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Focusing on Tomorrow Today
- Why does biological control matter? - What is the economic impact of biological control for the grower?
- Are pesticides and biological control compatible? – What effects do the newer insecticides have on key natural enemies?
- How do I know what’s out there? – New lures and monitoring tools to determine natural enemy presence and importance.
- Can we predict natural enemy presence in orchards to reduce their exposure to pesticides?
- Which predators are most valuable in reducing codling moth?
These and more questions are the focus of a USDA Specialty Crops Research Initiative grant-funded project to enhance biological control in western apple, pear and walnut orchards.
Our interactive workshop focused learning on natural enemies and novel tools to maximize biological control in orchard systems.
The information presented in the short course and contained in the workbook is helpful and relevant to most perennial cropping systems.
Interactive Short Course
Course highlights:
- Discuss general principles of biological control in perennial crops with examples from apple, pear and walnut orchards.
- Engage in understanding and solving issues related to secondary pest outbreaks and the impact of invasive pests on IPM practices.
- Practice developing IPM programs and strategies that support biological control.
- Learn how to identify key natural enemies and pests they control.
- Discover new tools for monitoring natural enemies.
- Explore web resources and how they can help you to integrate biological control into your management strategy.
- Learn from new research the effects of pesticides on natural enemies.
- Understand the economic consequences of natural enemy removal in orchards.
The short course workbook contains the answers to all of this and more.
The 2-day Short Course is over.Want a pre-printed copy? email us for information. |
If you missed the Short Course, you can download the workbook containing a print version of the presentations and exercises. |
Download the full PDF (163MB) or download by section (recommended for slower connections): |
Section 1: Introduction & Table of Contents (6.9MB)Section 2: Day 1 Presentations (71.8MB)Section 2: Day 2 Presentations (72.4MB)Section 3: Case Studies (3.7MB)Section 4: Resources (5MB)Section 5: Solutions to Case Studies (3.1MB) |
This event was organized and presented by:Washington State University,  |