WA Archives - Australian Apple and Pear IPDM | Australian Apple and Pear IPDM

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 orchard, CLID's, Cumulative leaf infested days, mites, WA

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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apple dimpling bug, Bryobia mite, case study orchard, oil spray, WA

Case Study Orchards, WA

published - 23 July 2019

IPDM Action Plan 2019/20 – Kirup WA

Orchardist: Terry Martella, Martella & Sons
Situation:
The main issues focussed on are mites, apple dimpling bug (ADB), weevils, mealybug and powdery mildew. They have a resistance management program based on activity groups, and a monitoring program for mites and mealybugs. Vertimec appeared to fail this year.
The business has been using pest …
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IPDM action plan, IPDM case study orchards

Case Study Orchards, WA

published - 23 July 2019

IPDM Action Plan 2019/20 – Nannup, WA

Orchardist: Mark Scott, Nannup Fresh Fruit
Situation:
The main issues focussed on are mites, apple dimpling bug (ADB), weevils, wooly apple aphid (WAA), MedFly, spring beetle, snails, powdery mildew, apple scab and pear scab. Current IPDM involves monitoring for ADB and spring beetle, spot monitoring for mites through the season paying attention …
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IPDM action plan, IPDM case study orchards

Case Study Orchards, WA

published - 7 May 2019
By Alison Mathews (DPIRD WA) and David Williams (Agriculture Victoria)

Case Study Update: Nannup WA – March 2019

Orchardist: Mark Scott, 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?

Monitoring Apple Dimple Bug and spring beetle
Spot monitor for mites through …
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IPDM case study, Western Australia

Case Study Orchards, WA

published - 7 May 2019
By Alison Mathews (DPIRD WA) and David Williams (Agriculture Victoria)

Case Study update: Kirup WA, March 2019

Terry Martella, Kirup WA:
What are the main IPDM issues being focussed on?
Mites, ADB, weevils, mealybug, powdery mildew (influenced by netting), and looper.
What are you doing currently with IPDM?

Resistance program based on activity groups
Monitoring mites and mealybug

What has worked well? What hasn’t?

Mite monitoring generally paying off because it allows observation of …
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Case Study Orchards, WA