Monitoring, managing codling moth clearly and precisely
A research report from Alan Knight, USDA–Wapato; Loys Hawkins and Kathleen McNamara, Bear Creek Orchards, Oregon; and
Rick Hilton, Oregon State
Monitor your pests
A good pest-monitoring program can help growers keep the cost of pest control down while also minimizing the impact of
Buena Salud
El programa de monitoreo de la colinesteraza fue dictado por la Corte Suprema del Estado de Washington en 2002, como
Staying free of apple maggot
These dimpled apples show telltale signs of apple maggot eggs deposited under the fruit skin. British
Good Stuff
Left: The AVSealer with true temperature control; Right top: Spectrum Technologies’s WaterScout sensor; Bottom: Control weeds without harming
Rain, rain, go away
Michigan State University’s John Wise uses a rain chamber to measure the rainfastness of insecticides sprayed on apple
Good Point – Jay F. Brunner
High-density fruiting walls will facilitate better spray coverage. The future of integrated pest management will be
Good to Know
A prototype of the clear delta codling moth trap developed in 2008 by USDA’s Dr. Alan Knight.
Too hot to handle
Cutworms come out at night to feed on grape buds. Pyrethroid barrier trunk sprays have
Exports complicate pest control
Pest management has become extremely complex—not just because of new products that work differently from the old pesticides, but also