Pest Management Guidelines - treesandshrubs

Pest Management Guidelines - treesandshrubs

Pest Management Guidelines A Cornell Cooperative Extension Publication	Cornell Guide for Pest Management of Trees and Shrubs
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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

1.12 Toxicity and Hazards of Pesticides

1.12.1 Toxicity Ratings and Signal Words on Pesticide Labels

1.12.1.1 Pesticide Label Signal Words

1.13 Handling Pesticides

1.14 Useful Pesticide Information and Conversion Tables

2 Insect and Mite Pest Management of Trees and Shrubs

2.1 Introduction

2.2 How to Use These Guidelines

2.2.1 Suggested Procedure

2.3 About the Tables

2.4 Insect and Mite Control for Propagation Ranges, Greenhouses, and Perennials

2.5 Biorational Pest Management Tools and Tactics

2.5.1 'Biorational' Controls

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

2.6 Chemical Insecticides

2.6.1 Insecticide Classes and Modes of Action

Phytotoxicity of Insecticides

2.6.2 Timing Spray Applications

2.6.3 Formulations - How Insecticides Are Sold

2.6.4 Systemic Insecticides

2.6.4.1 Systemic Injection Techniques

2.6.5 *Merit, *Marathon and Other *Imidacloprid Insecticides: Best Management Practices for Soil Application

2.6.6 Oil Sprays

2.6.7 Shelf Life

2.6.8 Pesticide Adjuvants

2.6.9 Mist Blowers: Limitations of Low-Volume Spray Equipment

2.7 Registered Insecticides and Acaricides

2.8 Insects and Mites Destructive to Woody Ornamentals

2.9 Pest Management Timing

2.10 Insect and Mite Pest Management

3 Disease Control for Trees and Shrubs

3.1 General Measures for Disease Prevention

3.2 Nursery Hygiene

3.3 Diseases of General Importance or Occurrence

3.3.1 Crown Gall

3.3.2 Verticillium Wilt

3.3.3 Shoestring Root Rot

3.3.4 Powdery Mildew

3.3.5 Chlorosis Caused by Manganese or Iron Deficiency

3.3.6 Cutting Rots Caused by Several Species of Fungi

3.4 Fungicide Information

3.5 Disease Control Guide

4 Weed Management in Nursery Crops

4.1 Establishing a Weed Management Program

4.1.1 The Need for a Weed Management Program

4.1.2 Weed Identification

4.1.3 Weed Scouting

4.1.4 Weed Management Options

4.2 Controlling Weeds before Planting

4.2.1 Preplant Treatment with Glyphosate

4.3 Weed Management Strategies in Growing Crops

4.3.1 Postplant Perennial Weed Control

4.3.2 Postplant Annual Weed Control

4.3.3 What Herbicide to Use

4.3.4 Seedling Weeds in Established Plantings

4.3.5 Seedling Weeds in Containers

4.3.6 Weeds Around Container Plants

4.3.7 Controlling Weeds in Adjacent Uncropped Areas

4.3.8 After Treatments are Applied

4.4 Herbicides and Cover Crop Establishment

4.5 Nonchemical Methods of Weed Control

4.6 Activated Charcoal for Controlling Residues

4.7 Herbicide Resistance

4.7 Description and Characteristics of Herbicides Registered for Nursery and Landscape Use

Trade Name: Acclaim Extra

Trade Name: Asulox

Trade Name: Basagran T/O

Trade Name: BroadStar, SureGuard

Trade Name: Casoron, Barrier

Trade Name: Devrinol

Trade Name: *†?Dimension

Trade Name: *?Envoy, *?Envoy Plus

Trade Name: †Finale

Trade Names: *Fusilade II, Ornamec

Trade Name: Goal 2XL

Trade Name: *Gramoxone Max

Trade Names: *Kansel+

Trade Name: *Kerb

Trade Name: *†?Lontrel

Trade Name: Manage, Sedgehammer

Trade Name: OH2

Trade Names: Pendulum, Corral

Trade Name: *†Pennant Magnum

Trade Names: Princep, Princep Caliber 90

Trade Name: *?Reward

Trade Names: Roundup Pro, Roundup Original

Trade Name: *Rout

Trade Name: Scythe

Trade Name: Surflan

Trade Name: *TerraCyte

Trade Name: *Touchdown Pro

Trade Name: Treflan, Preen, others

Trade Name: XL

Table 4.8.1. Weed susceptibilities to PREemergence herbicides

Table 4.8.2. Weed susceptibilities to POSTemergence herbicides

Table 4.8.3. PREemergence herbicides registered for use on woody ornamentals

Table 4.8.4. POSTemergence herbicides registered for use on woody ornamentals

Table 4.8.5. Cross-reference for ornamental scientific names

Table 4.8.6. Cross-reference for weed scientific names

Table 4.8.7. Herbicides registered for landscape use in New York State

5 Vertebrate Pest Management

5.1 Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

5.2 Control of Rodent Damage to Nursery and Landscape Plants

5.2.1 Rodent Control in Field Situations

5.2.1.1 Cultural Practices

5.3 Repellents for Deer and Rabbits

5.4 Nonchemical Wildlife Damage Management Alternatives. 2

5.4.1 Fencing

5.4.2 Other Methods

5.5 Rodent Control in Buildings and Other Structures

5.5.1 Pest Species

5.5.2 Feeding Behavior

5.5.3 Determining the Presence of Rodents

5.5.4 Long-Term Population Suppression

5.5.5 Rodenticides for Structural Use

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