Project Overview
Integrated pest management (IPM) is an ecologically based approach to controlling pests in agriculture and urban environments.
Washington's tree fruit industry is recognized internationally as a leader in tree fruit IPM. New technologies, such as, softer chemistries, more precise predictive models, improved spray delivery systems, as well as, strategies for incorporating them into commercially relevant programs, have been developed.
Yet, many tree fruit producers have not fully embraced the new IPM practices.
Advocacy groups have criticized the industry for what they perceive to be stubborn reliance on control practices that endanger both the environment and the work force resulting in legislation requiring certain pesticides to be withdrawn from use. However, few Washington citizens are aware of the progress to date or of the ongoing research that is leading to even safer and more sustainable IPM programs in the state's apple industry. This project will document and communicate economic impacts of new IPM-based programs on the Washington apple industry, the safety of the orchard workplace, and the health and sustainability of the environment within and around the orchard.
Project Target Audience
The three main target groups this projects is directed at include:
- Grower/managers through workshops, training material, guides;
- Workers through training, outreach, focus groups;
- Community through outreach, focus groups.
News Links
Events Calendar
PMTP Grower Newsletters
DAS Spring 2008 Newsletter
PMTP Articles
CAHNRS News
Good Fruit Grower
Fruit Grower News
Quick Links
Tree Fruit Organizations
WA Horticultural Assoc.
WA Tree Fruit Res. Comm.
Northwest Horticultural Council
IPM Decision Resources
Decision Aid System
WSU AgWeatherNet
Orchard Pest Management
Crop Protection Guide
Phenology Spreadsheet
OP-alternative Programs
Insects and Damage
Cullage Assessment Program
Apple Damage Guide Cards
Codling Moth Behavior Videos
Noctuid Pests in Wa Orchards
Bark Beetles in Wa Orchards
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