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Browsing Project Reports by Issue Date
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Founding of a Grower-based Weather/Pest Information Network to Aid IPM Adoption
(New York State Integrated Pest Management Program, 1966)This project had the following four goals: 1) Establish 6 local centers for weather data collection from existing instruments and from instruments to be purchased in the future by the fruit and vegetable industries with ... -
Using Honey Bees to Disseminate Trichoderma harzianum to Strawberries for Botrytis Control
(New York State Integrated Pest Management Program, 1997)Over the last few years, several studies have successfully shown that honey bees can disseminate beneficial fungi, bacteria, and viruses to strawberries, pome fruits, and clover respectively. From 1994 through 1996 we ... -
Investigation of TOM-CAST, Staking, and Mulch for Managing Tomato Diseases
(New York State Integrated Pest Management Program, 1997)The objective of one experiment conducted in 1997 was to compare two versions of TOM-CAST, a weather-based disease forecasting system, to a weekly spray program for managing early blight in fresh-market tomatoes. Bravo ... -
Crucifer Vegetables with Resistance to Black Rot and Alternaria Leaf Spot
(New York State Integrated Pest Management Program, 1997)This project is developing materials with resistance to several serious diseases of crucifer vegetables in New York State: blackrot (caused by Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris) and Alternaria leaf spot (caused by A. ... -
DMI Fungicides on Apples: Survival of the Apple Scab Pathogen in Sprayed Leaves, Late-Season Scab, and Sustainability of DMI Use in IPM Programs
(New York State Integrated Pest Management Program, 1997)DMI fungicides such as Rubigan and Nova represent a class of widely used and highly effective pest management tools in New York's apple IPM programs. Our recent research has indicated some potentially serious problems ... -
Management of Powdery Mildew and Phytophthora Fruit Rot, Two Important Cucurbit Disease
(1997)Powdery mildew is the primary foliar disease of cucurbits: it occurs every year throughout New York. Ways growers can reduce the amount of fungicide used and/or the cost of their fungicide program without a reduction in ... -
1997 Report on IPM Implementation and Demonstration Program for Poinsettias and Bedding Plants in Orange County
(New York State Integrated Pest Management Program, 1997)Over the past five years, Orange and Ulster Counties Greenhouse IPM program has influenced and changed grower crop management practices significantly. Growers have been educated and have adapted monitoring and scouting ... -
Integrated Pest Management for Home Lawns: An Educational Outreach Program
(New York State Integrated Pest Management Program, 1997)Many consumers in the metropolitan are apply pesticides to their lawns for weed and insect control on a routine basis. These consumers are concerned about controlling pests but are not aware of options other than routine, ... -
1997 Nursery IPM Report - Erie County
(New York State Integrated Pest Management Program, 1997)1997 was the third year for the IPM program in Erie County. It was our goal to provide the structure in facilitating transition to privatization for 5 (of 6) nurseries completing their third year. -
Development of Disease-Resistant Brassica Vegetables
(New York State Integrated Pest Management Program, 1997)During the past year, this project made substantial progress toward production of Brassica oleracea lines with resistance to crucifer diseases and insects through cell culture or gene transfer approaches. The improved ... -
Classical Biological Control of European Corn Borer
(New York State Integrated Pest Management Program, 1997)1. Introduce and release for establishment selected natural enemies of the European corn borer 2. Survey for establishment and impact of newly introduced natural enemies -
Management of European Corn Borer/Anthracnose Stalk Rot Pest Complex with Transgenic Bt Corn Hybrids for Silage Production
(1997)Recent advancements in biotechnology have lead to the development of transgenic corn hybrids which express insecticidal toxins from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt). Bt hybrids are an attractive pest management tool due to their ... -
Testing the Efficacy of Mycotrol ES, Beauveria bassiana, on Tarnished Plant Bugs, Lygus lineolaris, in New York Strawberries 1997
(New York State Integrated Pest Management Program, 1997)In New York, there are two major pests of strawberries, the disease, Botrytis fruit rot, and the insect, tarnished plant bug (TPB), Lygus lineolaris. Results from recent IPM research projects lead us to believe that ... -
Development of IPM strategies for the control of fungal-induced russet of pear and apple
(New York State Integrated Pest Management Program, 1997)Fruit russet can be a severe problem on apples. The amount of russet and its economic impact will vary from season to season. We recently found that two common fungi that survive on the surfaces of apple fruit, cause russet. ... -
Combining Cultivation and Interseeded Cover Crops for Weed Control in Transplanted Cabbage
(New York State Integrated Pest Management Program, 1997)Research conducted in 1995 and 1996 has shown that cultivation with or without interseeded cover crops can control weeds and maintain yields in transplanted cabbage. -
Improving performance of sh2 sweet corn using Trichoderma as a bioprotectant and growth enhancer
(1997)1. Determine the effect of Trichoderma colonization on total N uptake at different levels of applied nitrogen fertilizer. 2. Do a more precise determination of the effect of soil temperature on early colonization. -
A Strawberry Multi-dimensional IPM Systems Comparison Demonstration 1997
(New York State Integrated Pest Management Program, 1997)In New York, weeds, Botrytis fruit rot, and the insects, tarnished plant bug (TPB) and clipper weevils consistently cause problems to strawberry growers each year. Since the last strawberry implementation project ended ... -
The Effect of Trichoderma harzianum on Honey Bee Survival
(New York State Integrated Pest Management Program, 1997)Botrytis cinerea is a fungal pest of berry fruit that causes gray mold or fruit rot. Infection usually occurs in the flower, remains quiescent until the fruit matures, and then develops abundantly, causing fruit decay. One ... -
Development of a Fixed Spraying Structure for High-Density Apple Plantings
(New York State Integrated Pest Management Program, 1997)A configuration of micro sprinkler nozzles and supply tubing was fixed onto the support system of a high-density Red Delicious apple planting to evaluate its efficacy in applying sprays in small plots, as compared with a ... -
Pheromone Trapping Systems: Refinement of Protocols for Monitoring European Corn Borer and Fall Armyworm in Sweet Corn; and Development of an Effective Pheromone Trapping System for European Corn Borer in Potato and Snap Beans
(New York State Integrated Pest Management Program, 1997)Development of a simple and successful pheromone trapping protocol requires a trap design that catches moths efficiently, a pheromone lure with the correct chemical composition and load rate, and the proper trap placement ...
