New England
Small Fruit Pest Management
Guide -- 2003-04

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Indar reporting form

UPDATE -- June 8, 2004

Cover
Credits -- inside front cover
Table of Contents

Introduction and General Information
General Information -- 1
....Table 1. General information for some small fruit crops -- 1
Soil Fertility Management -- 1
Plant Nutrients— major and minor -- 4
....Figure 1. The nitrogen cycle -- 4
....Table 2. Nitrogen credits for previous crops -- 5
....Table 3. Nitrogen credits from manure incorporated before planting -- 5
Soil Organic Matter -- 7
....Table 4. Typical carbon-to-nitrogen ratios -- 8
Cover Crops and Green Manures -- 8
....Table 5. Pre-plant cover-crop seeding dates and rates -- 9
Guidelines for Organic Fertilization -- 10
....Table 6. Nutrient recommendations for small fruit crops -- 11
Organic Certification -- 12
About Pest Management -- 12
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) -- 14
Biologicals -- 18
Natural Enemies and Predators -- 18
Pesticide Safety and Use -- 19
....Table 7. Toxicity information for some pesticides commonly used in small fruits -- 21
....Table 8. Approximate dilutions for small volumes of spray mixes -- 24
Water -- 25
Fumigation: Materials and Risks -- 26
....Table 9. Fumigant rates and spectrums of activity -- 26
Weed Management General Notice -- 27
Weed Management -- 27

Strawberries
General Information -- 30
....Table 10. Recommended optimal soil characteristics for growing strawberries -- 30
....Table 11. Number of strawberry plants per acre at different spacings -- 31
....Table 13. Critical nutrient values for strawberry tissue analysis -- 31
....Table 12. Critical freeze temperatures for strawberries based on stage of growth -- 31
Diseases -- 32
....Table 14. Strawberry cultivar descriptions -- 36
....Table 15. Efficacy of fungicides for strawberry disease management -- 37
Insects -- 37
....Table 16. Monitoring for tarnished plant bug in strawberry -- 38
....Table 17. Revision to monitoring procedure for strawberry bud weevil (clipper) -- 38
....Table18. Tentative guidelines for thrips in strawberries -- 39
....Table 19. Efficacy of common insecticides and miticides used in strawberries -- 43
....Table 20. Strawberry pest management schedule -- 45
Weed Management -- 51
....Table 21. Weed management in strawberries during the transplant and establishment years -- 52
....Table 22. Transplant year strawberry herbicide calendar -- 55
....Table 23. Herbicide efficacy against common weeds in strawberries -- 56

Highbush Blueberries
General Information -- 57
....Table 24. Recommended optimal soil characteristics for growing blueberries -- 57
....Table 25. Amount of sulfur (in lb/100 sq ft)a required to lower soil pH for blueberries -- 57
....Table 26. Number of blueberry plants per acre at different spacings -- 58
....Table 27. Critical nutrient values for blueberry tissue analysis -- 58
Diseases -- 58
....Table 28. Highbush blueberry variety descriptions for New England -- 59
....Table 29. Fungicides registered for use on blueberries and their primary uses -- 62
Insects -- 64
Vertebrate Pests -- 66
....Table 30. Highbush blueberry pest management schedule -- 68
Weed Management -- 71
....Table 31. Weed management for highbush blueberries -- 72

Brambles
General Information -- 74
....Table 32. Recommended optimal soil characteristics for growing brambles -- 74
....Table 33. Number of bramble plants per acre at different spacings -- 74
....Table 34. Postplant nitrogen recommendations for brambles -- 75
....Table 35. Critical nutrient values for bramble tissue analysis -- 75
Diseases -- 75
Viruses -- 77
....Table 36. Relative hardiness and disease resistance for bramble varieties -- 78
Insects -- 79
....Table 37. Bramble pest management schedule -- 81
....Table 38. Fall bearing (primocane fruiting) bramble pest management schedule -- 84
Weed Management -- 86
....Table 39. Weed management in brambles -- 87

Grapes
General Information -- 89
....Table 41. Critical nutrient values for grape petiole analysis -- 89
....Table 40. Recommended optimal soil characteristics for growing grapes -- 89
Diseases -- 90
....Table 42. Grape black rot infection table -- 90
....Table 43. Effectiveness of fungicides on grape diseases -- 93
Insects -- 94
....Table 44. Effectiveness of insecticides for management of grape insects -- 95
....Table 45. Grape pest management schedule -- 97
Weed Management -- 101
....Table 46. Weed management in grapes during the planting year and in established vineyards -- 102

Appendices
Table 47. Poisoning hazard to honey bees of common small fruit pesticides -- 105
Table 48. Relative toxicity of pesticides to mite predators -- 106
Table 49. Conversion factors to convert from one unit to another -- 107
Resource Materials -- 107
Sample Plant Diagnostics Submission Form -- 110

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EMERGENCY telephone numbers -- back cover

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