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Published - 19 August 2020
By David Williams (Agriculture Victoria)

Case Study Update: Lenswood SA – July 2020

In Lenswood Kym Green is transitioning to organic certification after practicing biodynamic principles for several years.
He had no problems with WAA or apple scab in …
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Case Study Orchards, SA

Published - 19 August 2020
By David Williams (Agriculture Victoria)

Case Study Update: Adelaide Hills SA – July 2020

In the Adelaide Hills at Ashton Joe Ceravolo had participated in the release of the codling moth parasitoid Mastrus ridens in May 2018 as part …
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Case Study Orchards, SA

Published - 19 August 2020
By David Williams (Agriculture Victoria)

Case Study Update: Geeveston TAS – July 2020

John Evans considered the pests and diseases in his Tasmanian orchard were under control, despite some edge issues with codling moth, and he used a …
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Case Study Orchards, TAS

Published - 19 August 2020
By David Williams (Agriculture Victoria)

Case Study Update: Yarra Valley VIC – July 2020

In the Yarra Valley David Finger had identified codling moth and apple scab as the main concerns in the netted Granny Smith block used for …
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Case Study Orchards, Vic

Published - 19 August 2020
By David Williams (Agriculture Victoria)

Case Study Update: Stanthorpe QLD – July 2020

In Queensland Daniel Nicoletti started the season with the orchard suffering from the effects of long-term drought and facing the driest year on record. Mites …
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Case Study Orchards, QLD

Published - 19 August 2020
By David Williams (Agriculture Victoria)

Case Study Update: Batlow NSW – July 2020

In Batlow Jeremy Smart identified woolly apple aphid (WAA) as his major focus, followed by codling moth and apple scab.
Jeremy used mating disruption backed up …
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Case Study Orchards, NSW

Published - 22 July 2020
By Emily Crawford (Agriculture Victoria)

Apple and Pear IPDM Industry Survey 2020

A national Apple and Pear Integrated Pest and Disease Management (IPDM) project led by Agriculture Victoria, funded through Hort Innovation, is conducting a follow up …
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Published - 8 July 2020
By David Williams (Agriculture Victoria)

Variable spray threshold for mainland Apple Dimpling Bug

Apple dimpling bug (ADB) Campylomma liebknechti can be a serious pest of apples on the Australian mainland. This is not the bug that causes similar …
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Published - 22 June 2020
By Russell Fox (GV Crop Protection) and Emily Crawford (Agriculture Victoria)

Post harvest care to help control two spotted mite

Russell Fox discusses how an IPM approach to post harvest care of orchards can help control Two Spotted Mite (TSM) by providing habitat for beneficial …
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