Survey Results
2009 Field Season Consultant Survey
The 2009 Field Season Consultant Survey was mailed out in January 2010. The results of that survey are now available for viewing online here or you can download the written report. The results of this survey will be compared to the 2007 Field Season Consultant Survey and compiled. A report of compariative findings will be posted when complete.
2009 Consultant Survey Results
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B1: How frequently does codling moth cause unacceptable crop damage in the apple orchard(s) for which you make recommendations?
| |
Frequency |
Percent |
| Never |
5 |
4.4 |
| Less than 1 out of every 5 years |
32 |
28.1 |
| About 1 out of every 5 years |
27 |
23.7 |
| About 2 out of every 5 years |
11 |
9.6 |
| About 3 out of every 5 years |
12 |
10.5 |
| About 4 out of every 5 years |
6 |
5.3 |
| Every year |
21 |
18.4 |
| Total |
114 |
100.0 |
Missing = 6 |
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B2: If no controls were applied for codling moth this year, what level of crop injury would you expect by harvest?
| |
Frequency |
Percent |
| Less than 1% |
2 |
1.7 |
| 1-2% |
6 |
5.1 |
| 3-5% |
15 |
12.8 |
| 6-10% |
16 |
13.7 |
| More than 10% |
78 |
66.7 |
| Total |
117 |
100.0 |
Missing = 3 |
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B3a: During the 2009 growing season, did you recommend any of the following OP insecticides as a control for codling moth?
| |
Frequency |
Percent |
| Guthion (azinphos methyl) |
97 |
82.9 |
| Imidan (phosmet) |
36 |
30.8 |
| Diazinon |
9 |
7.7 |
Missing =3 |
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B3b: If you recommended the following OP insecticides as a control for codling moth, please indicate the number of applications you recommended in 2009 (frequency, with percent in parentheses).
| Number of applications |
Guthion |
Imidan |
Diazinon |
| 1 application |
14 (14.4%) |
20 (55.6%) |
9 (100%) |
| 2 applications |
59 (60.8%) |
12 (33.3%) |
0 (0%) |
| 3 applications |
22 (22.7%) |
3 (8.3%) |
0 (0%) |
| 4+ applications |
2 (2.1%) |
1 (2.8%) |
0 (0%) |
| Total |
97 (100%) |
36 (100%) |
9 (100%) |
| skipped |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| N/A |
23 |
84 |
111 |
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B4: Did your recommendations of OP insecticides (Guthion, Diazinon, and Imidan) for codling moth control decrease, remain about the same, or increase over the past three years (2007–2009)?
| |
Frequency |
Percent |
| My recommendation of OPs for codling moth decreased the past three years |
87 |
74.4 |
| My recommendation of OPs for codling moth control remained about the same |
25 |
21.4 |
| My recommendation of OPs for codling moth increased the past three years |
1 |
0.8 |
| I did not recommend OP insecticides in 2007–2009 |
4 |
3.4 |
| Total |
117 |
100.0 |
| Missing = 3 |
|
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B5a: During the 2009 growing season, did you recommend this insecticide as a control for codling moth?
| Insecticide |
Frequency |
Percent |
| Pheromones (mating disruption) |
115 |
98.3 |
| Delegate (spinetoram) |
97 |
82.9 |
| Altacor (rynaxypyr) |
94 |
80.3 |
| Horticultural spray oil |
90 |
76.9 |
| Assail (acetaminprid) |
86 |
73.5 |
| Intrepid (methoxyfenozide) |
63 |
53.8 |
| Rimon (novaluron) |
54 |
46.2 |
| CM granulosis virus |
51 |
43.6 |
| Entrust/Success (spinosad) |
44 |
37.6 |
| Calypso (thiacloprid) |
43 |
36.8 |
| Esteem (pyrifoxen) |
38 |
32.5 |
| Warrior (lambda-cyhalothrin) |
34 |
29.1 |
| Belt (flubendiamide) |
5 |
4.3 |
| Danitol (fenpropathrin) |
3 |
2.6 |
| Voliam Flexi |
0 |
0.0 |
| Voliam Express |
0 |
0.0 |
| Other (Agri-Mek) |
1 |
0.9 |
| Missing = 3 |
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B5b: If you recommended the following OP alternatives as a control for codling moth, please indicate the number of applications you recommended for a typical orchard in 2009 (frequency, with percent in parentheses).
| |
Number of applications |
|
|
|
| Insecticide |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4+ |
Total |
Skipped |
N/A |
| Pheromones (mating disruption) |
104 (91.2%) |
5 (4.4%) |
1 (0.9%) |
4 (3.5%) |
114 (100%) |
1 |
5 |
| Delegate (spinetoram) |
39 (41.5%) |
49 (52.1%) |
5 (5.3%) |
1 (1.1%) |
94 (100%) |
3 |
23 |
| Altacor (rynaxypyr) |
40 (44.0%) |
47 (51.6%) |
2 (2.2%) |
2 (2.2%) |
91 (100%) |
3 |
26 |
| Horticultural spray oil |
30 (34.1%) |
43 (48.9%) |
15 (17.0%) |
0 (0%) |
88 (100%) |
2 |
30 |
| Assail (acetaminprid) |
53 (64.6%) |
24 (29.3%) |
2 (2.4%) |
3 (3.7%) |
82 (100%) |
4 |
34 |
| Intrepid (methoxyfenozide) |
50 (83.3%) |
7 (11.7%) |
2 (3.3%) |
1 (1.7%) |
60 (100%) |
3 |
57 |
| Rimon (novaluron) |
40 (75.5%) |
10 (18.8%) |
1 (1.9%) |
2 (3.8%) |
53 (100%) |
1 |
66 |
| CM granulosis virus |
21 (44.7%) |
15 (31.9%) |
8 (17.0%) |
3 (6.4%) |
47 (100%) |
4 |
69 |
| Entrust/Success (spinosad) |
22 (53.7%) |
14 (34.1%) |
4 (9.8%) |
1 (2.4%) |
41 (100%) |
3 |
75 |
| Calypso (thiacloprid) |
33 (84.6%) |
5 (12.8%) |
0 (0%) |
1 (2.6%) |
39 (100%) |
4 |
77 |
| Esteem (pyrifoxen) |
28 (80.0%) |
4 (11.4%) |
1 (2.9%) |
2 (5.7%) |
35 (100%) |
3 |
82 |
| Warrior (lambda-cyhalothrin) |
24 (72.7%) |
8 (24.3%) |
1 (3.0%) |
0 (0%) |
33 (100%) |
1 |
86 |
| Belt (flubendiamide) |
5 (100.0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
5 (100%) |
0 |
115 |
| Danitol (fenpropathrin) |
2 (66.7%) |
1 (33.3%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
3 (100%) |
0 |
117 |
| Voliam Flexi |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 |
120 |
| Voliam Express |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 |
120 |
| Other (Agri-Mek) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
1 |
119 |
|
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B6: Did your recommendations of OP alternatives (listed in Question B5) for codling moth control decrease, remain about the same, or increase over the past three years (2007–2009)?
| |
Frequency |
Percent |
| My recommendation of OP alternatives for codling moth control decreased over the past three years. |
9 |
7.8 |
| My recommendation of OP alternatives for codling moth control remained about the same over the past three years. |
19 |
16.5 |
| My recommendation of OP alternatives for codling moth control increased over the past three years. |
87 |
75.7 |
| I did not recommend OP alternatives for codling moth control in 2007–2009 |
0 |
0 |
| Total |
115 |
100.0 |
Missing = 5 |
|
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B7: Over the past three years did codling moth injury in the apple orchards for which you make recommendations decrease, remain about the same, or increase?
| |
Frequency |
Percent |
| Codling moth injury decreased by more than 5% |
13 |
10.8 |
| Codling moth injury decreased by 2–5% |
8 |
6.7 |
| Codling moth injury remained about the same (± 0–2%) |
81 |
67.5 |
| Codling moth injury increased by 2–5% |
16 |
13.3 |
| Codling moth injury increased by more than 5% |
2 |
1.7 |
| Total |
120 |
100.0 |
Missing = 0 |
|
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B8: Over the past three years did the cost of codling moth control in the apple orchards for which you make
recommendations decrease, or remain about the same, or increase?
| |
Frequency |
Percent |
| The cost of codling moth control decreased by more than 10% |
2 |
1.7 |
| The cost of codling moth control decreased by 3–10% |
1 |
0.8 |
| The cost of codling moth control remained about the same (± 0–3%) |
13 |
10.9 |
| The cost of codling moth control increased by 3–10% |
57 |
47.9 |
| The cost of codling moth control increased by more than 10% |
46 |
38.7 |
| Total |
119 |
100.0 |
Missing = 1 |
|
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B9: How many pheromone traps did you use or recommend per acre in a typical orchard during the 2009 growing season?
| Number of traps |
Frequency |
Percent |
| 1 trap per 2.5 acres or less |
8 |
6.7 |
| 1 trap per 2.6–5 acres |
47 |
39.2 |
| 1 trap per 5.1–10 acres |
54 |
45.0 |
| 1 trap per 10.1 acres or more |
10 |
8.3 |
| I did not use (recommend) pheromone traps during the 2009 growing season. |
1 |
0.8 |
| Total |
120 |
100.0 |
| Missing = 0 |
|
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B10: How often did you recommend the following IPM practices as part of your consulting program for codling moth? (frequency, with percent in parentheses).
| IPM tactic |
Never |
Rarely |
Occasionally |
Often |
Missing |
| Field monitoring for damage |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
8 (6.7%) |
112 (93.3%) |
0 |
| Pheromone traps |
1 (0.8%) |
2 (1.7%) |
6 (5.0%) |
111 (92.5%) |
0 |
| Degree day models |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
12 (10.0%) |
108 (90.0%) |
0 |
| Resistance management strategies |
2 (1.7%) |
1 (0.8%) |
18 (15.0%) |
99 (82.5%) |
0 |
| Economic or treatment thresholds |
8 (6.7%) |
11 (9.2%) |
31 (26.1%) |
69 (58.0%) |
1 |
| Border sprays |
5 (4.2%) |
12 (10.1%) |
48 (40.3%) |
54 (45.4%) |
1 |
| Delayed distribution of bins in orchard |
24 (20.2%) |
19 (15.9%) |
39 (32.8%) |
37 (31.1%) |
1 |
| Biological controls (parasites or predators) |
57 (48.3%) |
24 (20.3%) |
21 (17.8%) |
16 (13.6%) |
2 |
| Reduced pesticide rates |
48 (40.0%) |
34 (28.3%) |
30 (25.0%) |
8 (6.7%) |
0 |
| Alternate row spraying |
57 (47.5%) |
35 (29.2%) |
23 (19.2%) |
5 (4.2%) |
0 |
| Other * |
2 (25.0%) |
1 (12.5%) |
2 (25.0%) |
3 (37.5%) |
112 |
* Bin pile treatments; mating disruption; coverage; speed; gallonage; suckering; pruning
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B11: Did your recommendations of the IPM practices (listed in Question B10) as a control for codling moth decrease, remain about the same, or increase over the past three years (2007–2009)?
| IPM tactic |
Did not use |
Decreased |
Remained
the Same |
Increased |
Missing |
| Resistance management strategies |
2 (1.7%) |
0 (0.0%) |
43 (36.4%) |
73 (61.9%) |
2 |
| Pheromone traps |
1 (0.8%) |
0 (0.0%) |
67 (55.8%) |
52 (43.4%) |
0 |
| Field monitoring for damage |
0 (0.0%) |
0 (0.0%) |
71 (59.2%) |
49 40.8%) |
0 |
| Border sprays |
6 (5.0%) |
4 (3.4%) |
64 (53.8%) |
45 (37.8%) |
1 |
| Degree day models |
0 (0.0%) |
0 (0.0%) |
72 (60.0%) |
45 (37.5%) |
0 |
| Delayed distribution of bins in orchard |
23 (19.3%) |
1 (0.9%) |
67 (56.3%) |
28 (23.5%) |
1 |
| Economic or treatment thresholds |
9 (7.5%) |
2 (1.7%) |
81 (68.1%) |
27 (22.7%) |
1 |
| Biological controls (parasites or predators) |
46 (39.0%) |
0 (0.0%) |
53 (44.9%) |
19 (16.1%) |
2 |
| Alternate row spraying |
43 (35.8%) |
13 (10.8%) |
57 (47.5%) |
8 (6.7%) |
0 |
| Reduced pesticide rates |
43 (35.8%) |
10 (8.4%) |
61 (50.8%) |
6 (5.0%) |
0 |
| Other * |
5 (50.0%) |
0 (0.0%) |
2 (20.0%) |
3 (30.0%) |
110 |
| * Increased mating disruption; increased coverage |
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B12: What percentage of the apple acres for which you make recommendations do your answers to Questions B1 through B11 (questions about codling moth) apply to?
| |
Frequency |
Percent |
| 1-10% |
1 |
0.8 |
| 11-25% |
5 |
4.2 |
| 26-50% |
2 |
1.7 |
| 51-75% |
19 |
15.8 |
| 76-99% |
49 |
40.8 |
| 100% |
44 |
36.7 |
| Total |
120 |
100.0 |
Missing = 0 |
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