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Crop-Specific IPM
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Featured Resources:
- Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD) – Comprehensive information on this growing threat to berries and other fruit crops. Visit the SWD blog for updates.
- Berry Diagnostic Tool – A pictorial aid to diagnosing physiological disorders and pest problems of berry crops. Includes direct links to Pest Management Guidelines for Berry Crops from pest description pages.
- Pest Management Guidelines for Berry Crops – Critical pesticide information for managing diseases, insects, mites, weeds, wildlife, and nutrients.
- 2022 Organic Production and IPM Guide for Strawberries
- Pesticide Management Education Program – Cornell Cooperative Extension’s pesticide information and education center.
- NYS DEC Pesticide Labels Website (NYSPAD)
- Berry Webinar Archive – View and listen to online berry web seminars, including pest management topics such as management strategies for blueberry weeds, diseases and insects.
- NYS IPM Program – Site has insect and disease factsheets, Elements of IPM for blueberries, strawberries and raspberries, and Trac Software. See also NYS IPM Berry Project Reports.
Diseases
- Strawberry Disease Photo Gallery – Long Island Horticultural Research & Extension Center
- Botrytis Fruit Rot IPM Factsheet
- Leather Rot IPM Factsheet
- Red Stele of Strawberry IPM Factsheet
- Gray Mold
- Fungicides for Berry Fruit- New and Current Options
- Managing Gray Mold
- Strawberry Anthracnose Control
- Strawberry Leaf Diseases – ID and Management
- Organic Small Fruit Disease Management Guidelines– Ohio State University
- Fungicides for Use in Organic Production Systems– Ohio State University
- Fungicide Use Strategies for Organic Production– Ohio State University
- Strawberry Leaf Spots
- New and Emerging Pest Issues in Berries
- Powdery Mildew
Insects and Mites (Arthropod Pests)
- Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD) – Comprehensive information on this growing threat to berries and other fruit crops. Visit the SWD blog for updates.
- Spotted Wing Drosophila Winter Biology (2016 Fruit Quarterly v. 24-3)
- About Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) – Cornell Fruit Resources webpage for information regarding this generalist plant feeding insect.
- Brown Marmorated Stink Bug in Small Fruit – Uncovering the pest’s secrets to find management solutions that will protect our food, our environment, and our farms.
- New and Emerging Pest Issues in Berries
- Meadow Spittlebug IPM Factsheet
- Strawberry Bud Weevil (Clipper) IPM Factsheet
- Tarnished Plant Bug IPM Factsheet
- Root Weevils IPM Factsheet
- Strawberry Sap Beetle: Identifying Key Areas for Improving Pest Management
- Biology and Management of Strawberry Sap Beetle
- Exclusion Barrier for Management of Black Vine Weevil in First Year Strawberries
- Overview of Biology and Management of Root Weevils
- Understanding Tarnished Plant Bug Colonization as a Basis for Developing an Attraction-based Management System for Berry Crops
- Applying Landscape Ecology to Improve Strawberry Sap Beetle Management
- Economic Impact of the Two-Spotted Spider Mites (Tetranychus Urticae) on Strawberries Grown as a Perennial
Weeds
- Cornell Weed Science – Weed identification and management resources to help you reduce the impact of these unwanted plants in fields, gardens, landscapes and ecosystems.
- Reducing Weeds in Berry Crops – OMAFRA
- New and Emerging Pest Issues in Berries
- Weed Management in Matted Row Strawberries
- Buckwheat Cover Crop Handbook
- Got Weeds? New Cultivation Tools for Weed Management in Strawberry Fields
- The Organic Way: Some Ideas for Organic Weed Management in Strawberries – Penn State
- Steel in the Field: A Farmer’s Guide to Weed Management Tools
Nematodes
- Soil Sampling for Plant-Parasitic Nematode Assessment
- Visual Assessment of Root-Knot Nematode Soil Infestation Levels using a Lettuce Bioassay
- A Soil Bioassay for the Visual Assessment of Soil Infestations of Lesion Nematode
- Strawberry Nematode – University of California IPM
- Plant and Insect Parasitic Nematodes– University of Nebraska Lincoln
Slugs
- Banded Slug IPM Factsheet
- Gray Garden Slug IPM Factsheet
- Marsh Slug IPM Factsheet
- Spotted Garden Slug IPM Factsheet
Wildlife
- Limiting Bird Damage in Fruit Workshop Videos
- Northeast Wildlife Damage Management Cooperative
- Bird Damage Prevention – University of New Hampshire (pdf)
- Internet Center for Wildlife Damage Management– University of Nebraska
Other
- Cornell University Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic
- Cornell University Insect Diagnostic Laboratory
- Cornell Pest Management Education Program (PMEP) – promotes the safe use of pesticides for the applicator, the consumer, and the environment, and also serves as a pesticide information/education center for those interested in pesticide chemicals.
- NYS DEC Pesticide Labels Website (NYSPAD)
- Designing a Better Sprayer for Pesticide Application in Strawberries (2011 FQ v. 19-4)
- Growing Degree Days for New York
- Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI)
- OMRI Products List
Information for Home Fruit Plantings
- Cornell Guide to Growing Fruit at Home
- Cornell Garden-based Learning – Fruit
- Chapter 11: Small fruit cultural pest management in Pest Management Around the Home Cultural Methods
- Fruit Production for the Home Gardener- A Comprehensive Guide – Penn State University