Pest Management Guidelines - BerryCrops

Pest Management Guidelines - BerryCrops

Pest Management Guidelines A Cornell Cooperative Extension Publication	Cornell Guide for Pest Management of Berry Crops
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1 Pesticide Information

1.1 Use Pesticides Safely

1.2 Protect Honey Bees from Insecticides

1.3 Pesticide Control Legislation

1.3.1 Restricted Pesticides

1.4 Pesticide Product Registration Information for New York State

1.5 Verifying Pesticide Registration and Restricted-Use Status

1.6 Applicator Certification

1.7 Pesticide Recordkeeping/Reporting

1.7.1 New York State Requirements

1.7.2 Federal Private Applicator Recordkeeping Requirements

1.8 EPA Worker Protection Standard (WPS) for Agricultural Pesticides

1.9 The Neighbor Notification Law

1.10 Reduced-Risk Pesticides, Minimum-Risk Pesticides, and Biopesticides

1.11 FIFRA 2(ee) Recommendations

2 General Information

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Calculating Fungicide and Insecticide Rates for Small Plantings

2.3 Site Selection and Preparation

2.4 Fumigation

2.5 Cover Crops

2.6 Nutrient Guidelines

2.7 Other Nutrients

2.8 Principles of Weed Management

2.9 Principles of Insect and Disease Management

3 Blueberries

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Insects and Diseases: Time for Concern

3.2.1 DORMANT

3.2.1.1 Insect Stem Gall

3.2.1.2 Botrytis Blossom and Twig Blight

3.2.1.3 Fusicoccum Canker

3.2.1.4 Phomopsis Canker

3.2.1.5 Scale Insects

3.2.2 GREEN TIP

3.2.2.1 Mummyberry

3.2.2.2 Botrytis Blossom and Twig Blight

3.2.2.3 Phomopsis Canker

3.2.3 PINK BUD

3.2.3.1 Mummyberry

3.2.3.2 Botrytis Blossom and Twig Blight

3.2.4 BLOOM

3.2.4.1 Mummyberry

3.2.4.2 Botrytis Blossom and Twig Blight

3.2.4.3 Anthracnose Fruit Rot

3.2.4.4 Blueberry Leaf Rust

3.2.4.5 Powdery Mildew

3.2.5 PETAL FALL

3.2.5.1 Cranberry Fruitworm

3.2.5.2 Cherry Fruitworm

3.2.5.3 Leafrollers

3.2.5.4 Blueberry Tip Borer

3.2.5.5 Plum Curculio

3.2.6 POST BLOOM

3.2.6.1 Cranberry Fruitworm

3.2.6.2 Cherry Fruitworm

3.2.6.3 Leafrollers

3.2.6.4 Blueberry Tip Borer

3.2.7 SUMMER PREHARVEST

3.2.7.1 Blueberry Maggot

3.2.7.2 Japanese Beetle

3.2.7.3 Anthracnose Fruit Rot

3.2.7.4 Blueberry Stem Borer

3.2.8 SPECIAL PESTS

3.2.8.2 Witches’ Broom

3.3 Weed Management

4 Brambles (Raspberries and Blackberries)

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Summer Fruiting Raspberries and Blackberries – Insects and Diseases - Time for Concern

4.2.1 BUD BREAK (New buds show ¼ to ½” green at tips)

4.2.2 EARLY PREBLOOM

4.2.3 LATE PREBLOOM

4.2.4 EARLY BLOOM (5-10% of blossoms open)

4.2.5 FULL BLOOM

4.2.6 PETAL FALL TO FRUIT RIPENING

4.3 Primocane-Fruiting Raspberries (Fall Bearing) – Insects and Diseases - Time for Concern

4.3.1 WHEN CANES ARE APPROX. 18” TALL

4.3.1.1 Japanese Beetle

4.3.2 FROM PETAL FALL THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF HARVEST

4.3.3 SPECIAL PESTS

4.4 Weed Management

5 Strawberries

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Insects and Diseases: Time for Concern – First Growing Season

5.2.1 SUMMER MONTHS AFTER PLANTING

5.3 Fruiting Years

5.3.1 EARLY SPRING

5.3.2 PREBLOOM

5.3.3 EARLY BLOOM (10-20% of flower buds open)

5.3.4 FULL BLOOM (Do not apply insecticides during bloom)

5.3.4.1 Botrytis Fruit Rot (Gray Mold)

5.3.5 FRUIT SET THROUGH HARVEST

5.3.6 POST HARVEST

5.3.7 SPECIAL PESTS

5.4 Weed Management

6 Ribes (Currants and Gooseberries)

6.1 Introduction

6.2 Insects and Diseases - Time for Concern

6.2.1 DORMANT

6.2.1.1 San Jose Scale

6.2.2 BURST TO LEAF

6.2.3 EARLY GRAPE TO BLOOM

6.2.4 BLOOM TO PETAL FALL

6.2.5 SUMMER PREHARVEST

6.2.6 SPECIAL PESTS

6.2.6.1 Slugs

6.3 Weed Management

7 Supplemental Information

7.1 Bird Management

7.2 Rodent Management

7.3 Deer Management

7.4 Harvesting, Handling, and Transportation Guidelines

7.5 Postharvest Considerations

7.6 Transporting Berries to Market

7.7 Useful Web Sites

7.8 Extension Specialists

7.9 Extension Faculty and Statewide Specialists

7.10 Related Resources

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