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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 ... -
Baiting Onion Maggot Flies with Bt
(New York State Integrated Pest Management Program, 1997)Laboratory studies conducted Dr. Eckenrode indicated mortalities close to 100% when adult flies were fed a 10% sugar solution laced with Bt insecticide. With present onion maggot control strategies focusing on the larval, ... -
Exploring methods for predicting and controlling European corn borer problems in processing snap beans
(New York State Integrated Pest Management Program, 1997)European corn borer contamination of processing snap beans has been a problem of increasing concern over the past several years. While this pest has a negligible effect on yield, extremely low tolerances for ECB contamination ... -
Novel Use of Japanese Beetle Pheromone & Floral Lures to Reduce Grub Populations in Turfgrass
(1997)There has been considerable interest in the use of traps that incorporate 2 chemical lures, the first containing (R,Z,)-5-(1-decenyl) dihydro-2(3H)-furonone that mimics the female sex pheromone of this species (attracting ... -
Encouraging Adoption of IPM in Muck Onion Production Through the Use of Demonstration
(New York State Integrated Pest Management Program, 1997)Traditionally muck onion production in New York State has relied heavily on rigorous pesticide schedules to produce a quality crop. Methods such as crop rotation have not been used because onions are a high value crop grown ... -
1997 Onion Disease Investigation Project in Orange County
(New York State Integrated Pest Management Program, 1997)The IPM Coordinator collected seed from many growers for testing in the spring. Field data was collected on 11 Blight-Alert fields on 10 farms throughout the 1997 growing season. -
Validation of a Scarab Grub Sampling Plan for Home Lawns
(1997)A method of sampling lawns for deciding on the need for controlling European chafer larvae was previously developed. -
Combining Reduced Herbicide Rates and Cultivation for Effective Weed Control in Corn
(New York State Integrated Pest Management Program, 1997)Though the combination of cultivation and reduced herbicide rates has been experimentally shown to offer effective weed control in corn, few New York field corn growers cultivate for weed control. In fact, according to a ... -
Reducing Damage from Potato Leafhoppers on Seedling Alfalfa Stands in New York through Variety Selection: A Comparison of Resistant vs. Susceptible Varieties
(New York State Integrated Pest Management Program, 1997)Alfalfa variety trials were planted at two locations in NY (Ithaca and Western NY (WNY)). Varieties planted were either resistant or susceptible to potato leafhopper (PLH), the most damaging insect pest of alfalfa in the ... -
Reduced Herbicide Rates for Narrow-Row Silage Corn
(New York State Integrated Pest Management Program, 1997)Narrow-row (15-inch) silage corn production has been made possible by the introduction of the Kemper® chopper head that sweeps corn from any row width into the chopper. As a result, several large dairies in western and ... -
Optimizing Row Cultivation for High Residue Cropping Systems
(New York State Integrated Pest Management Program, 1997)The objectives of this research were to refine the operating parameters of row cultivation for zone-till corn production to maximize weed control, and to evaluate the impact of row cultivation on soil erosion potential. -
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 ... -
Evaluation of Temperature on Searching Ability and Parasitism Rates of Muscidifurax raptorellus and Muscidifurax raptor in Dairy Barns and Calf Hutches
(New York State Integrated Pest Management Program, 1997)A study on the effects of ambient temperature on the searching abilities and parasitism rates of two house fly pupal parasitoids M. raptor and M. raptorellus in dairy barns and calf hutches was conducted near Ithaca, NY ... -
Use of Reflective Mulch to Reduce Thrips Populations in Field-Grown Cut Flowers
(New York State Integrated Pest Management Program, 1997)Production of field-grown cut flowers represents an expanding area of agricultural production. It is often undertaken by fruit or vegetable growers as a way to expand and diversify their businesses, and is also used by ... -
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. ... -
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 ... -
Stale Seedbed Practice for Vegetable Production
(New York State Integrated Pest Management Program, 1997)The premise behind the stale seedbed practice is that by delaying seeding after initial soil preparation, flushes of weeds can be induced to sprout, then killed. If the week killing is done with minimal soil disturbance, ... -
1997 ICM Scouting Results for Albany, Schenectady and Rensselaer Counties
(New York State Integrated Pest Management Program, 1997)1997's Tri-County ICM program was funded through cost sharing from USDA's expiring SP-53 program for Integrated Crop Management. Participation has increased from two farms in 1994 to a total of eight in 1997.
