Are you a scout or someone with IPM Responsibilities in an orchard in New York? Many growers, consultants, and other industry members routinely scout and monitor for pests in orchards throughout the season to inform pest management decisions. If you’re looking to review or sharpen your skills or if you’re new to the work, this is for you!
On April 15, we held a live, virtual training on scouting of major insect pests of apple orchards. Anna Wallis (NYSIPM Program), Mike Basedow (CCE ENYCHP), and Janet van Zoeren (CCE LOFT) broadcasted from orchards in their region to discuss best practices for monitoring. We reviewed monitoring/scouting procedures for major economically significant pests. We also shared resources available for helping with identification of pests and forecasting pest activity.
You can find the recording of the webinar on the New York State Integrated Pest Management Program (NYSIPM) YouTube channel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtyOWCL1Q2A
Topics that were covered included
- Introduction – Why is IPM monitoring important?
- General best practices for monitoring
- Monitoring economically significant pests
- Oriental fruit moth (OFM),
- Codling moth (CM),
- Obliquebanded leafroller (OBLR),
- Dogwood borer (DWB),
- San Jose scale (SJS)
- Apple maggot (AM)
- Aphids
- Resources for monitoring
- Questions
For more information on scouting, you can visit the ‘For Collaborators‘ page.
Happy Scouting!