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Published - 20 March 2019
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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Diseases

Published - 6 March 2019
By Alison Mathews (DPIRD WA)

Hints for using a hand lens

Monitoring as part of IPDM often means using a hand lens. This video provides tips on how to use one effectively.

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Useful Tools

Published - 27 February 2019
By David Williams (Agriculture Victoria)

Case Study Update: Yarra Valley VIC, February 2019

Orchardist:
David and Sue Finger

Location:
Launching place, Yarra Valley VIC

What are the main IPDM issues being focussed on?
Main concerns are black spot and codling moth but mites, …
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Case Study Orchards, Vic

Published - 27 February 2019
By Kevin Dodds (NSW DPI)

Case Study update: Batlow NSW, February 2019

Orchardist: Jeremy Smart, Batlow NSW
What are the main IPDM issues being focussed on?
Key focus through Spring and Summer has been on Woolly Apple Aphid (WAA) …
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Case Study Orchards, NSW

Published - 19 February 2019
By Alison Mathews (DPIRD WA)

Mite monitoring: key to sustainable chemical use

Monitoring mites
Late November is the time to start monitoring for Two-spotted, European red and Bryobia mites. Although fortnightly monitoring is usually sufficient unless numbers are …
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Pests

Published - 2 February 2019
By Emily Crawford (Agriculture Victoria)

Case Study Orchards

As a part of the Apple and Pear IPDM project, Case Study Orchards from each state are documenting their journey implementing IPDM. Each grower is working …
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Case Study Orchards

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 …
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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).

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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 …
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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, …
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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 …
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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 …
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Pests, Weeds