In this Issue:
VEGETABLE NEWS
2008 Minnesota Grown Directory Now Available
2008 Midwest Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers
STRAWBERRY NEWS
APPLE NEWS
Apple and Strawberry Insect Pests to Be Monitored In 2008 by the MDA
WI Eco-Apple IPM and Organic Conference Calls
| Vol 5 No. 1 | May 9, 2008 |
Apple and Strawberry Insect Pests to Be Monitored In 2008 by the MDA
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) apple and strawberry insect monitoring program will focus on seven apple insects and three strawberry insects in 2008. Data will be collected from traps monitored by MDA staff and from self-monitoring orchard cooperators.
The apple insect pests that will be monitored include: apple maggot, codling moth, dogwood borer, lesser appleworm, obliquebanded leafroller, redbanded leafroller, and spotted tentiform leafminer. More information on these apple pests is available in: Field Guide for Identification of Pest Insects, Diseases, and Beneficial Organisms in Minnesota Apple Orchards, and Integrated Pest Management Manual for Minnesota Apple Orchard.
The strawberry insect pests that will be monitored include: strawberry bud weevil, tarnished plant bug, and thrips. These pests are only monitored by the MDA. More information on these apple pests is available in: Field Guide for Identification of Pest Insects, Diseases, and Beneficial Organisms in Minnesota Strawberry Fields, and Integrated Pest Management Manual for Minnesota Strawberry Fields.
If you have questions about the program, contact Jean Ciborowski at the MDA, 651-201-6217.
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 Jeanne Ciborowski, 651-201-6217, jeanne.ciborowski@state.mn.us , MDA, 625 Robert St. North, St. Paul, MN 55155. 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: www.mda.state.mn.us/plants/pestmanagement/ipm/ipmnews.htm
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