| Extension/Outreach |
1 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Conduct workshops on proper seed treatment techniques at the annual Fruit and Vegetable
Growers Congress. |
| Extension/Outreach |
2 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Update the Ohio Vegetable Production Guide annually with information about new products,
synthetic and biological, available for use in bell and non-bell pepper production |
| Extension/Outreach |
3 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Conduct a tour of bell and non-bell pepper fields to help educate growers, members of industry,
and University personnel about proper insect, weed, and disease management. |
| Extension/Outreach |
4 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Develop fact sheets for emerging diseases such as anthracnose and Phytophthora. |
| Extension/Outreach |
5 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Create a list of educational materials currently available for growers, including material from
other states if relevant. |
| Regulatory |
1 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Remove or modify current Orthene (acephate) restrictions on number of applications per season.
Use is currently capped at 2.66 lbs. / A (2.0 lbs. ai / A) for bell and 1.33 lbs. / A (1 lb. ai / A) for
non-bell peppers. This translates into 1or 2 sprays per season to protect the crop when there
may be as many as 3 generations of European corn borer to control. At a minimum, we would
request 4 sprays per season, 2 sprays each for the second and third generations. |
| Regulatory |
2 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Retain Maneb (maneb) uses as a broad spectrum fungicide material. |
| Regulatory |
3 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Determine registration status of Topsin-M (thiophanate-methyl) for use in disease management.
|
| Regulatory |
4 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Retain Thiram (thiram) uses for disease management. |
| Regulatory |
5 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Find an alternative for Ridomil (metalaxyl) fungicide, possibly Acrobat (dimethomorph). |
| Regulatory |
6 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Retain Thiodan (endosulfan) uses for aphid and stinkbug management. |
| Research |
1 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Develop alternatives to Orthene (acephate) such as neonicotinoids, IGR's, etc. and test the best
ways to rotate Orthene with other insecticides for European corn borer control. |
| Research |
2 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Thoroughly evaluate Dual (s-metolachlor) and Command (clomazone) for non-bell pepper weed
control. |
| Research |
3 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Develop spray application technology for better canopy penetration and coverage; intensify
work with reduced rate applications. |
| Research |
4 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Begin research on the parasitoid Trichogramma ostriniae for European corn borer egg control,
the primary insect pest of peppers. |
| Research |
5 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Develop variety trials that evaluate incidence of insect damage, disease management, fruit color,
fruit marketability, and yield. |
| Research |
6 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Evaluate biological and chemical alternatives to current synthetic fungicides. |