Australian Apple and Pear IPDM

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 - 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 through revegetation – Katya Hogendoorn
Pollination under netting – learnings from NZ – Lisa Evans
Combating codling moth with the mastrus wasp – trial update – David …
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Resources

published - 4 December 2019
By David Williams (Agriculture Victoria)
Woolly aphid parasitoids

At this time of year woolly apple aphid colonies will be starting to expand as crawlers emerging from overwintering sites on the roots, begin to establish on the shoots, and aphids in colonies that survived on branches over winter begin to multiply. The tiny wasp (A.Mali) parasitises woolly apple aphids …
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Beneficials, Pests

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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Home, NSW

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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Home, QLD

published - 30 October 2019
By Kevin Dodds (NSW DPI)
Do I have Primary Scab infection? ……and what does this mean for my Summer-Autumn spray program?

Black spot otherwise known as apple and pear scab (caused by the fungal pathogens Venturia inequalis and V.pirina), survives through Winter as spore bodies mostly on fallen leaves under your trees. In pears, the disease might also overwinter on infected shoots. In Spring during rainfall events, these spore bodies release …
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Diseases