Pest management in orchards
Pest management in orchards
Changes to the types of pesticides available for use in fruit production, and the progress of research into biological control of major insect pests, is providing fruit growers with safer, cost-effective and environmentally friendly options to incorporate into their pest management systems.
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- By David Williams, Ag Victoria Research Division
There are several species of mites that infest pome and/or stone fruit trees in Victoria and they have different life cycles and habits that growers need to understand in order to efficiently manage their impact on crops. Bryobia mites are brownish, flattened mites with very long front legs.
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- By David Williams
There are several species of mites that infest pome and/or stone fruit trees in Victoria and they have different life cycles and habits that growers need to understand in order to efficiently manage their impact on crops.
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- By David Williams
Many growers have noticed white cotton-like masses on leaves, limbs, shoots, pruning wounds, and on the trunk of their apple trees. These white cotton-like masses represent a serious pest of apples in Australia: the woolly aphid.
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- By Peter Bursac
Timing is the key to the successful application of insecticides for Codling moth control
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- By Petar Bursac
Some interesting findings: Carabid beetles & earwigs.
To wet your appetite, the project found very interesting results on who is eating the dreaded codling moth.
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- By Russell Fox
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