Tuesday, December 11, 2007
D0394

Integrated pest management in commercial apple and peach orchards in northern New Jersey

Atanas Atanassov, atanassov@aesop.rutgers.edu and Dean Polk, polk@aesop.rutgers.edu. Rutgers University, 6 Gauntt Pl, Flemington, NJ

An integrated pest management program has been implemented in commercial multi variety apple and peach orchards in Northern New Jersey since 1987. Hoplocampa testudinea (Klug), Conotrachelus nenuphar (Herbs), Cydia pomonella (L.), Grapholita molesta (Busck), Lygus lineolaris (Palisot et Beauvois), and various stink bugs (Pentatomidae, Hemiptera) are major concerns in this growing area. Pheromone trap monitoring, beating trays, sweep net sampling, and visual observations of fruit on a weekly basis are used to advise growers for pest control. At harvest, fruit evaluations are used to help evaluate the success of each grower’s pest management program, and to help evaluate the impact of extension efforts.


Species 1: Lepidoptera Tortricidae Cydia pomonella (coddling moth)
Species 2: Lepidoptera Tortricidae Grapholita molesta (oriental fruit moth)
Species 3: Hymenoptera Tenthredinidae Hoplocampa testudinea (apple sawfly, European apple sawfly)