Published - 20 September 2021 By Marcel Veens (Marcel Veens Horticulture Adviser Pty Ltd) Do insecticides make mealybugs worse? Control of mealybugs is notoriously difficult because their waxy secretions reduce penetration by insecticides. In apples and pears, mealybugs also hide in the calyx end … Read More earwigs, mealy bug, Mealybug Beneficials, Pests
Published - 1 September 2021 By Emily Crawford (Agriculture Victoria) and Elizabeth Mace (GV Crop Protection) Prepare hives and help hoverflies If we get a wet spring we may find the bees struggle to get active this year. It’s time to have hives prepared and help … Read More bees, hover flies, hover fly Beneficials, Home
Published - 18 March 2021 By Emily Crawford (Agriculture Victoria) Earwig control of WAA Orchardist Ian Cathels participated in an APAL Future Orchard monitoring trial looking at earwig control of woolly apple aphid (WAA). “We observed earwigs numbers were very … Read More earwigs, woolly aphid, woolly apple aphid Beneficials
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 - 5 January 2021 By David Williams (Agriculture Victoria) Mite Management European Red Mite (ERM), Two Spotted Mites (TSM) and Bryobia mites all commonly affect apple and pear orchards. David Williams (Principal Researcher, Agriculture Victoria) discusses how … Read More Bryobia mite, CLID's, Cumulative leaf infested days, European Red Mite (ERM), mites, monitoring, predator mites, Two-spotted mite Beneficials, Pests
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 - 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 - 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 - 12 April 2020 By Kevin Dodds (NSW DPI) Wooly 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
Published - 11 March 2020 By Emily Crawford (Agriculture Victoria) Controlling codling moth with parasitoid wasp David Williams summarises the findings from his research project on the parasitoid wasp Mastrus ridens as a biocontrol agent for codling moth: Further information: See our other … Read More codling moth, mastrus wasp, parasitoid wasp Beneficials
Published - 4 March 2020 By Emily Crawford (Agriculture Victoria) Securing pollination through revegetation Dr Katya Hogendoorn discusses how growers can harness the pollination services provided by native and feral honey bees using strategic floralistic support at the APAL … Read More bees, pollination, revegetation Beneficials
Published - 4 March 2020 By Emily Crawford (Agriculture Victoria) Pollination under netting – Learnings from NZ At the APAL Grower Update, Dr Lisa Evans discussed honey bees and how their behaviour can be affected under netting – focussing on her study … Read More bees, pollination under netting Beneficials
