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Insect Pests |
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Pest
management
project reports |
Project
report photo:
Sieving, K.,
Intercropping to create local refugia
for natural enemies of arthropod pests
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| Investigator |
State |
Awarded |
$ |
System |
| |
Project title |
| Stonaker, F. |
CO |
2006 |
$12,428 |
vegetables |
| |
Evaluation of screened high tunnels for production of organic vegetables in Colorado |
| Hammond, R. |
OH |
2004 |
$9,418 |
alfalfa |
| |
Evaluation
of glandular-haired, potato-leafhopper resistant alfalfa for
organic farming systems |
| Jones G. & Sieving, K. |
FL |
2003 |
$7,600 |
|
| |
Intercropping
to create local refugia for natural enemies of arthropod pests:
Flowers and birds in organic agroecosystems (yrs 1 and 2) |
| Snyder, W. |
WA |
2003 |
$7,174 |
vegetables |
| |
Integrating
conservation of generalist predators and specialist parasitoids
in Pacific Northwest vegetables |
| Dufour, R. |
CA |
2002 |
$6,999 |
|
| |
Biointensive
and organically acceptable pest management literacy training
for spanish speakers |
| Hazzard, R. |
MA |
2002 |
$29,337 |
sweet corn |
| |
Integrated
caterpillar control in organic sweet corn
(yrs 1, 2 & 3) |
| Bowers, K. |
FL |
2001 |
$6,037 |
brassica crops |
| |
Investigations
into the ecology of yellowmargined leaf beetle, Microtheca
ochroloma, and control methods for organic farmers |
| Prasad, R. |
WA |
2001 |
$1,400 |
cole crops |
| |
Biological
control of Delia spp. with rove beetles (yr3) |
| Prasad, R. |
WA |
2000 |
$5,600 |
cole crops |
| |
Biological
control of Delia spp. with rove beetles (yr2) |
| Prasad, R. |
WA |
2000 |
$3,157 |
cole crops |
| |
Biological
control of Delia spp. with rove beetles (yr1) |
| Robinson, T. |
NY |
2001 |
$5,000 |
apples |
| |
Insect management
and fruit thinning in commercial organic apple production systems
(yr2) |
| Robinson, T. |
NY |
2000 |
$10,000 |
apples |
| |
Insect management and fruit thinning in commercial
apple orchards (yr1). See yr2 for report. |
| Swezey, S. |
CA |
2001 |
$9,896 |
strawberries |
| |
Using
trap crops in organic strawberries to control western tarnished
plant bug |
| Gaolach, B. |
WA |
2000 |
$8,650 |
broccoli |
| |
Impacts of
undersowing clover and arugula on insect abundance in broccoli |
| Kiser, M. |
CA |
2000 |
$5,800 |
|
| |
Bat houses for
integrated pest management -- benefits for bats and organic
farmers |
| Stoner, K. |
CT |
2000 |
$7,500 |
snap beans |
| |
Using Pediobius
faveolatus for biocontrol of Mexican bean beetle in snap
beans |
| Thomas, A. |
MO |
2000 |
$4,171 |
apples |
| |
Evaluation
of kaolin-based particle film coatings on insect and disease
suppression, and heat stress in apples (yr2) |
| Calderone, N. |
NY |
1999 |
$6,275 |
honey bees |
| |
Natural
products for control of parasitic honey bee mites |
| Thomas, A. |
MO |
1999 |
$3,479 |
apples |
| |
Evaluation
of kaolin-based particle film coatings on insect and disease
suppression, and heat stress in apples (yr1) |
| Ignatowicz, S. |
|
1999 |
$5,000 |
mushrooms |
| |
Evaluation
of the efficacy of predatory mites in controlling pests of cultivated
mushrooms (Poland) |
| Swezey, S. |
CA |
1999 |
$4,839 |
artichokes |
| |
A grower-managed
biorational program for artichoke pests (yr 2) |
| Swezey, S. |
CA |
1998 |
$4,839 |
artichokes |
| |
A grower-managed biorational program for artichoke
pests (yr1). See yr2 for report. |
| Van Horn, M. |
CA |
1999 |
$6,950 |
vegetables: tomatoes |
| |
Organic management
of garden symphylans in annual cropping systems |
| Horton, D. |
WA |
1998 |
$4,700 |
pears |
| |
Enhancing biological
control in mating disruption and organic pear orchards by understory
management |
| Luna, J. |
OR |
1998 |
$5,000 |
vegetables:broccoli |
| |
Enhancement of
biological control with beneficial insectary plantings |
| Olkowski, W. |
CA |
1998 |
$4,800 |
cucurbits |
| |
Cucumber
beetle mass trap development and field evaluation (yr2) |
| Olkowski, W. |
CA |
1997 |
$5,000 |
cucurbits |
| |
Cucumber beetle mass trap development and field
evaluation (yr 1). See yr2 for project report. |
| Baumgartner. J. |
CA |
1997 |
$6,625 |
apples |
| |
Bird and
arthropod predation of codling moth in organic apple orchards
(yr2) |
| Baumgartner. J. |
CA |
1996 |
$2,530 |
apples |
| |
Bird and arthropod predation of codling moth in
organic apple orchards (yr1). See yr2 for project report. |
| Smith, R. |
CA |
1997 |
$3,463 |
cole crops |
| |
Control
of flea beetles in cole crops with trap crops |
| Altieri, M. |
CA |
1996 |
$4,000 |
wine grapes |
| |
Study of plant
diversity adjacent to a monoculture system: Effects on beneficial
arthropod populations and vineyard pest control |
| Lotter, D. |
CA |
1996 |
$3,000 |
wine grapes |
| |
Soil ecology
of grape phylloxera and the potential for biological control |
| Stoner, K. |
CT |
1996 |
$2,000 |
cucurbits |
| |
Trapping squash
bugs with board traps and ammonia |
| Phillips, P. |
CA |
1995 |
$3,997 |
citrus |
| |
Impact of
dustdeposits on insectary-reared and released parasitoids in
transitional and citrus orchards using perennial vs. annual
tilled cover crops |
| Swezey, S. |
CA |
1995 |
$4,862 |
apples |
| |
Mass-rearing
and releases of a locally adapted female-only strain of Trichogramma
for control of codling moth in organic apple orchards |
| Vaughn, T. |
CO |
1995 |
$1,410 |
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| |
Enhanced parasitization
of aphids using an opportunistic parasitoid wasp |
| Mahr, D. |
WI |
1994 |
$5,300 |
apples |
| |
Habitat manipulation
to improve biological control in apple orchards |
| Mayse, M. |
CA |
1994 |
$,4934 |
grapes |
| |
Leaf sap brix
& leafhoppers in vineyards |
| Walker, K. |
CA |
1994 |
$2,850 |
apples |
| |
Development of improved monitoring and
treatment techniques for leafroller control in organic apples |
| Hoffman, M. |
NY |
1993 |
$4,940 |
cucurbits |
| |
Development
of a trapping system for cucumber beetles in cucurbits |
| Ruuttila, E. |
NH |
1993 |
$3,280 |
potatoes |
| |
Using living
straw mulch to suppress Colorado potato beetle |
| Smith, R. |
CA |
1993 |
$2,370 |
vegetables: cabbage, corn, onions |
| |
Monitoring the
activity of cabbage, seed corn and onion maggots on an organic
farm |
| Swezey, S. |
CA |
1992 |
$5,000 |
apples |
| |
Technical support and temperature-based
development predictions for organic codling moth management |
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