Published - 27 May 2019 By David Williams (Agriculture Victoria) Useful tool – Pests Pocket guide The popular Agriculture Victoria publication Pests of Pome and Stone Fruit and their Predators and Parasitoids – A Pocket guide is now available as an e-book. Download … Read More ID insects, ID pests and bugs, identification of insects in orchards, identifications of pests and bugs, IPDM, IPM Pests, Useful Tools
Published - 14 May 2019 By Alison Mathews (DPIRD WA) Autumn Snail Control Several snail pest species are found in Australia, however damage is usually caused by the common garden snail (pictured) , Helix aspersa. (Photo: DPIRD WA) Snail … Read More baits, snails Pests
Published - 24 April 2019 By Kevin Dodds (NSW DPI) European Wasp Management European wasps can pose an OHS issue to pickers. Baiting is an important tool in the management of European wasps. Wasps are a nuisance and OHS … Read More baiting station, european wasps Pests
Published - 19 February 2019 By Alison Mathews (DPIRD WA) Mite monitoring: key to sustainable chemical use Monitoring mites Late November is the time to start monitoring for Two-spotted, European red and Bryobia mites. Although fortnightly monitoring is usually sufficient unless numbers are … Read More Bryobia mite, european red mite, mite predators, mite thresholds, mites, monitoring, pests, Two-spotted mite Pests
Published - 1 February 2019 By Stephen Quarrell (Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture) It’s Canary Season! The apple leaf hopper (or canary fly in Tasmania) is increasingly becoming an issue in IPM orchards. These sap feeding insects are 3-4 mm long … Read More Pests
Published - 12 November 2018 By Alison Mathews & Stewart Learmonth (DPIRD Manjimup) and Susie Murphy White (Pomewest Manjimup) Spring pest monitoring in WA orchards Out of a recent survey and discussions at workshops in August the most mentioned pests of concern in Western Australia were med fly, weevils, woolly aphids, … Read More apple dimpling bug, european red mite, IPDM monitoring, IPM monitoring, miticides, monitoring techniques, mummy, parasitic wasp, parasitise, thrips, weevil, woolly aphid, woolly aphid wasp Pests
Published - 12 November 2018 By Kevin Dodds (NSW DPI) Harlequin bug – Manage Hosts and Hideouts The Spring and Summer months are a good time to be on the look-out for Harlequin Bug in the orchard and applying management strategies to … Read More dock, Harlequin bug, marshmellow weed, wireweed Pests, Weeds
Published - 7 November 2018 By David Williams (Agriculture Victoria) Broad-Leaved Weeds Support Orchard Pests Broad-leaved weeds such as capeweed Arctotheca calendula, marshmallow Malva parviflora, and fat hen Chenopodium album are common throughout Australian fruit growing areas. These plants often … Read More bees, capeweed, fat hen, IPDM weed managment, marshmellow, weed control Pests, Weeds
Published - 5 November 2018 By David Williams (Agriculture Victoria) Useful Tool – Pest Monitoring Guidelines Monitoring the populations of pests, diseases, weeds, and beneficial organisms such as predators and parasitoid wasps is an important component of implementing integrated pest, disease … Read More IPDM, IPDM monitoring calendar, IPDM monitoring sheet, IPDM tool, monitoring guidelines Pests, Useful Tools
Published - 29 October 2018 By David Williams (Agriculture Victoria) Useful Tool – IPDM Monitoring Sheet This IPDM monitoring sheet is designed for recording pests and diseases in regular sampling of your orchard, using the protocols described in monitoring methods. Timing … Read More IPDM monitoring sheet, monitoring sheet Pests, Resources, Useful Tools
Published - 16 October 2018 By David Williams (Agriculture Victoria) Advances in codling moth control in orchards Parasitoid wasps, mass trapping of female codling moths and the use of mating disruption could, when combined, help control codling moth in apple and pear orchards, … Read More codling moth, mating disruption, parasitoid wasp Pests, Resources
Published - 15 October 2018 By David Williams (Agriculture Victoria) Killer wasps and better pheromones target codling moth Changes to the types of pesticide available for use in fruit production, and the progress of research into biological control of major insect pests, are providing … Read More biocontrol agent, codling moth, pheromones Pests
