Published - 27 February 2019 By Kevin Dodds (NSW DPI) Case Study update: Batlow NSW, February 2019 Orchardist: Jeremy Smart, Batlow NSW What are the main IPDM issues being focussed on? Key focus through Spring and Summer has been on Woolly Apple Aphid (WAA) … Read More Case Study Orchards, NSW
Published - 19 February 2019 By Alison Mathews (DPIRD WA) Mite monitoring: key to sustainable chemical use Monitoring mites Late November is the time to start monitoring for Two-spotted, European red and Bryobia mites. Although fortnightly monitoring is usually sufficient unless numbers are … Read More Bryobia mite, european red mite, mite predators, mite thresholds, mites, monitoring, pests, Two-spotted mite Pests
Published - 17 February 2019 By Emily Crawford (Agriculture Victoria) New updated IPDM Manual – coming 2020 The revised and updated Apple and Pear IPDM manual will be available in 2020. The new manual will have a greater focus on the integration of … Read More Uncategorized
Published - 2 February 2019 By Emily Crawford (Agriculture Victoria) Case Study Orchards As a part of the Apple and Pear IPDM project, Case Study Orchards from each state are documenting their journey implementing IPDM. Each grower is working … Read More IPDM case study orchards, IPM case study orchards Case Study Orchards
Published - 1 February 2019 By Stephen Quarrell (Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture) It’s Canary Season! The apple leaf hopper (or canary fly in Tasmania) is increasingly becoming an issue in IPM orchards. These sap feeding insects are 3-4 mm long … Read More Pests
Published - 15 January 2019 By Emily Crawford (Agriculture Victoria) Queensland grower discusses IPDM techniques Queensland grower, Daniel Nicoletti, discusses techniques he has used on this orchard to implementing integrated pest and disease management (IPDM). case study, IPDM case study orchards Case Study Orchards
Published - 20 November 2018 By Emily Crawford (Agriculture Victoria) Apple grower talks about implementing IPDM on his orchard Tasmanian apple grower, John Evans, explains his journey implementing integrated pest and disease management (IPDM) including the challenges and things he has learnt along the … Read More case study, implementing IPDM, IPDM case study orchards, IPM case study orchards Case Study Orchards, Home
Published - 12 November 2018 By Alison Mathews & Stewart Learmonth (DPIRD Manjimup) and Susie Murphy White (Pomewest Manjimup) Spring pest monitoring in WA orchards Out of a recent survey and discussions at workshops in August the most mentioned pests of concern in Western Australia were med fly, weevils, woolly aphids, … Read More apple dimpling bug, european red mite, IPDM monitoring, IPM monitoring, miticides, monitoring techniques, mummy, parasitic wasp, parasitise, thrips, weevil, woolly aphid, woolly aphid wasp Pests
Published - 12 November 2018 By Kevin Dodds (NSW DPI) Harlequin bug – Manage Hosts and Hideouts The Spring and Summer months are a good time to be on the look-out for Harlequin Bug in the orchard and applying management strategies to … Read More dock, Harlequin bug, marshmellow weed, wireweed Pests, Weeds
Published - 7 November 2018 By David Williams (Agriculture Victoria) Broad-Leaved Weeds Support Orchard Pests Broad-leaved weeds such as capeweed Arctotheca calendula, marshmallow Malva parviflora, and fat hen Chenopodium album are common throughout Australian fruit growing areas. These plants often … Read More bees, capeweed, fat hen, IPDM weed managment, marshmellow, weed control Pests, Weeds
