In this Issue:
New IPM Publications for 2006!
VEGETABLE NEWS
Vegetable Insect Pest Update - Southern Minnesota
STRAWBERRY NEWS
Strawberry Weekly Pest Sampling Data
Tarnished Plant Bug Damage, Frost Damage, or Boron Deficiency?
APPLE NEWS
Apple Maggot – Adult Emergence Data for Five Minnesota Orchards in 2004 & 2005*
Apple Trap Note – What's that Insect?
| Vol 3 No. 6 | June 23, 2006 |
New IPM Publications for 2006!
Bill Hutchison, Dept. of Entomology, University of Minnesota , St. Paul
Vegetable IPM Guides
Midwest Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers—2006.
This annually revised publication provides all current recommendations (pest thresholds, sampling tips, varietal info.), as well as control options and recent pesticide registrations. The guide also includes research-based recommendations for all major weed, insect and disease pests, for all vegetable crops produced in the Midwest Region. The book is edited and reviewed by Extension Specialists in 5 states, including Minnesota , Iowa , Illinois , Indiana and Missouri . The guide for 2006 includes 160 pp., numerous tables and figures, and web sites for additional information. The book is $12.00 (+shipping, tax). We still have a few copies remaining for 2006. To order the book, call (612) 624-4900 or 1-800-876-8636 and ask for BU - 07094. You may also order via the Minnesota Extension Service Web site: http://shop.extension.umn.edu/PublicationDetail.aspx?ID=1179 (if not already established you will be asked to set up a new user account).
Vegetable Insect Management, 2005, Edited by Drs. Rick Foster ( Purdue Univ. ) and Brian Flood (Del Monte Foods, Inc.).
This is the first revision of the popular 1995 book, which now covers 19 crops, many new color photo's, and contributions from 33 authors throughout the U.S. The price was recently reduced to $59.00 and includes a CD-ROM with many additional resources (+tax and shipping). Just a few examples of new issues covered since the 1995 edition include a new chapter on the impact of Weather and Climate in IPM Decision-making, a discussion of the regional impact of Bt field corn on ECB dynamics (MN, WI) in sweet corn, and IPM options for a new green bean pest, the soybean aphid (since 2000), a vector of several virus pathogens. One of the CD-ROM features is an illustrative tutorial on Insect Migration mechanisms, including the annual summer phenomenon of southern to midwest U.S. migration patterns for several important insect pests. To order, see: www.meisterpro.com or call: 1-440-942-0662.
Fruit IPM Guides
Midwest Small Fruit and Grape Spray Guide—2006 is available from Purdue as a PDF file; you can print the specific pages you need for a given crop. See: http://www.hort.purdue.edu/hort/ext/sfg/06SprayGuide.pdf
Midwest Small Fruit Pest Management Guide—2006,is available from The Ohio State Univ., at: http://ohioline.osu.edu/b861/
Coming in Late June, 2006: New Pocket Guide from Michigan State.
There is a new entry in the MSU pocket-guide series: Identifying Natural Enemies in Field Crops , developed by Mary Gardiner w/ assistance of C. DiFonzo (UofM Graduate ), M. Brewer, and T. Noma & the MSU IPM Program. This guide is divided into sections by major groups of natural enemies and spiders: beetles, true bugs, lacewings, predatory flies, parasitoids, spiders and ants. The publication can easily be used in the field with its plastic-coated 3.5" X 5.0" pages. It is particularly useful for those working with soybean aphid, but is also relevant for use in other field crops as well as vegetable crops and around the home to ID common beneficial insects. This pocket guide would make a great addition to an extension program or for summer scouts/ agribusiness retailers.
For more info about this pocket guide, and to preview sample pages, visit:
http://www.ipm.msu.edu/pubs-natural.htm
Discounts for bulk orders are available.
Minimum Bulk Order: 10 copies
Cost: $7.00/ copy (retail is $10.00)
Orders can be placed after the publication is in stock (estimated to be late June 2006) at:
1. http://www.emdc.msue.msu.edu/ . Search for this pocket guide by using inventory number E2949. Please note the web site cannot accept orders until the publication is in stock.
2. By phone: MSU Bulletin Office, 517-353-6740. Workers at this number can also update you on the availability of the guide.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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
The Newsletter is published weekly from May through August, cooperatively, by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) and the University of Minnesota (U of MN). Reports are posted on the U of MN and MDA web sites on Fridays. If you have suggestions and/or comments, please send your contributions by 4 p.m., Wednesday to Jean Ciborowski, 651-201-6217, jeanne.ciborowski@state.mn.us, MDA, 625 Robert St. North, St. Paul, MN 55155-2538. You can access the Newsletter at the U of MN web site in htm format at: www.vegedge.umn.edu/MNFruit&VegNews/mnindex.htm and at the MDA web site in pdf format at: http://www.mda.state.mn.us/ipm/ipmnews/
Partial funding for this publication is provided through partnership agreements with the Minnesota Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association (MFVGA) and the United States Department of Agriculture – Risk Management Agency (RMA). These institutions are equal opportunity providers.
DISCLAIMER
Reference to products in this publication is not intended to be an endorsement to the exclusion of others which may have similar uses. Any person using products listed in this publication assumes full responsibility for their use in accordance with current manufacturer directions.
The University, including the Minnesota Extension Service, is an equal opportunity educator and employer. ©1999-2006 Minnesota Extension Service, University of Minnesota. All rights reserved. Contact copyright@extension.umn.edu for information on reproduction or use of this material.