In this Issue:
Article of Interest
VEGETABLE NEWS
STRAWBERRY NEWS
APPLE NEWS
| Vol 3 No. 11 | August 18 , 2006 |
Article of Interest
From: “Monitoring and Management Strategies for the Apple Maggot” by John Wise, David Epstein, and Larry Gut, available in the June 27, 2006 (Vol. 21, No. 12) issue of MI State University's “Fruit Crop Advisory Team Alert Newsletter.”
This is a good overview article on apple maggot management.
Excerpt: “…Monitoring adult apple maggot flight is key to effective management of this pest. Adult activity can be monitored using yellow sticky boards with ammonium bait, or a red sphere trap covered with an adhesive and baited with synthetic fruit volatile. The yellow trap is most useful during the pre-oviposition period when newly emerged females are actively feeding. The red sphere trap is effective throughout the season, because it mimics the ripening fruit that flies are attracted to during egg-laying.” (Note: Chemical recommendations are for Michigan . Before using any chemicals, growers should check to make sure that they are registered for use in MN on apples for apple maggot control. No endorsement intended or implied of products or companies.)
The complete article is available at: www.ipm.msu.edu/cat06fruit/f06-27-06.htm#1
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Co-Editors: Bill Hutchison (hutch002@umn.edu), Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota, Jeanne Ciborowski, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, Ag. Resources Management and Development Division, and Suzanne Wold-Burkness (woldx018@umn.edu), Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota
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