Published - 8 July 2020 By David Williams (Agriculture Victoria) Variable spray threshold for mainland Apple Dimpling Bug Apple dimpling bug (ADB) Campylomma liebknechti can be a serious pest of apples on the Australian mainland. This is not the bug that causes similar … Read More ADB, apple dimple bug, apple dimpling bug Resources
Published - 22 June 2020 By Russell Fox (GV Crop Protection) and Emily Crawford (Agriculture Victoria) Post harvest care to help control two spotted mite Russell Fox discusses how an IPM approach to post harvest care of orchards can help control Two Spotted Mite (TSM) by providing habitat for beneficial … Read More post harvest care, two spotted mite (TSM) Beneficials, Resources, Weeds
Published - 17 June 2020 By Russell Fox (IK Caldwell) and Emily Crawford (Agriculture Victoria) Codling Moth biofix and phenology model IPM expert Russell Fox discusses trapping for Codling Moth, biofix and the Codling Moth phenology model. Further Information: Also see Russell discussing Codling Moth trapping and mating … Read More biofix, codling moth, codling moth emergence Pests
Published - 17 June 2020 By Russell Fox (I.K. Caldwell) and Emily Crawford (Agriculture Victoria) Trapping Codling Moth and mating disruption Russel Fox outlines how to trap codling moth and discusses lures, traps and mating disruption in the below video. Further Information: Also see Russell discussing Codling Moth … Read More biofix, codling moth, codling moth traps and lures, mating disruption Home, Pests
Published - 6 June 2020 By Emily Crawford (Agriculture Victoria) and Elizabeth Mace (GV Crop Protection) Silken Fungus Beetle In the following video Elizabeth Mace discusses Silken Fungus Beetle – how to identify it, the time of year you’re likely to see it and … Read More mealybugs, silken fungus beetle Beneficials, Resources
Published - 5 June 2020 By Bill Grant (Blue Environment Pty Ltd) Earthworms in Orchards Are earthworms working for you? If soils are managed well, a silent workforce of millions of earthworms can toil day and night to work and … Read More earthworms Home
Published - 27 May 2020 By Emily Crawford (Agriculture Victoria) and Russell Fox (IK Caldwell) Post harvest care of orchards IPDM expert, Russell Fox, discusses post harvest care of orchards with a view to help an IPM system. Ideas discussed include not mowing the inter-row … Read More beneficial insects, post harvest Beneficials
Published - 20 May 2020 By David Williams (Agriculture Victoria) How does mating disruption affect trap counts and thresholds for spraying? This Autumn the following question was posed to our Community of Practice: How does mating disruption affect trap counts and thresholds for spraying? What are … Read More codling moth, Light Brown Apple Moth (LBAM), mating disruption, oriental fruit moth (OFM) Pests
Published - 1 May 2020 By Kevin Dodds (NSW DPI) Harlequin Bug activity during harvest In an IPM system it is usually as we approach Pink Lady maturity that we start seeing the worst of the fruit damage. This autumn, … Read More Harlequin bug Pests
Published - 12 April 2020 By Kevin Dodds (NSW DPI) Woolly Aphid on the move Woolly Apple Aphid are on the move! Here’s an interesting observation from Batlow this week. I established earwig shelters (made from corrugated cardboard) in several blocks … Read More Aphelinus Mali, earwigs, woolly aphid, woolly aphid parasitoid Beneficials