Published - 28 January 2020 By Alison Mathews (DPIRD WA) Apple Scab in WA and fungicide resistance Andrew Taylor of DPIRD spoke about apple scab and fungicide resistance at the recent Apple and Pear IPDM field day in Manjimup, Western Australia. Andrew, … Read More apple scab, fungicide resistance, WA Diseases, Resources
Published - 7 January 2020 By David Williams (Agriculture Victoria) RIMpro and how that fits with scab and codling moth predictions When using RIMPRO or other forecasting systems that do not require you to enter either trap data or a biofix derived from your own data … Read More codling moth, RIMPRO, scab Resources
Published - 18 December 2019 By Emily Crawford (Agriculture Victoria) APAL grower R&D Updates- available on web APAL grower R&D Updates now available to watch on the APAL site: https://apal.org.au/news-and-resources/videos-and-webinars/ Catch up on the latest in pollination, netting and codling moth amongst others: Securing pollination … Read More Resources
Published - 19 November 2019 By Kevin Dodds (NSW DPI) New look for iconic deciduous fruits orchard guide The NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) Orchard plant protection guide for deciduous fruits in NSW has a new look and features more images to help with … Read More Resources
Published - 30 July 2019 By Emily Crawford (Agriculture Victoria) Brush up on good bugs Beneficial insects and mites may already be in your orchard working to reduce populations of pests. But did you know many are also commercially available … Read More beneficials, good bugs, parasites, parasitoids, predators, predatory mites, predatory wasps Beneficials, Pests, Resources
Published - 29 October 2018 By David Williams (Agriculture Victoria) Useful Tool – IPDM Monitoring Calendar Monitoring calendars are designed to help you monitor orchards more effectively. The shaded areas show you when to monitor, and the comments section gives you more … Read More IPDM monitoring calendar, IPDM tool, monitoring calendar Resources, Useful Tools
Published - 29 October 2018 By David Williams (Agriculture Victoria) Useful Tool – IPDM Monitoring Sheet This IPDM monitoring sheet is designed for recording pests and diseases in regular sampling of your orchard, using the protocols described in monitoring methods. Timing … Read More IPDM monitoring sheet, monitoring sheet Pests, Resources, Useful Tools
Published - 16 October 2018 By David Williams (Agriculture Victoria) Advances in codling moth control in orchards Parasitoid wasps, mass trapping of female codling moths and the use of mating disruption could, when combined, help control codling moth in apple and pear orchards, … Read More codling moth, mating disruption, parasitoid wasp Pests, Resources
Published - 20 September 2018 By David Williams (Agriculture Victoria) What is Integrated Pest and Disease Management (IPDM) IPDM is integrated pest and disease management. More simply, IPDM involves evaluating your pest problems and then developing a systems approach to manage the problems … Read More IPDM, IPM Home, Resources