Australian Apple and Pear IPDM

published - 23 September 2019
By David Williams (Agriculture Victoria) and Emily Crawford (Agriculture Victoria)
Cost of Biologicals versus Chemicals

Many growers ask the question: What is the cost per hectare for treatment for a pest such as mites? Are chemicals or biological control agents more expensive?
To answer that question we need to explore what is meant by “expensive”. The initial purchase price for biocontrol agents may be more than …
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Beneficials, Useful Tools

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 here: Pests of Pome and Stone Fruit (Pocket Guide) e-book
 
Example from Pocket Guide of how to use identification keys
Example from Pocket Guide of identification page …
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Pests, Useful Tools

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 and weed management in orchards. It does not need to be onerous or time consuming.
The methods outlined below provide guidelines other than trapping that should …
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Pests, Useful Tools

published - 29 October 2018
By David Williams (Agriculture Victoria)
Useful Tool – IPDM Monitoring Calendar

Monitoring calendars are designed to help you monitor orchards more effectively.
The shaded areas show you when to monitor, and the comments section gives you more detailed information.
To download and print this monitoring calendar click IPDM Monitoring Calendar.
To assist you implement monitoring see also the IPDM Monitoring Sheet and IPDM Monitoring Guidelines.

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Resources, 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 of sampling can be guided by the monitoring calendar.
Click here to download the IPDM Monitoring Sheet.
Click here to download the IPDM Monitoring Calendar.
Click here to …
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Pests, Resources, Useful Tools