| Extension/Outreach |
1 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Educate growers and PCAs on all new methyl bromide alternatives, insecticides, and
fungicides |
| Extension/Outreach |
1 |
Insects |
|
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Provide training on new products prior to registration (e.g., Actara® and
Provado |
| Extension/Outreach |
1 |
Insects |
|
|
Educate growers and PCAs on use of mite sampling protocols and
treatment thresholds |
| Extension/Outreach |
1 |
Insects |
|
|
Educate growers and PCAs on the use of predatory mites |
| Extension/Outreach |
1 |
Nematodes |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Educate growers and PCAs on nematode diagnostic and sampling
procedures, and on evaluating the need for chemical pre-plant
treatments. New Orchards |
| Extension/Outreach |
1 |
Pathogens |
|
|
Provide training on resistance management to preserve all chemical
tools (older chemistry and new) used in sweet cherries |
| Extension/Outreach |
1 |
Pathogens |
|
|
Provide training to growers and PCAs on resistance management for
bloom and fruit disease suppression |
| Extension/Outreach |
1 |
Pathogens |
|
|
Educate growers and PCAs on efficacy and timing of newly registered
fungicides for controlling bloom and fruit diseases |
| Extension/Outreach |
1 |
Pathogens |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Educate growers and PCAs on use of phosphonate fungicides for controlling
Phytophthora root and crown rot. New Orchard |
| Extension/Outreach |
1 |
Wildlife |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Teach growers how to recognize vertebrate damage and distinguish it
from other causes of cherry tree decline and death. New Orchards |
| Extension/Outreach |
2 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Conduct resistance management training for all pest categories |
| Extension/Outreach |
2 |
Insects |
|
|
Educate growers and PCAs on the use of economic thresholds and
sampling for lepidopterous pests |
| Extension/Outreach |
2 |
Nematodes |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Educate growers and PCAs on proper use of new fumigants. New Orchards |
| Extension/Outreach |
2 |
Pathogens |
|
|
Educate growers and PCAs on proper use of phosphite materials |
| Extension/Outreach |
2 |
Pathogens |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Educate growers and PCAs on the use of methyl bromide alternatives. New Orchard |
| Extension/Outreach |
3 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Provide training on reduced risk pest management practices and BMPs to improve and
protect water and soil quality in agricultural areas |
| Extension/Outreach |
4 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Educate the public on the nutritional values of California grown cherries and their high level
of food safety and quality |
| Regulatory |
1 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Expedite registrations of methyl bromide alternatives |
| Regulatory |
1 |
Insects |
|
|
Register organophosphate insecticide alternatives |
| Regulatory |
1 |
Insects |
|
|
Expedite new registrations for Actara® and Provado® to address
glassy-winged sharpshooter issues |
| Regulatory |
1 |
Insects |
|
|
Expedite registration of neonicotinoids for leafhoppers on cherries |
| Regulatory |
1 |
Insects |
|
|
Expedite registration of neonicotinoids for leafhoppers on cherries |
| Regulatory |
1 |
Nematodes |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Expedite Telone II® label modification for its application to individual
tree sites; this treatment can provide nematode-free soil for the first
year of tree growth, enabling early development of larger root systems. New Orchard |
| Regulatory |
1 |
Pathogens |
|
|
Reduce PHIs for existing registrations for Botrytis materials |
| Regulatory |
1 |
Pathogens |
|
|
Expedite Quintec® registration |
| Regulatory |
1 |
Pathogens |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Register methyl bromide alternatives as soon as possible. New Orchard. |
| Regulatory |
1 |
Pathogens |
|
Bloom |
Need a fumigant that is effective in decay control |
| Regulatory |
1 |
Weeds |
|
|
Register Prowl® for bearing use |
| Regulatory |
1 |
Weeds |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Obtain Dual® registration New Orchard |
| Regulatory |
2 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Shorten the pre-harvest interval (PHI) for new in-season Botrytis materials (e.g., fenhexamid) |
| Regulatory |
2 |
Insects |
|
|
Expedite registration of neonicotinoids for leafhoppers on cherries |
| Regulatory |
2 |
Insects |
|
|
Explore re-registration of Sevin® bait for earwig control |
| Regulatory |
2 |
Insects |
|
|
Expedite registration of new miticides |
| Regulatory |
2 |
Nematodes |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Register methyl bromide alternatives for pre-plant uses. New Orchard |
| Regulatory |
2 |
Pathogens |
|
|
Expedite new registrations with short PHIs for Botrytis control |
| Regulatory |
2 |
Pathogens |
|
|
Register a pre-harvest material with a short PHI to alleviate postharvest
pathogens |
| Regulatory |
2 |
Pathogens |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Register phosphonate fungicides for bearing and non-bearing cherries. New Orchard |
| Regulatory |
2 |
Weeds |
|
|
Obtain Dual® registration |
| Regulatory |
2 |
Weeds |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Register methyl bromide alternatives for pre-plant fumigation. New Orchard |
| Regulatory |
3 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Expedite the registration of calcium ammonium nitrate as a PGR |
| Regulatory |
3 |
Pathogens |
|
|
Register a pre-harvest material with a short PHI to alleviate postharvest
pathogens |
| Regulatory |
4 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Register organophosphate and carbamate alternatives as soon as possible; utilize the IR-4
priority system for research on reduced risk materials |
| Regulatory |
5 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Harmonize Cal/EPA and US EPA review process to hasten new product registrations |
| Regulatory |
6 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Identify potential trade irritants as early as possible in the research and registration process;
insure there are no conflicts with provisions of NAFTA or Codex |
| Regulatory |
7 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Register effective insecticides for controlling leafhopper vectors of X-disease |
| Research |
1 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Evaluate new fumigants to replace methyl bromide for use in post-harvest quarantine treatments |
| Research |
1 |
Insects |
|
|
Evaluate alternatives to organophosphate insecticides for dormant and
delayed dormant treatments for insects and mites |
| Research |
1 |
Insects |
|
|
Develop damage-based economic thresholds for lepidopterous larvae |
| Research |
1 |
Insects |
|
|
Evaluate neonicotinoids for leafhopper control |
| Research |
1 |
Insects |
|
|
Evaluate neonicotinoids for leafhopper control |
| Research |
1 |
Nematodes |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Evaluate efficacy of new nematicides DiTera® and EnzoneNew Orchard |
| Research |
1 |
Pathogens |
|
|
Develop materials with a short pre-harvest interval (PHI) to alleviate
post-harvest pathogens |
| Research |
1 |
Pathogens |
|
|
Evaluate the effectiveness of lime-sulfur on powdery mildew |
| Research |
1 |
Pathogens |
|
|
Need sanitation alternatives for post-harvest disease control |
| Research |
1 |
Pathogens |
|
|
Evaluate efficacy of phosphite materials |
| Research |
1 |
Pathogens |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Develop economically viable methyl bromide alternatives for pre-plant
fumigation.New Orchard |
| Research |
1 |
Weeds |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Consider reviewing the science of methyl bromide phase-out. New Orchard |
| Research |
2 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Evaluate methyl bromide alternatives for pre-plant fumigations |
| Research |
2 |
Insects |
|
|
Develop better understanding of OBLR biology and control in cherries,
especially the influence of nearby hosts/reservoirs on OBLR abundance
and damage in cherries |
| Research |
2 |
Insects |
|
|
Evaluate new miticides for web-spinning mites |
| Research |
2 |
Nematodes |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Evaluate methyl bromide alternatives. New Orchard |
| Research |
2 |
Pathogens |
|
|
Evaluate new miticides |
| Research |
2 |
Pathogens |
|
|
Need a fumigant that is effective in decay control |
| Research |
2 |
Pathogens |
|
|
Evaluate copper and zinc for bacterial canker control |
| Research |
2 |
Pathogens |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Determine what factors pre-dispose cherry trees to bacterial canker. New Orchard |
| Research |
3 |
All |
|
|
Develop sampling protocols and treatment thresholds for mites,
including consideration of predatory arthropod activity |
| Research |
3 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Evaluate new products and techniques for leafhopper control |
| Research |
3 |
Nematodes |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Evaluate SAR (systemically acquired resistance) products. New Orchard |
| Research |
3 |
Pathogens |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Evaluate new technology “systemic acquired resistance” (SAR) type
products for bacterial canker. New Orchard |
| Research |
4 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Intensify efforts to identify effective biological and cultural techniques to control pests in cherries |
| Research |
4 |
Nematodes |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Develop economic treatment thresholds for plant parasitic nematodes
that damage cherries. New Orchard |
| Research |
4 |
Pathogens |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Evaluate Aliette® and other phosphonates for efficacy in reducing tree
losses to Phytophthora in bearing and non-bearing orchards. New Orchard. |
| Research |
5 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Evaluate systemically acquired resistance (SAR) materials |
| Research |
5 |
Pathogens |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Develop effective pre-plant assays and/or treatment protocols for cherry
stem pitting. New Orachard |
| Research |
6 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Develop a systems approach to pest management in cherries based on economic thresholds |
| Research |
7 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Determine the relationship between the biology of bacterial canker and host susceptibility |
| Research |
8 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Develop best management practices (BMPs) to protect water and soil quality |
| Research |
9 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Develop monitoring and threshold-based treatments for oblique-banded leaf roller |
| Research |
10 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Evaluate new and existing rootstocks for resistance to key soil-borne pests and diseases |
| Research |
11 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Provide access to research funding directly through commodity organizations (California Cherry
Advisory Board, etc.) in addition to continued support of the University of California Land Grant
system for research and extension activities |