1996-1997 New England Apple Pest Management Guide
Table 2 -- Apple IPM Resources
from the New England Apple Pest Management Guide, p. 6
USEFUL EQUIPMENT
Visor magnifiers for mite scouting
10X hand lens
Apple maggot red ball traps
Apple odor volatile lures
Stickum
Bright orange flagging to mark trap locations
Flow meter (low range for high pressure nozzles; high range for air shear sprayer manifolds)
Water sensitive paper
pH paper (5­p;9 range) or pH meter
Tapping tray for monitoring plum curculio and mullein plant bug
Sticky traps for detecting prebloom leafminer moths, tarnished plant bug or
European apple sawfly
Olsen wire trap holders
Pheromone traps and lures for codling moth for low spray blocks
GENERAL SUPPLIERS (There are others. No endorsement or guarantee is implied or intended.)
- Gempler's,
211 Blue Mounds Rd., Mt. Horeb, WI 53572. Tel. (800) 382-8473
- Great Lakes IPM
, 10220 Church Road NE, Vestaburg, MI 48891. Tel: (800) 235-0285
- Northland Holder
, RR 1, Box 1570, Turner, ME 04282. Tel: (207) 225-6012
- Orchard Equipment Supply
, Rt. 116, Box 540, Conway, MA 01341. Tel: (413) 369-4335
PUBLICATIONS
- Fruit Notes
. Quarterly journal with research summaries and other articles on tree fruit and small fruit pest management and production. To subscribe send $8 to Fruit Notes, Dept. Plant and Soil Sciences, 205 Bowditch Hall, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003
- New York Fruit Quarterly.
NY Horticultural Society member journal that has regularly featured apple research reports. Membership runs from July 1 to June 30 and includes Proceedings from annual meeting. To join send $35 to Dan Donahue, Box 462 Hedrick Hall, Geneva, NY 14456.
- Common Tree Fruit Pests.
1993. 252 pages. Based on Michigan data, but covers biology and management considerations for most New England tree fruit insect and mite pests. Does not cover diseases or weeds. Over 100 color photographs. To purchase, send $30 to MSU Bulletin Office, 10-B Agricultural Hall, MSU, East Lansing MI 48824-1039.
- Tree-Fruit Insect and Disease Fact Sheets.
Series of 30 two page fact sheets covering biology and monitoring. Color photographs aid identification. $18.75 for complete set. To purchase, contact: Distribution Center, 7 Business and Technology Park, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850. Call for latest price. Tel: 607-255-2080
- Compendium of Apple and Pear Diseases
. 1990. 100 pages. Describes symptoms, causal organisms, disease cycle, and general management recommendations for over 100 diseases. 26 black and white photographs and illustrations, 170 color photographs. To purchase, send $38.50 to APS Press, 3340 Pilot Knob Road, St. Paul MN 55121-2097.
- Management Guide for Low-Input Sustainable Apple Production.
1990. 84 pages. Sections on economic factors, horticultural practices, and pest management. 80 black and white photographs and illustrations, 12 color photographs. To purchase, send $12 to Dr. Lorraine Berkett, Dept. Plant and Soil Sciences, Hills Building, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405.
- Airblast Sprayer Calibration Worksheets, Pesticide Dosage Confirmation Tables
. Step by step procedure to calculate tree row volume and set up an airblast sprayer. 14 pages. To purchase, send $5 to Pest Management Office, 491 College Ave., Orono, ME 04473-1295.
OTHER RESOURCES. Contact Cooperative Extension in your state about newsletters, pest monitoring guidelines, pesticide safety bulletins, hot­p;line phone numbers, IPM training, commercial scouting services, and computer network sources for apple IPM information.
Go to Apple Scab Biology and Epidemiology
1996-1997 New England Apple Pest Management Guide