scab Control in the Mid-Atlantic United States
Alan R. Biggs, West Virginia University and Kari Peter, Penn State University- Growing Season updates
Provides growing season information - to access information, click on links below. Penn State Fruit Research & Extension Center, Biglerville, PA
Weekly Insect Bytes
Insect Pests (Insect Trap Count Data, Percent Hatch or Emergence Data)
Apple Diseases (Scab, Rust, Fire Blight, Sooty Blotch and Flyspeck of Apple, Cherry Leaf Spot) - Identifying Natural Enemies in Crops and Landscapes (E2949)
By Joy Landis, Michigan State University Extension. List Price $10.00 - Mid-Atlantic Orchard Monitoring Guide: Pest Insect and Disease Biology and Monitoring
Douglas G. Pfeiffer, Virginia Tech - Intergrated Pest Management (IPM) in Apple Orchards (Video)
Producers: Dr. Kari Peter, Tree Fruit Plant Pathologist, Dr. David Biddinger, Tree Fruit Entomologist, Dr. Tara Baugher, Tree Fruit Extension Educator, Penn State Extension. Regular field scouting and weather monitoring are key to achieving the production goals of conserving soil and water, reducing pesticide use, and being good, responsible employers. In this short video, you will learn some basic orchard scouting principles for a common disease – apple scab – and also mite pests and beneficials. IPM Weed Pocket Guide for Weed Indentification in Field Crops (Pocket Guide)
Growers of row crops produce their crops in the presence of a multitude of pest and plant health problems.To order go to: Michigan State University Book Store - List price $16.00. Michigan State University Extension, Compiled and edited by: Wesley Everman, Joy Landis- Mid-Atlantic Fruit Loop
Disease Information content of the "Loop" at Virginia Tech is focused on entomology, with an extension collection of color photographs and fact sheets on fruit pests. The Virginia Tech site also has an extensive collection of links to fruit professionals and the agricultural industry, as well as frequently updated weather information of importance to fruit producers. - Plant & Pest Advisory (Website)
The Plant & Pest Advisory provides seasonal updates to NJ commercial growers. Rutgers Cooperative Extension. - Spotted Wing Drosophila Monitoring and Management (Fact Sheet 1023)
By Kelly Hamby, Bryan Butler, Kathleen Demchak, and Neelendra Joshi, University of Maryland Extension and the University of Maryland Department of Entomology. Published November 2015 - Spotted Wing Drosophila
Penn State Extension Pest Alert, Authors: K. Demchak, D. Biddinger and A. Surcică; Pictures: A. Surcică;Reviewers: B. Butler, E. Rajotte, S. Spichiger, L. Donovall, and K. Bernhard;Horticulture Program November 2011
Part 1: Overview and Indentification
Part 2: Natural History
Part 3: Monitoring
Part 4: Management - Stop BMSB
Stop BMSB Web Site is bringing its latest findings to growers in North America. A group of 50 researchers from 10 institutions across the United States are solving the mysteries of this pest that damages a huge range of fruit, vegetable, and ornamental crops. You will find a photo indentification guide and recommendations for how to control it. Collaborators: USDA/NIFA - Specialty Crop Research Initiative, USDA -Ag Research Services, Rutgers, Penn State, Virginia Tech, University of Delaware, University of Maryland, Northeastern IPM Center, Washington State University, Cornell University, Organ State University, and North Carolina State University - Stone Fruit Diseases
Includes peaches, nectarines, cherries, apricots, and Plums. Penn State Extension - Summary of Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Infestations in Maryland Crops
Galen Dively, Cerruti Hooks, and Terry Patton, University of Maryland - Tree Fruit Diseases Update (Blog)
Disease management information directed mostly to the Frederick County Virginia tree fruit industry, updated as needed though out the growing season. Keith Yoder, Tree Fruit Pathologist, Virginia Tech Ag. Research and Extension Center, Winchester, VA
- Tree Fruit Field Guide to Insect, Mite, and Disease Pests and Natural Enemies of North American (NRAES-169)
500 color photos, actual size drawings of pests, over 20 pages of diagnostic keys, glossary, index. List Price: $38.00. Authors: A. Agnello, G. Chouinard, A. Firlej, W. Turechek, F. Vanoosthuyse, C. Vincent
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