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 - 15 January 2019 By Emily Crawford (Agriculture Victoria) Queensland grower discusses IPDM techniques Queensland grower, Daniel Nicoletti, discusses techniques he has used on this orchard to implementing integrated pest and disease management (IPDM). case study, IPDM case study orchards Case Study Orchards
Published - 20 November 2018 By Emily Crawford (Agriculture Victoria) Apple grower talks about implementing IPDM on his orchard Tasmanian apple grower, John Evans, explains his journey implementing integrated pest and disease management (IPDM) including the challenges and things he has learnt along the … Read More case study, implementing IPDM, IPDM case study orchards, IPM case study orchards Case Study Orchards, Home
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 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 … Read More IPDM monitoring calendar, IPDM tool, monitoring calendar 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 … 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
Published - 20 September 2018 By David Williams (Agriculture Victoria) What is Integrated Pest and Disease Management (IPDM) IPDM is integrated pest and disease management. More simply, IPDM involves evaluating your pest problems and then developing a systems approach to manage the problems … Read More IPDM, IPM Home, Resources