Australian Apple and Pear IPDM

published - 24 January 2020
By David Williams (Agriculture Victoria)
Case Study Update: QLD – mites and mealybugs major problems

Grower name:
Daniel Nicoletti

Location:
Pozieres, near Stanthorpe Qld

What are the main IPDM issues being focussed on?
Main issues are mites, mealybugs, and QFF.
Codling moth and black spot are under control via chemical sprays timed according to monitoring of moth numbers in traps and weather conditions affecting disease infection periods.
Mites and mealybugs have become …
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Case Study Orchards, QLD

published - 18 January 2020
By David Williams (Agriculture Victoria)
Case Study Update: Kirup WA – mite monitoring paying off

Grower name:
Terry Martella, B Martella & Sons

Location:
Kirup, WA

What are the main IPDM issues being focussed on?
Mites, ADB, weevils, mealybug, powdery mildew (influenced by netting), and looper. Action Plan includes:
·        Consider replacing Klartan against ADB.
·        Investigate use of cumulative leaf infested days (CLIDs) instead of mites/leaf or percentage leaves infested to …
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Case Study Orchards, WA

published - 16 January 2020
By David Williams (Agriculture Victoria)
Case Study Update: Nannup WA – spot spraying Spring beetles and oil spray combats Bryobia at green tip

Grower name:
Mark Scott

Location:
Nannup, WA

What are the main IPDM issues being focussed on?
Mites, Apple Dimple Bug, Woolly Apple Aphid, MedFly, brown snails, apple scab, pear scab, powdery mildew, spring beetle, weevils (Apple, G.W, FRW)

What are you doing currently with IPDM?
Action Plan for this season includes:
Monitoring Apple Dimple Bug and spring beetle
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Case Study Orchards, WA

published - 9 January 2020
By David Williams (Agriculture Victoria)
Case Study Update: Yarra Valley – combining RIMPRO with MetEye and strategic release of predatory mites

Grower name:
David Finger

Location:
Yarra Junction, Victoria

What are the main IPDM issues being focussed on?
Main concerns are black spot and codling moth but mites, birds, heliothis, kangaroos and fruit bats are becoming issues.

What are you doing currently with IPDM?
I am using RIMPRO to guide my spray timing for black spot and …
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Case Study Orchards, Vic

published - 3 January 2020
By David Williams (Agriculture Victoria)
Case Study Update: Adelaide Hills – sprays may be causing mite issues and hit parasitoid wasp

Grower name:
Joe Ceravolo

Location:
Adelaide Hills

What are the main IPDM issues being focussed on?
Codling moth, black spot and lightbrown apple moth (LBAM) are under control.

What are you doing currently with IPDM?
Trying to capitalise on the low pest and disease populations and attempt to further reduce pesticide use while maintaining effective control and …
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Case Study Orchards, SA

published - 30 December 2019
By Kevin Dodds (NSW DPI)
Case Study Update: NSW – trial of earwig monitoring and degree day weather station for CM

Grower name:
Jeremy, Michael and Sharon Smart

Location:
Tingira Orchard, Batlow

What are the main IPDM issues being focussed on?
Focus on Woolly Apple Aphid (WAA) and Codling Moth (CM) continued with the implementation of an earwig monitoring trial and installation of new weather station with degree day prediction model for CM. Mites are likely …
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Case Study Orchards, NSW

published - 30 December 2019
By David Williams (Agriculture Victoria)
Case Study Update: Tassie – Monitoring for budworms and dimpling bug working well

Grower name: John Evans
Location: Geeveston, Tasmania
Background: Codling moth, black spot and lightbrown apple moth (LBAM) are under control. Despite the use of chlorpyrifos sprays from early green tip until early pink bud earwigs are still contributing good control of codling moth and wooly apple aphid. The parasitoid wasp Aphelinus mali …
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Case Study Orchards, TAS

published - 20 November 2019
By Emily Crawford (Agriculture Victoria)
NSW Orchard Walks: Batlow 26th Nov; Orange 27th November

Orchard walks looking at IPDM strategies will be held in NSW in association with the NSW Department of Primary Industries:
NSW -Batlow
Date: Tuesday 26th November
Time:  9am – 12
Location: Meet at Batlow RSL, followed by walk at Tingira Orchard, 3038 Batlow Rd, Kunama
RSVP: kevin.dodds@dpi.nsw.gov.au or 0427 918 315
 
NSW – Orange
Date: Wednesday 27th November
Time: 1pm -4pm
Location: Orange …
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published - 13 November 2019
By Emily Crawford (Agriculture Victoria)
Stanthorpe growers and advisors – opportunity 19th November

Renowned entomologist David Williams from Agriculture Victoria will be visiting Stanthorpe on Tuesday 19th November to run an IPDM orchard walk with Peter Nimmo from Department of Agriculture and Fisheries.
Date: Tuesday 19th November
Time: 9.30am – 12.30
Location: Nicoletti Orchards, 61 Nicoletti Lane, Pozieres Qld
RSVP: Peter.Nimmo@daf.qld.gov.au or 0407 371 057
The sessions will be held on …
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