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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 Raspberries & Blackberries
- 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 bramble 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
- Bramble Disease Management- An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure!
- Managing Raspberry Cane Diseases
- New and Emerging Pest Issues in Berries
- Cornell University Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic
- 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
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.
- A Fixed-Spray System for Spotted Wing Drosophila Management in High Tunnel Raspberries (2014 Fruit Quarterly v. 22-3)
- 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
- Focus on Important Arthropod Pests of Raspberry
- Cornell University Insect Diagnostic Laboratory
- Understanding Tarnished Plant Bug Colonization as a Basis for Developing an Attraction-based Management System for Berry Crops
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.
- Raspberry Weed Management
- New and Emerging Pest Issues in Berries
- Reducing Weeds in Berry Crops – OMAFRA
- 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
- Plant and Insect Parasitic Nematodes– University of Nebraska Lincoln
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
- Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI)
- OMRI Products List
- 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)
- TracFruit© – Record-keeping & reporting software
- Growing Degree Days for New York
- Integrated Pest Management for Raspberries – Washington State University
- Scouting and Threshholds for Raspberry Diseases and Pests – Washington State University
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
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