Project Description
Pest Management
Featured stories about pest management appear in this issue.
Monitoring, managing codling moth clearly and precisely
A prototype of the clear delta codling moth trap developed in 2008 by USDA's Dr. Alan Knight. A research report from Alan Knight,
Scouting pays
Pest monitoring is an additional expense but one that pays dividends, orchard pest consultants said during a panel discussion at Washington State University's Fruit School
Rodent-eating machines
A barn owl brings a gopher to the nearly grown owlets. Barn owls, described by some as "nothing but a beak and stomach," are among
How to build a bat house
This bat house that Mike Omeg bought from BCI will hold 300 to 400 bats. The cost of premade houses varies from $75 to $225,
Bringing back bluebirds
The western bluebird is an insectivore, with more than two-thirds of its diet coming from insects. A cherry grower in The Dalles, Oregon, is putting
Trapping unwanted birds
Mike Omeg shows the sparrow repeater trap to growers during a workshop last fall at Omeg Orchards. While several devices are available to repel or
Rodent bait station
Example of the do-it-yourself bait station. Growers can easily build their own nontoxic bait station for rodents, patterned after a system originally devised in California
WSU Decision Aid System updated
To see the Decision Aid System online, visit entomology.tfrec.wsu .edu/das. by Vince P. Jones, Brad Petit, Jay F. Brunner, Gary G. Grove, Jerry Tangren, Washington
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 because of marketing and regulatory
Good to Know
A prototype of the clear delta codling moth trap developed in 2008 by USDA's Dr. Alan Knight. A research report from Alan Knight, USDA–Wapato; Loys
Rain, rain, go away
Michigan State University's John Wise uses a rain chamber to measure the rainfastness of insecticides sprayed on apple trees in the field, with the fruit
Staying free of apple maggot
These dimpled apples show telltale signs of apple maggot eggs deposited under the fruit skin. British Columbia, Canada's southern interior remains the only apple-producing region
Monitor your pests
A good pest-monitoring program can help growers keep the cost of pest control down while also minimizing the impact of pests on the fruit and
Pear IPM tools
Pear psylla nymph and early in-star stages. Pear growers have many tactics to use in their integrated pest management programs. But figuring out
Family history shapes Gilbert Cellars
Sean Gilbert(Jim Black/Good Fruit Grower) Sean Gilbert may be a principal player when it comes to his fledgling winery, Gilbert Cellars, but it's
Good Health
The cholinesterase-monitoring program was mandated by the Washington State Supreme Court in 2002 as a system to warn handlers and employers about pesticide exposure before
Quick Bites
WSDA would reimburse organic growers The Washington State Department of Agriculture is offering reimbursement for some of the costs of organic certification. Reimbursements, available to
Last Bite – S Brand meant the best
Much of the Optimus Fruit Ranch property is now part of the Yakima airport. John E. Shannon is one of the earliest fruit growers of
Good Job
In an industry that espouses change, Canadian Don Claridge is somewhat of a maverick. The 57-year-old apple grower, who operates an eight-acre orchard in Oyama,
Making it pay
Growers attending a beneficial bird workshop at Omeg Orchards, The Dalles, Oregon, examine a barn owl box. Note the box's sun shield on the top
Putting bats to work
Bats eat a variety of night-flying insects, including codling moth. Tree fruit production is a new and emerging area for integrated pest management and bats.
Learning new tactics
Dr. Jay Brunner, Washington State University entomologist, right, explains the IPM strategies for control of codling moth and leafroller that are described in the Pest
Clearwing moth spreading
Left: Adult apple clearwing. Right: Larvae burrow under tree bark for almost two years, feeding on the cambium layer, before pupating. Young trees are particularly
Too hot to handle
Cutworms come out at night to feed on grape buds. Pyrethroid barrier trunk sprays have proven effective against cutworms in Washington State, but for growers
Good Point – Jay F. Brunner
High-density fruiting walls will facilitate better spray coverage. The future of integrated pest management will be determined by new knowledge and technology generated by sound
Good Stuff
Left: The AVSealer with true temperature control; Right top: Spectrum Technologies's WaterScout sensor; Bottom: Control weeds without harming the cover crop with Aurora Gold Hard
Buena Salud
El programa de monitoreo de la colinesteraza fue dictado por la Corte Suprema del Estado de Washington en 2002, como un sistema para advertir a