Mid-Atlantic Apple PMSP

Priorities

Category Rank Pest Type Pest Crop Stage Priority
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.