Tart Cherry Integrated Orchard Management - 2004 Project Update
Wednesday, October 20, 2004
10:00 – 11:45 Northwest Michigan Horticultural Research Station

Agenda

10:00 – 10:10 Review of the Tart Cherry Integrated Orchard Management Project

Topics to be covered include: Overview of Tart Cherry Integrated Orchard Management Project including who is involved, funding, research objectives, project management, project evaluation, and industry impacts. 

10:10 – 10:40 Insect Management Strategies for Tart Cherries

Topics to be covered include: Managing plum curculio, cherry fruit fly, oblique banded leafroller, and green fruit worm without organophosphates; reduced risk insecticides currently available or soon to be available for control of key tart cherry insect pests; monitoring strategies for plum curculio and cherry fruit fly. 

10:40 – 11:00 Disease Management Strategies for Tart Cherries

Topic to be covered include: Reduced-risk spray programs for managing leaf spot, brown rot, and powdery mildew; phytotoxicity of reduced-risk fungicides; resistance management of leaf spot.

11:00 – 11:25 Lessons Learned from the 2004 US Tart Cherry Industry Survey

Topics to be covered include: How the project will use the data gathered in the US tart cherry industry survey to more effectively conduct research and provide new management strategies to growers; Michigan grower response to the survey including monitoring and pest management decisions; pesticide use, and overall impression of IPM; Michigan grower response compared to other project states; 2005 – 2007 surveys.

11:25 – 11:45 Discussion and Feedback

All presenters will be available for a discussion of topics presented.

**One credit of pesticide recertification will be offered for attending this meeting.
 

2005 MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY TREE FRUIT INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT SCHOOL 
February 14-16, 2005
Kellogg Biological Station (KBS), Hickory Corners, MI

Sponsored by MSU Extension IPM Programs 

Welcome back to Tree Fruit IPM School! This year’s program is designed to take an in-depth look at new and reoccurring pests in Michigan’s orchards. We aim to involve all participating workshop attendants in exploring current, innovative, and critical techniques to manage the ever-changing complexes of tree fruit diseases and insects. Because recent years have brought many changes in our fruit industries, we have gathered researchers and extension specialists from around the country and around the state to update, inform, and discuss the latest information with growers, consultants, scouts, and chemical company field representatives in order to produce high quality fruit in Michigan. We hope that you are able to attend the 2005 Tree Fruit IPM School!
 

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Bill Klein, kleinw@msu.edu

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