Pest Management

2017 Midwest Fruit Pest Management Guide

2017 Midwest Fruit Pest Management Guide

About the Midwest Fruit Pest Management Guide The Midwest Fruit Pest Management Guide 2017 was developed by the Midwest Fruit Workers Group. This publication combines two longtime guides that have become familiar to countless growers: the annual Midwest Small Fruit and Grape Spray Guide and the annual

Growing Under Cover: A Kansas Grower’s Guide

Growing Under Cover: A Kansas Grower’s Guide

Growing Under Cover 2 is here!! Written by Tom Buller, Kansas Rural Center; Dr. Cary Rivard, Kansas State University, Fruit and Vegetable Extension Specialist; and Kim Oxley, Research Extension Associate, Kansas State University, Growing Under Cover: A Kansas Grower’s Guide, provides success stories from Kansas farmers who use

Integrated Strategies for Management of Spotted Wing Drosophila in Organic Small Fruit Production

Integrated Strategies for Management of Spotted Wing Drosophila in Organic Small Fruit Production

Spotted wing Drosophila (SWD) is an important pest of berries, cherries, and some thin-skinned grape varieties. The berry crops at greatest risk are raspberries, blackberries, strawberries, and blueberries.  For many berry and small fruit growers, SWD has rapidly become their most critical insect pest. SWD is native

An IPM Scouting Guide for Common Problems of Strawberry in Kentucky

An IPM Scouting Guide for Common Problems of Strawberry in Kentucky

Long before the term “sustainable” became a household word, farmers were implementing sustainable practices in the form of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) strategies. IPM uses a combination of biological, cultural, physical, and chemical methods to reduce and/or manage pest populations. These strategies are used to minimize environmental

High Tunnel Pest Exclusion System: A novel strategy for organic crop production in the South

High Tunnel Pest Exclusion System: A novel strategy for organic crop production in the South

Introduction Insect pests are one of the major problems in organic production systems. Crop damage from insect pests can occur via direct feeding or egg-laying, contamination with feces, or disease transmission; loss in yield or marketability ofvegetables in the absence of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) can be

Sustainable Pest Management in Greenhouses and High Tunnels

Sustainable Pest Management in Greenhouses and High Tunnels

Growers using greenhouses in which temperature, light and relative humidity are controlled have relied for many years on releases of natural enemies to manage a pest like aphids, thrips and two-spotted spider mites. However, many of the natural enemies used to manage these pests in heated structures

Weed Management Strategies for Organic Tomato, Pepper, and Eggplant in the Southern United States

Weed Management Strategies for Organic Tomato, Pepper, and Eggplant in the Southern United States

Abstract In organic production, tomato, pepper, and eggplant are normally started indoors and transplanted to the field to give them a head start on the weeds. Crops kept free of weeds for the first 4–8 weeks (tomato) or 8–10 weeks (eggplant, pepper) after transplanting can usually outcompete

In High Tunnels, Diseases Are What You Make Them

In High Tunnels, Diseases Are What You Make Them

Fig.1 Pith necrosis Fig. 2 Leaf mold Fig. 3 Gray mold Fig. 4a Late blight on leaf Fig. 4b. Late on fruit Fig. 6. Fusarium wilt Fig. 7 Weeds encourage insects Fig. 8. Tarnish plant bug Fig. 9 Tomato spotted wilt virus Fig. 10a Powdery mildew of

Pest Control Options for Greenhouses, Hoop Houses and High Tunnels

Pest Control Options for Greenhouses, Hoop Houses and High Tunnels

Whether you grow fruit and vegetables in a traditional garden space or in a protected space such as a greenhouse, low tunnel, hoop house, and/or high tunnel, you will eventually have insect or mite problems. Structures not only protect the plants from the elements but also provide

Managing & Controlling Whiteflies , Aphids & Thrips in High Tunnels

Managing & Controlling Whiteflies , Aphids & Thrips in High Tunnels

These slides are from a presentation at the Minnesota Statewide High Tunnel Conference on February 9, 2012 by Russell L. Groves, Department of Entomology

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