Publication 360, Fruit Production Recommendations: Pest Management

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Excerpt from Publication 360, Fruit Production Recommendations, Order this publication

Chapter 4- Pest Management

1. Integrated Pest Management
   • Monitoring
   • Thresholds
   • Trapping
   • Pest management tools
2. Pest Resistance to Insecticides, Fungicides, Miticides
   • Resistance management strategies
   • Documented cases of resistance in Ontario fruit crops
3. Nematodes
   • Thresholds
   • Nematode control
4. Bird Control
   • Controlling bird damage
5. Deer and Rodent Control in Orchards
   • Deer control
   • Mouse and vole control in orchards
   • Controlling rabbits
   • Repairing damage by mice and rabbits
6. Control of Southwest Injury on Fruit Trees
7. Use of Copper Products on Fruit Crops
   • Chemical characteristics of copper fungicides
   • Procedures to tank-mix copper formulations and lime
   • Registration status and availability of copper fungicide products

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• Deer and Rodent Control in Orchards
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