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Weeds

Published - 10 April 2021
By Emily Crawford (Agriculture Victoria) and Kevin Dodds (NSW DPI)

Post harvest Scab control

Sweeping and mulching leaves, and the application of foliar Nitrogen, hastens leaf decomposition and reduces the number of Scab spores that survive into the following …
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apple scab, black spot, pear scab, scab

Diseases

Published - 18 March 2021
By Emily Crawford (Agriculture Victoria)

Earwig control of WAA

Orchardist Ian Cathels participated in an APAL Future Orchard monitoring trial looking at earwig control of woolly apple aphid (WAA).
“We observed earwigs numbers were very …
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earwigs, woolly aphid, woolly apple aphid

Beneficials

Published - 18 February 2021
By Raelene Kwong (Agriculture Victoria)

Soil testing to help measure native vegetation success

Agriculture Victoria researchers in the IPDM Cultural and Biological control project are collecting soil samples from trial plots at the Tatura Smart Farm in Victoria …
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beneficials, native vegetation

Beneficials, Home

Published - 11 February 2021
By Dan Papacek (Bugs for Bugs)

Fruit fly management

A whole ‘system’ approach is required for fruit fly management. By this we mean:

Protein bait sprays
Monitoring
Male annihilation
Sanitation

The Manage Queensland Fruit fly brochure from Hort Innovation …
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bait spray, baiting, male annihilation, MAT, protein bait sprays, QFF, Queensland fruit fly

Home, Pests

Published - 2 February 2021
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PIPS3: Strengthening Cultural and Biological Management of Pests and Diseases

Hort Innovation has kicked off the third Apple and Pear industry Productivity, Irrigation, Pests and Soils (PIPS3) program. The program covers apple and pear orchards …
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IPDM project, PIPS 3

Home

Published - 28 January 2021
By Russell Fox (I.K. Caldwell) and Enver Sabri (I.K.Caldwell)

Summer Spot – a few cases being seen in Vic

A few cases of Summer Spot are being seen in the Goulburn Valley at the moment. Summer Spot is a secondary infection of Black Spot …
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apple scab, black spot, pear scab, summer spot

Diseases, Vic

Published - 21 January 2021
By Rose Daniels (APAL)

Latest regulatory changes for ag chemicals

Agricultural chemicals relied on by orchardists continue to be reviewed, resulting in changes to regulations domestically, and internationally. The cancellation or modification of use of …
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Home

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 …
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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 …
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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 Alison Mathews (DPIRD WA)

WA pome and summer fruit spray guide for 2020-21

The Western Australian DPIRD has updated it’s Pome and Summer Fruit Orchard Spray Guide for the 2020-21 season and it is now available on the …
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Western Australia (WA) spray guide

Resources, WA

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 …
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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 …
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codling moth, granulosis virus

Pests