Category: Insects
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Posted on July 7, 2017
IPM Mating Disruption
The goal of any integrated pest management program is to use a variety of techniques to control a targeted pest. This helps limit problems with […]
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Posted on June 23, 2017
Potato Leafhopper
Potato leaf hoppers are small insects that are easily overlooked until the damage called “hopperburn” starts showing up on plant leaves. They can affect a […]
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Rose Chafer
Rose chafer adults typically begin to appear around this time of year in Wisconsin. In this article we will specifically discuss rose chafer as a […]
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Harvest Schedule and Sanitation for Managing Spotted Wing Drosophila
Spotted wing drosophila (SWD) has now been detected in Wisconsin and growers are strongly advised to monitor for the presence of SWD on their farm […]
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IPM Tools: Host Plant Resistance
This summer we are discussing the many tools available to control insect pests and diseases in a series on the essentials of integrated pest management […]
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Reduced Risk Insecticide: Intrepid
Intrepid is registered for use in Wisconsin on pome fruits, including apple, crabapple, pear, loquat, and quince as well as stone fruits, including apricot, sweet […]
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Posted on June 9, 2017
Focus on Apple Aphids
Wooly apple aphids have begun to appear in Wisconsin’s orchards, and now is a good time to remind yourself of the different species of aphid […]
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Reduced risk insecticide: Surround
Surround is registered for use in Wisconsin on pome fruits, including apple, crabapple, pear, loquat, and quince as well as stone fruits, including apricot, sweet […]
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Grape insect scouting report – leafrollers
In the previous issue of this newsletter, we mentioned seeing up to 18% shoots damaged by grape plume moth caterpillars at the West Madison Agricultural […]
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Integrated Pest Management: Cultural Controls
The concept of integrated pest management (IPM) is built on using a multifaceted approach to deal with insects, plant diseases, weeds or any other pest […]