Interested in starting IPDM in your orchard? Here is how you can…..
Australian Pome fruit orchardists vary in their tolerance of fruit damage and appearance of the fruit. The most important measure of success is the marketable yield per hectare. ...
Common (Brown) Garden Snail Management in Orchards: Biology, Impact, and Control Strategies
An article was published in the Australian Fruit Growers Magazine (Summer Edition 2025), and contains information on suggested ways to control Common (Brown) Garden Snails (Helicidae) that are ...
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 insects that will ...
Think Pollination
As the 2019 production season draws closer it’s time to think pollination. By now you should already have had or are having discussions with your beekeeper about your ...
Benefits of Cover Cropping
Cover cropping (or vegetation in orchard inter-rows) helps to increase soil organic matter, improve soil structure, combat soil compaction and improve nutrient availability. Cover crops can also support ...
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. ...
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 ...