Virginia Pears

Other Sources of Information

National Agricultural Statistics Service
- Preliminary summary for 2004 (Jan 2005)
- 2003 Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts crop summary (published 2004)
Information on Asian pears in Oregon
The Virtual Orchard, addressing issues in Sustainable Apple Production
Fruit Times newsletter, from Penn State
Penn State's Tree Fruit Production Guide
A listing of fruit IPM-related sites from New England
Ordering information for the Compendium of Apple and Pear Diseases, APS Press
APHIS/PPQ

Journals and newsletters from outside the Mid-Atlantic region:

UMass Tree Fruit Advisor
New England Fruit Notes
New York Fruit Quarterly
New Zealand Journal of Crop & Horticultural Science, on-line
Scaffolds, a fruit newsletter from Cornell
Goodfruit Grower
Fruit Grower News web site
Illinois Fruit & Vegetable News

Research Institutions

USDA Fruit Research Laboratory at Beltsville
NYAES at Geneva
Fruit laboratories in Wenatchee WA

Washington State University Tree Fruit Research & Extension Center
USDA-ARS Tree Fruit Research Laboratory

University of Maine Apple Program
Fruit & Nut Research & Information Center, U.C., Davis: European pears and Asian pears

Industry and Commodity Organizations

Virginia Ag Info (e-mail ag news subscription)
Virginia Association of Biological Farmers
Washington State Tree Fruit Directory
OR-WA-CA Pear Bureau
Farm Bureau

Nurseries

Hilltop Nurseries, Hartford, MI
C&O Nursery, Wenatchee WA
Van Well Nursery, Wenatchee WA
Brandt's Nursery, Parker WA
Treco, Woodburn OR
Willow Drive Nursery, Ephrata WA

Traps and IPM Supplies

Gempler's, Mt. Horeb WI
Gempler's IPM Almanac
Gempler's IPM Solutions
Trece, Inc., pheromone traps, e-mail at trece@trece.com
Suterra LLC (traps and CheckMate mating disruption products)
Scenturion pheromone traps
Great Lakes IPM (works best with Internet Explorer)
IPM Tech, Portland OR
Cooper Mill
Ben Meadows
Hobo dataloggers
Zeta-tek dataloggers
BioQuip Products (Insect Collecting Supplies) e-mail at bioquip@aol.com
Entomological supplies (University of Michigan)
Agricultural reflective mulch: Clarke Ag Plastics, and Repelgro
Bird repellant devices from Protree

Sources of Beneficial Arthropods and Nematodes

The Green Spot, Nottingham NH
IPM Laboratories, Locke NY
ARBICO
Biocontrol Network
Symbiont Biological Pest Management - source of Tiphia vernalis.

Agricultural Chemicals

Other supplies and equipment

Storage Control Systems, CA storage
Sumitomo
Durand-Wayland
Case Equipment
Deere Equipment
New Holland
Backpack sprayers:

Kioritz
Solo

Woods Equipment Co.
Agri-Tech Packing Equipment
Ben Meadows
Superior Fruit Equipment, incl. Wells & Wade harvest supplies
Monte Package Company, bins, baskets, etc.
Plant Health Care, Inc., source of mycorrhizal fungi

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