Virginia Small Fruits
Small Fruit IPM
Updated 23
April 2013
Strawberry Pests
| Blueberry Pests |Caneberry Pests |Biological
Control | Chemical Control
Biological and Monitoring Information
Biological Control
- Predators of Mites and Aphids
Reprinted
with
permission from Mid-Atlantic Orchard Monitoring Guide,
published by NRAES, 152 Riley-Robb Hall, Ithaca, New York
14853-5701. (607) 255-7654
- Toxicity
to
Orchard Predators from Pesticides [from 2013 Spray
Bulletin for Commercial Tree Fruit Growers (Virginia,
West Virginia and Maryland Coop. Ext. Pub. 456-419)]
- Toxicity
to
Honey Bees of Fruit Insecticides [from 2013 Spray Bulletin for Commercial
Tree Fruit Growers (Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland Coop.
Ext. Pub. 456-419)]
- Entomopathogenic Nematodes
Control recommendations
- Your Nearest Poison Control Center -
(800) 222-1222
- To buy hard
copies of Virginia Tech Recommendations
- New! Mid-Atlantic
Berry
Guide -
Produced by Penn State, Rutgers Univ., Univ. Delaware, West
Virginia Univ., Univ. Maryland and Virginia Tech. For a paper
copy, request Pub. No. 423-020 from Virginia Tech Extension
Distribution Center, 112 Landsdowne St., Blacksburg, Va. 24060
with check for $30.00, which includes shipping & handling.
(Additional ordering
information).
- Southeast
Regional Caneberries IPM Guide - PDF (2012)
- Southeast
Regional Blueberries IPM Guide - PDF (2013)
- Southeast
Regional Strawberries IPM Guide - PDF (2013)
- Southeast
Regional Bunch Grape Pest Management Guide (2012)
- Small
fruit IPM - NCSU (John Meyer)
- Midwest 2013
Small Fruit and Grape Recommendations
- New
England Fruit pest management guide (2013)
- The
Berry Diagnostic Tool (a companion to the NRAES
Production Guides for Strawberries, Raspberries and
Blueberries (Cornell Univ.)
- Mid-Western Small Fruit IPM Handbook
- Weed control recommendations from the Pacific
Northwest (WSU, OSU, UI)
- Caneberry
- Strawberry
- Blueberry
- Pacific Northwest Insect Control
Recommendations
- Insecticide Resistance Management (Breeze)
Environmental
Impact Quotient, developed at Cornell University to
determine the environmental impact of insecticides used in fruit
systems (updated by Cornell 2006)
Toxicological
and environmental profiles of specific pesticides
(EXTOXNET), with label and MSDS information from CDMS link
Information on organic pest control.
Organic
culture in brambles (ATTRA)
EPA Text on Pesticide
Poisoning
- Pesticide legislation - Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide
Act (FIFRA)
(U. S. Senate web links)
Weed Management
A Course in
Fruit IPM
Upcoming IPM conferences
- Vineyard
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) workshop - 9:30 – 4 pm, 9 April 2013, Barren
Ridge Vineyards.
- Biennial workshop of the IOBC-WPRS
Working Group "Integrated
Protection and Production in Viticulture" (First
Circular) (Second
Circular), Ascona, Switzerland - 13-17 Oct 2013
- Entomological Society of America
National Meeting - Austin TX - 17-20 Nov 2013
- Cumberland
Shenandoah Fruit Workers Conference - Winchester VA - 4-5
Dec 2013
- Eastern Branch Entomological
Society of America - Williamsburg VA - 15-19 March 2014
- Entomological Society of America
National Meeting - Portland OR - 16-19 Nov 2014
- Entomological Society of America
National Meeting - Minneapolis MN - 14-18 Nov 2015
- International Congress of
Entomology/Entomological Society of America Joint Meeting -
Orlando FL - 25-30 Sep 2016
- IOBC/WPRS Working Group (see list of IOBC
meetings).
Douglas G.
Pfeiffer
(Use caution because pest
species and recommended controls vary regionally). (The Pest Management Guide is available
on-line for free. Hard
copies are also available for $12.00 - see Pest Management
Guide Store).
Call 540-231-1322).