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Taking research to the farm: Evaluation of a reduced-risk IPM program for insect management in highbush blueberry

Rufus Isaacs, isaacsr@msu.edu1, Keith Mason, masonk@msu.edu1, Matt E. O'Neal, oneal@iastate.edu2, and John C. Wise, wisejohn@msu.edu3. (1) Michigan State University, Department of Entomology, East Lansing, MI, (2) Iowa State University, Entomology, 113A Insectary, Ames, IA, (3) Michigan State University, Department of Entomology, Trevor Nichols Research Complex, Fennville, MI

Reduced-risk insecticides with potential for control of insect pests in blueberry have been evaluated over the past ten years in small plot trials. Products with excellent activity against cranberry fruitworm, blueberry maggot, and Japanese beetle have recently received registration for use in blueberry enabling large-scale evaluation. We will report on a four year project to evaluate and implement IPM programs based on these alternatives at commercial blueberry farms in Michigan. Opportunities for reducing grower reliance on broad-spectrum insecticides, and the challenges discovered during this process will be discussed.


Species 1: Coleoptera Scarabeidae Popillia japonica (Japanese beetle)
Species 2: Diptera Tephritidae Rhagoletis mendax (blueberry maggot)
Species 3: Lepidoptera Pyralidae Acrobasis vaccinii (cranberry fruitworm)
Keywords: extension, economics

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