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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 reduce their numbers. Harlequin bug Dindymus versicolor (Herrich-Schaeffer) is a native Australian plant bug in the family Pyrrhocoridae.
The adult bug is about 12mm in length …
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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 support pest species such as lightbrown apple moth, harlequin bugs, and thrips. Control of the weeds will help reduce prevalence of the pests.
Weed control should …
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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 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.
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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, and reduce pesticide use.

Plant & Food Research New Zealand have taken a timelapse video of parasitoid wasp Mastrus ridens seeking out hibernating codling moth caterpillars and laying eggs …
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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 fruit growers with safer, more cost-effective and environmentally-friendly options to incorporate into their pest management systems.
Codling moth is the most serious pest of pome fruit worldwide and …
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biocontrol agent, codling moth, pheromones

Pests

published - 1 October 2018
By Emily Crawford (Agriculture Victoria)

New updated IPDM Manual – coming 2020

The revised and updated Apple and Pear IPDM manual will be available in 2020.
The new manual will have a greater focus on the integration of management practices that optimise monitoring and management of pests and diseases and will provide region specific guidelines for end-users ranging from new growers and advisors, through …
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Useful Tools

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 in a crop production context. The complication is that you must consider impact on the entire block and side effects on biocontrol agents working “behind …
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published - 20 August 2018
By Aimee McCutcheon (Agriculture Victoria)

Survey to focus on apple and pear industry

Australian apple and pear growers, pest management scouts and advisors are being encouraged to participate in a short, less than 15-minute, survey to share their own experience and knowledge about Integrated Pest Disease Management* practices.
Aimee McCutcheon, Agriculture Victoria Horticulture Industry Development Manager said the survey would capture regionally specific, knowledge …
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