Published - 8 January 2021 By David Williams (Agriculture Victoria) How to Calculate Cumulative Leaf Infested Days (CLID’s) To calculate Cumulative Leaf Infested Days (CLIDs) you need to first monitor weekly or fortnightly using the 10 leaves / tree method and calculate the … Read More CLID, CLID's, Cumulative leaf infested days, leaf scorch, mites, monitoring Pests, Resources
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 - 2 December 2020 By Marcel Veens (Marcel Veens Horticulture Advisor Pty Ltd) What’s the ideal time to spray to control LBAM? Some orchards spray for light brown apple moth (LBAM) very early in the season – often when they catch the first LBAM. However the ideal time … Read More LBAM, light brown apple moth Home, Pests
Published - 26 November 2020 By David Williams (Agriculture Victoria) Is Granulosis virus effective in controlling CM? Granulosis virus is widely used by organic growers to control Codling Moth (CM) and increasingly orchardists are using it to reduce pesticide use. It does … Read More codling moth, granulosis virus Pests
Published - 12 November 2020 By Emily Crawford (Agriculture Victoria) Have you seen LBAM recently? If you have seen LBAM (larvae or adults) in the field our research team at Agriculture Victoria are very keen to hear from you. As part … Read More LBAM, Light Brown Apple Moth (LBAM) Home, Pests
Published - 17 October 2020 By David Williams (Agriculture Victoria) Codling Moth emergence Codling moth larvae will be breaking diapause, pupating and then emerging as adult moths over the next few months. It is important to note that … Read More codling moth, codling moth emergence Pests
Published - 15 October 2020 By David Williams (Agriculture Victoria) Biofix and spray predictions Understanding biofix and 1st and 2nd generation spray dates is key to controlling Codling Moth (CM) and Light Brown Apple Moth (LBAM). Here we look … Read More biofix, codling moth, light brown apple moth, spray predictions Pests, Resources
Published - 6 October 2020 By David Williams (Agriculture Victoria) Apple dimple bug monitoring Apple dimple bugs are being seen in high numbers in some areas this spring. Damage is caused by the bugs feeding on the ovaries of … Read More ADB, apple dimple bug, apple dimpling bug Pests
Published - 17 June 2020 By Russell Fox (IK Caldwell) and Emily Crawford (Agriculture Victoria) Codling Moth biofix and phenology model IPM expert Russell Fox discusses trapping for Codling Moth, biofix and the Codling Moth phenology model. Further Information: Also see Russell discussing Codling Moth trapping and mating … Read More biofix, codling moth, codling moth emergence Pests
Published - 17 June 2020 By Russell Fox (I.K. Caldwell) and Emily Crawford (Agriculture Victoria) Trapping Codling Moth and mating disruption Russel Fox outlines how to trap codling moth and discusses lures, traps and mating disruption in the below video. Further Information: Also see Russell discussing Codling Moth … Read More biofix, codling moth, codling moth traps and lures, mating disruption Home, Pests
Published - 20 May 2020 By David Williams (Agriculture Victoria) How does mating disruption affect trap counts and thresholds for spraying? This Autumn the following question was posed to our Community of Practice: How does mating disruption affect trap counts and thresholds for spraying? What are … Read More codling moth, Light Brown Apple Moth (LBAM), mating disruption, oriental fruit moth (OFM) Pests
Published - 1 May 2020 By Kevin Dodds (NSW DPI) Harlequin Bug activity during harvest In an IPM system it is usually as we approach Pink Lady maturity that we start seeing the worst of the fruit damage. This autumn, … Read More Harlequin bug Pests
