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Project Leader: Deborah I. Breth, Lake Ontario Fruit Program,
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Cooperators: Drs. A. Agnello, W.H. Reissig, J. Nyrop, NYSAES,
Dept. of Entomology; J. Carroll, NYS IPM, Growers in Lake Ontario region,
Private consultants and field reps
Type of Grant: Monitoring, forecasting, and economic thresholds
Training practitioners to use IPM techniques
Project location: Niagara, Orleans, Monroe, and Wayne counties
Abstract:
A major educational effort was launched in
early 2003 to respond to the increase in internal lepidopteran larvae
infestations in apples, peaches, and pears. Several educational events
starting with Winter Fruit Schools, a ÒWorm Management WorkshopÓ, field
training sessions, and on-farm trainings increased knowledge of growers
and consultants to assist in management strategies for internal lep
management. The regional trap line to monitor flight of internal lep
pests was instrumental in teaching cooperators how to monitor for these
pests, and provided realtime flight activity to compare to theoretical
DD models under development. Growers and consultants used the flight
activity reports to time controls in 2003. The trend of a 3-4 fold increase
in rejected truckloads of apples as seen in PA and VA across the WNY
region was prevented by the educational efforts taken through this project.
The next step is to continue research to find alternative control strategies
that are more compatible with IPM programs in apples and peaches.
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