PMSP for Olive Production in California

Priorities

Category Rank Pest Type Pest Crop Stage Priority
Extension/Outreach 1 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Educate the urban public on the olive fruit fly issue and the significant impact this pest can have on the local economy and well-being of the community; develop outreach and educational materials targeted at homeowners, gardeners, and landscapers
Extension/Outreach 1 Insects Provide training to growers, PCAs, and applicators on proper application of spinosad (GF-120 Naturalyte® fruit fly bait) sprays
Extension/Outreach 1 Insects Educate growers on need for good coverage and timing for oil applications
Extension/Outreach 1 Insects Update growers on current issues such as harvest maturity effects on oil quality
Extension/Outreach 1 Insects Stem Elongation To Full Branching Provide training on the value of orchard sanitation for pest management
Extension/Outreach 1 Pathogens Educate growers on proper timing of copper applications
Extension/Outreach 1 Pathogens Educate growers on the importance of proper timing of postharvest copper applications to improve efficacy
Extension/Outreach 1 Pathogens Stem Elongation To Full Branching Educate growers on proper timing of copper applications
Extension/Outreach 1 Weeds Educate registrants on the need for new herbicides for olives
Extension/Outreach 1 Weeds Educate growers on the horticultural benefits of good irrigation management
Extension/Outreach 1 Weeds Stem Elongation To Full Branching Educate registrants on the need for new herbicides in olives
Extension/Outreach 1 Wildlife Evaluate new control techniques for squirrels
Extension/Outreach 2 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Educate growers, PCAs, and applicators on proper use of pesticides, application methods, and timing
Extension/Outreach 2 Insects Stem Elongation To Full Branching Bring growers, applicators, and PCAs up to date on the proper use of spinosad
Extension/Outreach 3 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Continue education on olive fruit fly biology and management of all olive pests
Extension/Outreach 3 Insects Stem Elongation To Full Branching Educate PCAs on monitoring and treatment of olive fruit fly
Extension/Outreach 4 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Educate growers on the proper handling of olive fruit fly infested fruit
Extension/Outreach 4 Insects Stem Elongation To Full Branching Provide timely updates for growers on current status of pest problems in orchards
Extension/Outreach 5 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Inform the public and the regulatory community on labor issues (e.g., labor and imports) which present significant and unfair trade disadvantages for producers of California olive products
Extension/Outreach 5 Insects Stem Elongation To Full Branching Recommend planting of non-fruit-bearing olive trees in urban areas
Extension/Outreach 6 Insects Stem Elongation To Full Branching Educate homeowners about olive fruit flies and the relationship between trees in the urban landscape and the potential impact on commercial plantings
Extension/Outreach 7 Insects Stem Elongation To Full Branching Provide information on plant growth regulators (PGRs) for homeowners to use to prevent fruit set (to remove refugia for olive fruit flies
Regulatory 1 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Obtain a full registration for spinosad GF-120 Naturalyte® and an attract-and-kill device
Regulatory 1 Insects Register imidacloprid (IR-4
Regulatory 1 Insects Obtain full Section 3 registration of attract-and-kill traps and eliminate timing restrictions
Regulatory 1 Insects Stem Elongation To Full Branching Create abatement districts throughout the state for area-wide pest management and eradication efforts
Regulatory 1 Pathogens Expedite registration of alternative fumigants
Regulatory 1 Pathogens Expedite registration of alternative fumigants
Regulatory 1 Pathogens Stem Elongation To Full Branching Expedite registration of new fumigants for control of soil-borne diseases
Regulatory 1 Weeds Register alternative pre-emergence herbicides (through IR-4)
Regulatory 1 Weeds Register alternative pre-emergence herbicides (through IR-4)
Regulatory 1 Weeds Register alternative pre-emergence herbicides (through IR-4)
Regulatory 1 Weeds Stem Elongation To Full Branching Register alternative pre-emergence herbicides (through IR-4)
Regulatory 2 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Obtain an organic approval for spinosad GF-120 Naturalyte® and an attract-and-kill device
Regulatory 2 Insects Obtain full Section 3 registration of spinosad (GF-120 Naturalyte®)
Regulatory 2 Insects Stem Elongation To Full Branching Continue state-wide monitoring program and cooperation with researches
Regulatory 2 Weeds Remove label restriction on Goal® to allow use year-round
Regulatory 2 Weeds Remove label restriction on Goal® to allow use throughout the year
Regulatory 2 Weeds Remove label restriction on Goal® to allow its use year-round
Regulatory 2 Weeds Stem Elongation To Full Branching Remove label restriction on Goal® to allow use year-round
Regulatory 3 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Expedite the registration of additional insecticides for olive fruit fly control
Regulatory 3 Insects Obtain approval of spinosad (GF-120 Naturalyte®) bait spray for use in organic production
Regulatory 3 Insects Develop guidelines for disposal of olive fly infested fruit
Regulatory 3 Insects Stem Elongation To Full Branching Maintain Supracide® and Sevin® registrations for control of scales and other insect pests
Regulatory 4 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Establish abatement districts to manage ornamental sources of olive fruit flies
Regulatory 4 Insects Obtain approval of attract-and-kill devices for organic production
Regulatory 5 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Register alternatives for organophosphate and carbamate insecticides used for control of scale and glassy-winged sharpshooter
Regulatory 5 Insects Develop guidelines for disposal of attract-and-kill device cardboard
Regulatory 6 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Register alternatives for organophosphate and carbamate insecticides used for control of scale and glassy-winged sharpshooter
Research 1 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Study olive fruit fly biology and develop effective pest management techniques
Research 1 Insects Determine level of Xylella disease transmitted by glassywinged sharpshooters
Research 1 Insects Evaluate alternatives to Sevin® (carbaryl), possibly neonicotinoids
Research 1 Insects Determine how and if kaolin clay residues will affect processors
Research 1 Insects Reduce worker compensation costs
Research 1 Insects Stem Elongation To Full Branching Evaluate the relationship between Xyllela disease incidence and glassy-winged sharpshooter feeding
Research 1 Pathogens Evaluate new alternate fumigants for replant situations
Research 1 Pathogens Evaluate alternate fumigants for replant situations
Research 1 Pathogens Stem Elongation To Full Branching Evaluate alternate fumigants for replant situations
Research 1 Weeds Develop non-chemical weed control methods
Research 1 Weeds Develop non-chemical weed control methods
Research 1 Weeds Develop non-chemical weed control methods
Research 1 Weeds Stem Elongation To Full Branching Develop non-chemical weed control methods
Research 1 Wildlife Evaluate new control measures for squirrels
Research 1 Wildlife Stem Elongation To Full Branching Evaluate new control measures for squirrels
Research 2 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Determine the relationship between olive tree phenology and olive fruit fly biology and management
Research 2 Insects Evaluate efficacy of Surround® (kaolin clay) as an insect management tool
Research 2 Insects Evaluate neonicotinoid alternatives for control of olive fruit fly
Research 2 Insects Register an alternative post-harvest cover spray material for scales and olive fly
Research 2 Insects Determine varietal susceptibility to olive fruit fly
Research 2 Insects Stem Elongation To Full Branching Develop effective orchard floor management tactics for olive fruit fly management
Research 2 Pathogens Evaluate alternate chemical/non chemical controls for disease management
Research 2 Pathogens Evaluate alternate chemical and non-chemical controls for disease management
Research 2 Pathogens Stem Elongation To Full Branching Evaluate alternate chemical/non-chemical controls for disease management (especially Verticillium and olive knot
Research 2 Weeds Evaluate new and established chemistry to expand herbicide availability for olives
Research 2 Weeds Evaluate new and established chemistries to expand herbicide availability for olives
Research 2 Weeds Evaluate new and established chemistries to expand herbicide availability for olives
Research 2 Weeds Stem Elongation To Full Branching Evaluate new and established chemistries to expand herbicide availability for olives, especially for flaxleaf fleabane
Research 3 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Evaluate currently registered insecticides for olive fruit fly efficacy
Research 3 Insects Continue statewide monitoring programs to learn more about the population biology of olive fruit fly
Research 3 Insects Improve application technology for spinosad (GF-120 Naturalyte
Research 3 Insects Develop economic thresholds for olive fruit fly
Research 3 Insects Stem Elongation To Full Branching Develop biological control for olive fruit fly
Research 3 Pathogens Determine proper timing of copper applications and how residues on fruit can be reduced or eliminated (especially for oil cultivars)
Research 3 Pathogens Determine proper timing of copper applications and how residues on fruit can be reduced or eliminated (especially for oil cultivars)
Research 3 Pathogens Stem Elongation To Full Branching Determine proper timing of copper and how residues on fruit can be reduced or eliminated (especially for oil cultivars)
Research 4 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Evaluate activity of neonicotinoid insecticides against olive fruit fly and scales
Research 4 Insects Determine when olive fruit is most susceptible to olive fruit flies
Research 4 Insects Evaluate various trap designs for olive fruit fly monitoring
Research 4 Insects Continue state-wide monitoring of olive fly populations
Research 4 Insects Develop effective post-harvest control of scales
Research 4 Insects Stem Elongation To Full Branching Continue evaluation of attract-and-kill traps for olive fruit fly
Research 5 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Develop reliable monitoring techniques and economic thresholds for the olive fruit fly
Research 5 Insects Evaluate impact of post-harvest cover sprays on olive fly populations
Research 5 Insects Stem Elongation To Full Branching Determine the over-wintering biology of the olive fruit fly throughout the state
Research 5 Pathogens Evaluate rotenone plus pyrethrum for olive fruit fly (used in Europe, not registered in CA)
Research 6 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Evaluate effectiveness of mass olive fruit fly trapping techniques in oil production regions
Research 6 Insects Evaluate effect of olive fruit fly damage on oil quality
Research 6 Insects Stem Elongation To Full Branching Evaluate the role of sanitation in the trees as an olive fruit fly management tool (e.g., removal and disposal of infested fruit)
Research 7 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Develop methods to properly handle olive fruit fly infested fruit
Research 7 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Remove timing restrictions on Goal® herbicide use
Research 7 Insects Determine best way to dispose of infested fruit
Research 7 Insects Stem Elongation To Full Branching Determine what the ornamental urban contribution is to olive fruit fly populations in agricultural areas
Research 8 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Evaluate the impact of glassy-winged sharpshooters and Xyllela on olives
Research 8 Insects Determine the impact of mechanical harvesting on fruit damage
Research 8 Insects Stem Elongation To Full Branching Evaluate new trap types (e.g., bottle trap) for control of olive fruit fly
Research 9 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Evaluate alternatives to organophosphate and carbamate insecticides for control of scale insects and glassy-winged sharpshooter
Research 9 Insects Stem Elongation To Full Branching Evaluate chemical control measures for olive fruit fly control
Research 10 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Evaluate pre-emergence herbicides for weed control (especially flax leaf fleabane)
Research 10 Insects Stem Elongation To Full Branching Evaluate the residual control of spinosad for olive fruit fly
Research 11 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Determine optimal timing for copper applications to minimize residues in oil crops