Beneficial Insects and IPM

Beneficial Insects and Integrated Pest Management

Resource List

AHDB resources

Improving integrated pest and disease management in Tree Fruit Review of potential control strategies for major pests in organic apple and pear production, with application in IPM orchards A review: Impacts of wildflower interventions on beneficial insects in fruit crops Earwig-friendly spray programmes in apple and pear crops Identifying prey preferences of earwigs in an apple orchard as a prerequisite for assessing their biocontrol potential Investigation of the effects of commonly used insecticides on earwigs, important predators in apple and pear Further development of earwig-safe spray programmes for apple and pear orchards Artificial refuges for enhancing populations of predators of natural enemies of pests in aple and pear orchards 1996 Review of biological control of apple and pear pests in the UK 1997 Development of a meteorological network to aid the use of HRI prediction models (ADEM™ and PEST-MAN™) 1998 Susceptibility of 42 apple varieties to pests and diseases 1998 Susceptibility of 42 apple varieties to pests and diseases 1999 Susceptibility of 42 apple varieties to pests and diseases 2001 Susceptibility of 42 apple varieties to pests and diseases 2003 Susceptibility of 42 apple varieties to pests and diseases 2004 Varieties and integrated pest and disease management for organic apple production Interim Report 2004 Varieties and integrated pest and disease management for organic apple production Final Report 2005 Varieties and integrated pest and disease management for organic apple production Action Points 2005 Producing apples free from pesticide residues Interim Report 2006 Producing apples free from pesticide residues Final Report 2007 Evaluation of a non-fungicide treatment for the control of Botrytis cinerea on stored pears Interim Report 2005 Evaluation of a non-fungicide treatment for the control of Botrytis cinerea on stored pears Final Report 2006 On-farm evaluation of zero residue system for apples Interim Report 2008 On-farm evaluation of zero residue system for apples Final Report 2010 Identifying prey preferences of earwigs in an apple orchard as a prerequisite for assessing their biocontrol potential Final Report 2009 Improving integrated pest and disease management in Tree Fruit - Annual Report 2016 Improving integrated pest and disease management in Tree Fruit - Annual Report 2017 Improving integrated pest and disease management in Tree Fruit - Annual Report 2018 Grower Summar (2018): Improving integrated pest and disease management in Tree Fruit Improving integrated pest and disease management in Tree Fruit - Annual Report 2019 Grower Summar (2019): Improving integrated pest and disease management in Tree Fruit Improving integrated pest and disease management in Tree Fruit - Annual Report 2020 Grower Summar (2020): Improving integrated pest and disease management in Tree Fruit Improving integrated pest and disease management in Tree Fruit - Annual Report 2021 Grower Summar (2021): Improving integrated pest and disease management in Tree Fruit

University resources

Cornell: Apple IPM for Beginners PSU: Orchard IPM - An Overview UMass: IPM Guidelines for Apple WSU: IPM Overview - WSU Tree Fruit

Other resources

IPM Tool: Crop specific guidance – Apple Orchards IPM Works: Orchards