Published - 18 February 2021 By Raelene Kwong (Agriculture Victoria) Soil testing to help measure native vegetation success Agriculture Victoria researchers in the IPDM Cultural and Biological control project are collecting soil samples from trial plots at the Tatura Smart Farm in Victoria … Read More beneficials, native vegetation Beneficials, Home
Published - 11 February 2021 By Dan Papacek (Bugs for Bugs) Fruit fly management A whole ‘system’ approach is required for fruit fly management. By this we mean: Protein bait sprays Monitoring Male annihilation Sanitation The Manage Queensland Fruit fly brochure from Hort Innovation … Read More bait spray, baiting, male annihilation, MAT, protein bait sprays, QFF, Queensland fruit fly Home, Pests
Published - 2 February 2021 By PIPS3: Strengthening Cultural and Biological Management of Pests and Diseases Hort Innovation has kicked off the third Apple and Pear industry Productivity, Irrigation, Pests and Soils (PIPS3) program. The program covers apple and pear orchards … Read More IPDM project, PIPS 3 Home
Published - 21 January 2021 By Rose Daniels (APAL) Latest regulatory changes for ag chemicals Agricultural chemicals relied on by orchardists continue to be reviewed, resulting in changes to regulations domestically, and internationally. The cancellation or modification of use of … Read More Home
Published - 2 December 2020 By Marcel Veens (Marcel Veens Horticulture Advisor Pty Ltd) What’s the ideal time to spray to control LBAM? Some orchards spray for light brown apple moth (LBAM) very early in the season – often when they catch the first LBAM. However the ideal time … Read More LBAM, light brown apple moth Home, Pests
Published - 18 November 2020 By David Williams (Agriculture Victoria) WATCHOUT in the Orchard WATCHOUT in the Orchard So, you got through flowering ok and now have a crop to worry about? Try the WATCHOUT acronym to help you focus … Read More WATCHOUT tool Home, Useful Tools
Published - 12 November 2020 By Emily Crawford (Agriculture Victoria) Have you seen LBAM recently? If you have seen LBAM (larvae or adults) in the field our research team at Agriculture Victoria are very keen to hear from you. As part … Read More LBAM, Light Brown Apple Moth (LBAM) Home, Pests
Published - 25 October 2020 By Emily Crawford (Agriculture Victoria) Calling all IPDM advisors Apple and pear industry advisors who provide integrated pest and disease management (IPDM) services to orchardists are invited to join the Australian Apple and Pear … Read More Home, Resources
Published - 20 October 2020 By Greg Lefoe (Agriculture Victoria) New IPDM research project funded Hort Innovation has supported a third Apple and Pear industry Productivity, Irrigation, Pests and Soils (PIPS3) program. The PIPS3 Program research effort will place greater … Read More Home
Published - 22 July 2020 By Emily Crawford (Agriculture Victoria) Apple and Pear IPDM Industry Survey 2020 A national Apple and Pear Integrated Pest and Disease Management (IPDM) project led by Agriculture Victoria, funded through Hort Innovation, is conducting a follow up … Read More Home
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 - 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
