Small Fruit IPM

Biological and Monitoring Information

• Direct Pests of Strawberry (attacking the fruit directly)
 
• Strawberry bud weevil (Clipper)
• Lygus bug/Tarnished plant bug
• Strawberry sap beetle (Ohio State page)
• Slugs (Ohio State page)
• Strawberry thrips
• Vinegar fly, aka "fruit fly"
• Indirect Pests of Strawberry (attacking other parts of the plant)
 
• Strawberry root weevil , with Univ. of California Root weevil page
• Twospotted spider mite, with Univ. of California Spider mite page
• Cyclamen mite
• Strawberry crown borer
• Strawberry leafroller complex
• White grubs
• Strawberry aphids (Univ. of California page)
• Meadow spittle bug
• Cutworms
• Leafhoppers
• Direct Pests of Blueberry
 
• Blueberry maggot
• Cranberry and cherry fruitworms
• Plum curculio
• Four Economic Larvae in Blueberries at Harvest Time NCSU (Ken Sorenson)
• Blueberry spanworm (New Brunswick link)
• Indirect Pests of Blueberry
 
• Borers
• terrapin scale
• cicada
• leafhopper
• Blueberry bud mite - NCSU (Ken Sorenson)
• Blueberry spanworm (New Brunswick link)
• Blueberry Pest Management: A Seasonal Overview from NCSU
• Direct Pests of Caneberries
 
• Tarnished plant bug
• Thrips
• Japanese beetle
• Green June beetle
• Yellowjackets
• Raspberry Fruitworm (VT Fact sheet) (Ohio State University link)
• Strawberry sap beetle
• Blossom midge
  
• Indirect Pests of Caneberries
 
• Rednecked cane borer
• Raspberry crown borer
• Raspberry cane borer
• Blackberry psyllid
• Rose scale
  
• Spider mites, (Northwest InfoNet Grape and Berry site)
• Raspberry sawfly


• Miscellaneous small fruit pests
• Elderberry borer
  

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

 
Predators of Mites - L.A. Hull and R. L. Horsburgh
 
• Stethorus punctum
• Amblyseius fallacis
• Zetzellia mali
• Minute pirate bugs
• Black hunter
• Predatory mirids
Predators of aphids - D. G. Pfeiffer and H. W. Hogmire
 
• Syrphid flies
• Aphid midge, Aphidoletes aphidimyza
• Green and brown lacewings
• Ladybird beetles
• Minute pirate bugs

• Toxicity to Orchard Predators from Pesticides [from 2010 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 2010 Spray Bulletin for Commercial Tree Fruit Growers (Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland Coop. Ext. Pub. 456-419)]

• Biological Control: Natural Enemies of North America (Cornell)

• Entomopathogenic Nematodes
•     General information (OSU)
•     Certis USA (source for entomopathogenic nematodes)

Control recommendations

• Your Nearest Poison Control Center - (800) 222-1222

• Virginia 2010 Pest Management Guide for Commercial Small Fruit (Virginia Coop. Ext. PMG page: Pub. 456-017) (Strawberry Diseases and Insects p. 48; Caneberry Diseases and Insects p. 51; Blueberry Diseases and Insects p. 54; Nematodes p. 59; Weeds p. 61)  (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 $6.00 plus $5.27 shipping.  Call 540-231-1322).
(abridged html version)

• 2010 Pest Management Guide for Home Fruit (Virginia Coop. Ext. Pub. 456-018) in PDF format (The Pest Management Guide is available on-line for free. Hard copies are also available for $5.00 plus $5.27 shipping.  Call 540-231-1322).
•  (Abridged html version):
• Disease and Insects

• 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 Brambles IPM Guide - PDF (2009)
• Southeast Regional Blueberries IPM Guide - PDF (2009)
• Southeast Regional Strawberries IPM Guide - PDF (2009)
  
• Small fruit IPM - NCSU (John Meyer)
• Midwest 2009 Small Fruit and Grape Recommendations
• New England Small Fruit pest management guide (2003-2004)
• 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
• Brambles
• Strawberry
• Blueberry

• Regulatory updates on pesticides:

• Pesticide labels, Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS), and Toxicological and environmental profiles of specific pesticides in Virginia-West Virginia-Maryland recommendations, also through CDMS link


• Pesticide labels, Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) from CDMS

• Modes of Action Classification Scheme for Insecticides (PDF), in Insecticide Resistance Action Committee (IRAC) group site (see IRAC Classification), and Fungicides (Fungicide Resistance Action Committee (FRAC) site

• Insecticide Resistance Management (Breeze)

• NPIRS State Pesticide Information Retrieval System

• Pesticide legislation - Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) (U. S. Senate web links)

Weed Management

• Illinois Weed Identification key (illustrated)
• WSSA (Weed Science Society of America) (includes photo gallery of weeds)
• Page from WSU

 
• Syllabus for Arthropod Pest Management in Fruit Crops
• Lecture outlines
 
• Blueberry/Cranberry IPM
• Strawberry/Bramble IPM

• Southeast Regional Small Fruit and Vegetable Conference, Savannah GA, 7-10 January 2010.
  
• Western Orchard Pest and Disease Management Conference. Portland OR, 13-15 Jan 2010.
• Entomological Society of America Eastern Branch, Annapolis MD, 7-9 Mar 2010.
  
• XVII International Plant Protection Congress - Honolulu, Hawaii, August 6 - 10, 2011
• IOBC/WPRS Working Group (see list of IOBC meetings).