| Extension/Outreach |
1 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Train growers, consultants, agents, and industry field reps on identification and biology of pests and
natural enemies, and use of new monitoring and management strategies. |
| Extension/Outreach |
2 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Make available in a timely manner monitoring and modeling information for key pests. |
| Extension/Outreach |
3 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Provide instruction on application technology that addresses important issues including drift, label
restrictions, etc. |
| Regulatory |
1 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Register new products identified as efficacious for key pests. |
| Regulatory |
2 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Address internal worm tolerance issue. |
| Regulatory |
3 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Enact legislation to address abandoned orchards. |
| Regulatory |
4 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Enact legislation for more effective deer management. |
| Regulatory |
5 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Update export protocols to reflect current pesticide registrations. |
| Regulatory |
6 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Register fluazinam for summer disease control (registered on peanuts but not for apples) - IR4 request is in but not from mid-Atlantic region. |
| Regulatory |
7 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Provide clarification of label language between State regulatory agencies and EPA. For example,
enclosed cab statement, ASAE standards |
| Regulatory |
8 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Register alternatives to methyl bromide. |
| Regulatory |
9 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Adopt proposed changes and adjust endangered species part of Section 18 applications so that it doesn't have to be resubmitted each year. |
| Research |
1 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Evaluate new products for pests where effective and/or economical options are lacking or threatened. |
| Research |
2 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Improve and validate disease prediction models for the mid-Atlantic region. |
| Research |
3 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Develop and evaluate tactics to manage deer. |
| Research |
4 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Conduct studies on biology, monitoring, and management of emerging pests, including mullein bug, European apple sawfly, borers, and stink bug |
| Research |
5 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Develop economically viable alternatives to 2,4-D for broadleaf weed control. |
| Research |
6 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Determine efficacy, use protocols, and economics of pheromone mating disruption technology for
lepidopteran pests. |
| Research |
7 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Study role of biocontrol agents and evaluate new products for impact on predators and parasites. |
| Research |
8 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Develop resistance management strategies. |
| Research |
9 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Develop and test new chemistries and refine use of existing chemistries as alternatives to products at
risk of resistance and/or potentially limited by regulatory concerns. |
| Research |
10 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Monitor fungicide resistance and improve resistance management strategies for apple scab, rots, and fire blight. |
| Research |
11 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
valuate relative susceptibility of new apple varieties and rootstocks with the goal of improved diseaseand insect resistance in horticulturally attractive varieties. |
| Research |
12 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Study weed population shifts and resistance. |
| Research |
13 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Develop and evaluate cultural practices for the reduction of disease inoculum, especially for apple scab
and rot diseases. |
| Research |
14 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Develop alternatives to methyl bromide. |
| Research |
15 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Develop effective perennial weed management programs. |