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New England Extension Publications

Extension Newsletters: a directory listing of all the Tree Fruit IPM Newsletters from each of the New England States.

2000-2001 New England Apple Pest Management Guide

2001 Update to New England Apple Pest Management Guide

UMASS EXT Fruit Notes: Edited by Wes Autio. Extension and research articles on pest management, horticulture, and economics.

Pest Management

       What is IPM?: by Glen W. Koehler, Univ.  of Maine Coop. Ext. . A general description of IPM that might be a useful         handout in explaining IPM to customers.

        IPM Checklist,   Lorraine P. Berkett and M. Elena Garcia, University of Vermont

        Dispersal of T.pyri into Apple Blocks

        Block-Specific Sprayer Calibration Worksheet

        2001 IPM 'Quick' Summary for Monitoring Apple Arthropod Pests

        A Synopsis of Key Arthropods and Diseases Affecting Apples

        Assessing Deer Damage in a Commercial Orchard: William G. Lord, UNH Coop. Ext.  (Form design and HTML,          Glen W. Koehler, U. Maine Coop. Ext). A worksheet for estimating dolllar loss per acre by deer damage.

Scaffolds Fruit Newsletter: a weekly update on pest management and crop development. Scaffolds is published by Cornell University - NYSAES and Cooperative Extension

Insect and Disease Pest Fact-sheets and Diagnostic Keys from the West Virginia University Fruit Web.

Integrated Pest Management in the Northeast Region: Northeast home page of the National IPM Network.

Horticulture

Horticulture Presentations by Dr. Elena Garcia -  Apple Botany and History; Calcium Uses in Apples; Cold Hardiness; Light Interception of Apple Tree Canopies; Pruning;   Topworking Apple Trees

Apple Cultivar Recommendations for Vermont

Apple Bud Stages

Marketing/Economics

Northeast McIntosh Growers Association

U.S Apple Association

Pesticide Use and Safety

Pesticide Education Resources: at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, has links to numerous pesticide information sources.   Note: For more information on pesticide safety, contact the Extension Pesticide Applicator Training program in your state: CT -- MA -- ME -- NH -- RI -- VT

EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs: the buck stops here, so to speak, in terms of pesticide regulation and government information. For example, check out information on the 1996 Food Quality Protection Act.

Apple Pesticide Labels and MSDS sheets

Other/Misc.

Good Fruit Grower: a magazine with a Washington industry focus, however, pertinent to all apple growers nationwide.

MICHIGANAPPLES.COM: Brought to you by the Michigan Apple Committee. Check out the educational information, useful for school groups, tours etc.

 

 


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