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Featured Resources
- Cornell Pest Management Guidelines for Commercial Tree Fruit Production – Critical pesticide information for managing diseases, insects, mites, weeds, wildlife, and nutrients, updated yearly.
- 2020 Guidelines for Fire Blight Management in New York
- Apple IPM for Beginners – Simplified fact sheets and scouting guides make integrated pest management easier for beginners.
- Stone Fruit IPM for Beginners – A series of how-to fact sheets for new growers and scouts to protect stone fruit orchards from pests.
- Database of Apple Diseases – Khan Lab at Cornell AgriTech
- A Grower’s Guide to Organic Apples – Includes information on variety- and site-selection, soil health, nutrient management and recommendations for how to manage insects, diseases, weeds and other pests using organic practices.
- New York Integrated Fruit Production Protocol for Apples – Outlines eco-friendly ways to establish orchards, train and fertilize trees, thin fruit and manage insects, mites, diseases, weeds, and vertebrate pests.
- About Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) – Cornell Fruit Resources webpage for information regarding this generalist plant feeding insect.
General Information
- PMEP Distance Learning Center – On-line pesticide applicator courses qualify for for New York DEC recertification credits. Partnership between PMEP and the NYS IPM Program.
- NYS IPM Program – Site has Insect and Disease Factsheets, Elements of IPM for Apples + Sweet Cherries, and Trac Software.
- Pest Management Guidelines – Critical pesticide information for managing diseases, insects, mites, weeds, wildlife, nutrients and fruit thinning.
- Fruit IPM Research Priorities
- NY IFP Protocol for Apples (2006, FLS bulletin #158, 5.3 mb pdf)
- Apple IPM for Beginners
- Elements of IPM for Apples
- Stone Fruit IPM for Beginners
- Elements of IPM for Sweet Cherries
- NYS IPM Tree Fruit Project Reports
- NYS IPM Fact Sheets
- NYSIPM Flickr Image Gallery Searching Information
- Pest and Beneficial Search (MSU)
- The Northeast Eco Apple Project – Qualifying participating growers using a set of mandatory standards for ecological production in the Northeast.
PALS (formerly NRAES) Books
- Tree Fruit Field Guide to Insect, Mite, and Disease Pests and Natural Enemies of Eastern North America (2006)
Insects & Mites
- NEWA Apple Insect Models
- Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD)
- About Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB)
- Stop BMSB in Orchard Crops
- Spotted Lanternfly
- More…
Diseases
- NEWA Apple Disease Models
- Database of Apple Diseases – Khan Lab at Cornell AgriTech
- Diagnostic Keys for Diseases on Apple, Peach, and Cherry Trees (1984 FLS bulletin #108, 162 kb pdf)
- More…
Weeds & Groundcovers
- Herbicides by Active Ingredient Lookup Table
- Problematic Orchard Weeds and Guidelines for Their Management (Basedow, van Zoeren, and Sosnoskie, 2021)
- Critical Weed Control Requirements in Young High Density Apple Orchards (2015 Fruit Quarterly v. 23-4)
- Critical Weed Control Requirements in High Density Apple Orchards (2014 Fruit Quarterly v. 22-4)
- Establishing Row-middle Ground Cover Options for High Density Apple Orchards in Western NY (2014 Fruit Quarterly v. 21-1)
- The Effects of Ground Cover Manipulations on Pest and Predator Mite Populations (1989 FLS bulletin #128, 977 kb pdf)
- Effects of Glyphosate on Apple Tree Health (2013 NYFQ v. 21-4, 4.4 mb pdf)
- New Findings in Weed Control in Young Apple Orchards (2013 NYFQ v. 21-4, 3.6 mb pdf)
- Weed Control in Young Trees (2012 NYFQ v. 20-1, 1.7 mb pdf)
Wildlife
- Grower Perceptions of Bird Damage to New York Fruit Crops in 2011 (2014 Fruit Quarterly v. 22-2)
- Limiting Bird Damage in Fruit Workshop videos
- The Economic Impact of Bird Damage to Select Fruit Crops in New York
- Wildlife Management in Apples
- Wildlife Control Information Cornell Factsheets
- Controlling Birds with Netting: Blueberries, Cherries, and Grapes
- Northeast Wildlife Damage Management Cooperative
- Economic Impact of Bird Damage to Sweet Cherries
- Bird Damage Prevention – University of New Hampshire (pdf)
- List of Suppliers for Bird Control Devices
- Repelling Birds – New York Fruit Quarterly (pdf)
Biological Control & Beneficial Insects
- Predatory Mites (NYS IPM factsheet)
- Beneficial Insects (NYS IPM factsheet)
- Phytophagous Mirid Bugs (NYS IPM factsheet)
- Western Predatory Mite (1993)
- The Effects Of Ground Cover Manipulations On Pest And Predator Mite Populations (1989 FLS bulletin #128, 977 kb pdf)
Organic IPM
- An Insect, Disease and Weed Management Program for New York Organic Apples (2015 Fruit Quarterly v.23-4)
- Organic Apple Production – A Beginner’s Guide (2011, NCAT/ATTRA webinar video)
- A Grower’s Guide to Organic Apples (2010, NYSIPM Program, 1.3 MB .pdf)
- The National Organic Program (USDA)
- Northeast Organic Network (NEON)
- Organic Regulations (USDA)
- USDA Organic
- Apples: Organic Production Guide (2011, ATTRA, subscription required)
- Evaluation of Pest Management Tactics for Organic Apple Production (2000, 54 kb pdf)
- Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI)
- OMRI Products List
- Biopesticide and Organic Pesticide Search (IR-4)
- Pear Psylla Management Strategies – Conventional and Organic (2007 NYFQ v. 15-2, 640 kb pdf)
Spray Technology
- Precision Spraying in the Orchard and Vineyard: Measuring Canopy Density (2014 Fruit Quarterly v. 22-4)
- Development of Solid Set Delivery Systems for High Density Apples (2015 Fruit Quarterly v. 23-2)
- Orchard Spraying
- Calibration of Airblast Sprayers Part 1 – Nozzles (2008 YouTube video)
- Calibration of Airblast Sprayers Part 2 – Liquid Flow (2008 YouTube video)
- Pesticide Application Technology
- Vertical Patternator
- The Development of a Spray Monitoring System as an Aid to Orchard Management and Traceability
- Improving Spray Deposition And Reducing Drift – Airflow Adjustment Is The Answer (2011 FQ v. 19-4)
- Precision Application of Pesticides in Orchards – Adjusting Liquid Flow (2013 NYFQ v. 21-4, 5 mb pdf)
- Adjusting Spray Programs to Suppress Fruit Russet and Minimize Phytotoxicity Risks for Apples (2014 NYFQ v. 22-1, 4.1 mb pdf)
Pesticides
- Development of an Attract and Kill Device for Orchard Pests (2014 Fruit Quarterly v. 22-4)
- Adjusting Spray Programs to Suppress Fruit Russet and Minimize Phytotoxicity Risks for Apples (2014 Fruit Quarterly v. 22-1)
- Effects of Antibiotic Applications on Epiphytic Bacteria in the Apple Phyllosphere (2015 Fruit Quarterly v.23-4)
- Effects of Glyphosate on Apple Tree Health (2013 FQ v. 21-4)
- Feeling the Burn! Chemical Injury on Apples Following Tank Mixtures of Captan, Single-site Fungicides, and Adjuvants (2015 Fruit Quarterly v. 23-1)
- Pest Management Guidelines
- NYS DEC Pest Management Products Search Tool
- Green Book – Compiles pesticide product information provided directly by the pesticide companies.
- Environmental Protection Agency Pesticides (EPA) Covers everything A to Z about pesticides.
- Pesticide Safety Education Program
- Pesticide Management Education Program
- Biopesticides (EPA)
- OMRI Products List
- Biopesticide and Organic Pesticide Search (IR-4)
- Environmental Impact Quotient (EIQ) Calculator (135 kb pdf)
- Trac Software
Home Orchard
- Cornell Guide to Growing Fruit at Home (2003)
- Fruit Production for the Home Gardener (Penn State – book)
- Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic Fruit Factsheets
- Insect Diagnostic Laboratory Factsheets