Looking Ahead:  Managing Apple Pests without Ops

Dr. Larry Gut, Professor of Entomology, Michigan State University

Thursday, March 5, 2009, 1-2 pm

Broadcast from Michigan State University

Managing the wily worm in the apple.  The good news:  Apple growers have several new insecticides to choose from for managing their key pest, the wily codling moth. The not-so-good news - they are more expensive than the older options.  A little knowledge on how best to use the new chemistries should go a long way toward getting the most for your money.

Fruit flies, scale and wooly apple aphid.  These are just a few of the insect pests starting to show up in greater numbers in Michigan apple orchards. As registered insecticides become more selective, they are changing the entire pest control landscape with "new" insects showing up.  Learn about the new options for controlling some of these pests.

Disrupting the sex lives of insects   This novel approach to managing codling moth, Oriental fruit moth and a few other pests is catching on in Michigan.  Two area-wide codling moth mating disruption programs, both of which are proving their worth, have been the catalyst.  Learn the latest in how to use this technology, and how working with your neighbors is keeping the worms at bay and saving money.

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