A PMSP for California Celery Production

Priorities

Category Rank Pest Type Pest Crop Stage Priority
Extension/Outreach 1 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Educate regulators, legislators, and policy makers on need for more than one product for a particular pest for effective resistance management
Extension/Outreach 1 Insects Educate growers and PCAs on resistance management
Extension/Outreach 1 Insects Educate growers on use of Fulfill® for aphid control
Extension/Outreach 1 Insects Educate growers and PCAs on the use of neonicotinoid products and their use and role in resistance management
Extension/Outreach 1 Insects Educate growers and PCAs on the use of neonicotinoid products and their use and role in resistance management
Extension/Outreach 1 Pathogens Educate regulators on the need for multiple chemistries to avoid resistance issues
Extension/Outreach 1 Weeds Educate growers and PCAs on scouting and field selection
Extension/Outreach 1 Weeds Educate growers and PCAs on the need to prevent weeds from going to seed at this time of the season
Extension/Outreach 1 Weeds Educate growers and PCAs on the need to prevent weeds from going to seed at this time of the season
Extension/Outreach 1 Weeds Educate growers and PCAs on probable weed issues common in celery that follows strawberries (in strawberries, bed treatments have left the middles untreated; appropriate control measures should therefore be taken in the celery crop or serious weed issues will arise)
Extension/Outreach 2 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Educate regulators on what a suitable replacement product is and what constitutes commercially acceptable levels of control
Extension/Outreach 2 Insects Educate regulators on the need for multiple chemistries to avoid resistance issues
Extension/Outreach 2 Insects Educate regulators on resistance management issues and the need to have multiple products available to use in a resistance management
Extension/Outreach 2 Weeds Educate growers and PCAs on the value of sanitation for weed control
Extension/Outreach 2 Weeds Educate growers and PCAs on need for sanitation, especially as it relates to nutsedge management
Extension/Outreach 3 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Educate growers, PCAs, agencies and the urban community on the relationship of waterway management to weed and insect pest
Extension/Outreach 3 Insects Educate growers and PCAs on minimum tillage and potential leafminer problems that result from the presence of trash in the field
Extension/Outreach 3 Weeds Educate growers and PCAs on the critical need for rotational products to use in resistance management programs
Extension/Outreach 4 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Educate the urban population about agricultural practices necessary for celery production •
Extension/Outreach 4 Weeds Educate growers, PCAs, and field workers on the importance of waterway management in controlling weeds
Extension/Outreach 5 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Educate the public on the nutritional values of California grown celery and the high level of food safety and quality standards established for this commodity
Extension/Outreach 5 Weeds Educate government officials (state, county, city, etc.) on the need to manage weeds in waterways; this will provide multiple benefits for effective weed management, efficient water use, etc.
Regulatory 1 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Registrants should insure that air and chemigation labels are a part of all new product registrations
Regulatory 1 Insects Register alternatives to Admire® for whiteflies and leafminers
Regulatory 1 Insects Register additional aphid materials for use on celery
Regulatory 1 Insects Register Avaunt® and Intrepid® through the IR-4 program
Regulatory 1 Insects Register Avaunt® and Intrepid® through the IR-4 program
Regulatory 1 Pathogens Reregister Topsin M® for late blight
Regulatory 1 Pathogens Reregister Topsin M® for late blight
Regulatory 1 Pathogens Change the Bravo®/chlorothalonil REI from 6 days to 2 days
Regulatory 1 Weeds Preserve sprinkler labels for Caparol®/prometryn and Lorox®/linuron
Regulatory 1 Weeds Register Dual Magnum®/S-metolachlor; resolve indemnity issues in CA
Regulatory 2 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Address REI issues/concerns for products used in late season (e.g. aphicides)
Regulatory 2 Insects Evaluate new techniques and materials for leaf miner control
Regulatory 2 Insects Register rotational compounds for use in resistance management programs (Lygus, leafminers, etc.)
Regulatory 2 Insects Register pyriproxyfen
Regulatory 2 Insects Register pyriproxyfen
Regulatory 2 Pathogens Register new products for control of soil borne diseases
Regulatory 2 Pathogens Register new products for control of soil borne diseases
Regulatory 3 All Obtain an air label for Proclaim® (a primary rotational material for Success®/spinosad)
Regulatory 3 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Multiple products should be allowed under 24(c) and Section 18s for resistance management (California issue)
Regulatory 3 Insects Obtain an air label for Proclaim® (a primary rotational material for Success®/spinosad)
Regulatory 3 Weeds Critical to maintain Caparol®/prometryn and Lorox®/linuron
Regulatory 4 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Expedite registration of Dual Magnum®/S-metolachlor for control of nutsedge
Regulatory 4 Insects Determine the status of Sevin® bait
Regulatory 4 Insects Determine the status of Sevin® bait
Regulatory 4 Weeds Register Goal®/oxyfluorfen through the IR-4 program
Regulatory 5 Insects Evaluate status of new bait formulations (wax, etc.) earwigs, etc.
Regulatory 5 Insects Evaluate status of new bait formulations (wax, etc.) earwigs, etc.
Research 1 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Evaluate insect management tools alternatives to organophosphates and carbamate products (especially those products which are subject to restriction or loss due to FQPA and other regulations – e.g., acephate, diazinon, carbamates)
Research 1 Insects Evaluate rotational products to be used in conjunction with Admire® for whitefly and leafminer control.
Research 1 Insects Evaluate Contans® and other biological/chemical materials for Sclerotinia and Fusarium under California conditions; there are many new and interesting concepts (composts, products, etc.)
Research 1 Insects Evaluate leafminer adulticides; prefer to use a product that is soft on beneficials
Research 1 Insects Evaluate neonicotinoid resistance in insects, especially for in leafminers
Research 1 Insects Evaluate neonicotinoid resistance in insects, especially for in leafminers
Research 1 Nematodes Determine the impact methyl bromide phaseout (in rotational crops) as it impacts nematode issues in celery
Research 1 Pathogens Evaluate and develop resistant varieties (viruses, Fusarium, late blight, etc.)
Research 1 Pathogens Evaluate new fungicides for control of soil borne diseases •
Research 1 Pathogens Evaluate new fungicides for control of soil borne diseases •
Research 1 Weeds Continue evaluation of materials available for potential adaptation for this time period
Research 1 Weeds Continue evaluation of materials available for potential adaptation for this time period
Research 1 Weeds Precision ag practices should be evaluated for celery production
Research 1 Weeds Evaluate alternatives to Caparol®/prometryn and Lorox®/linuron
Research 2 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Study the biology and management of soil pests
Research 2 Insects Evaluate the relationship between groundsel and the incidence of Sclerotinia (alternate host, etc.)
Research 2 Insects Evaluate whitefly resistance to insecticides; develop a resistance management program that includes area-wide approaches to resistance management
Research 2 Insects Evaluate Lygus materials; prefer to use product soft on beneficials
Research 2 Insects Develop a resistance management program for all pests
Research 2 Insects Develop a resistance management program for all pests •
Research 2 Nematodes Evaluate new nematicides/practices in absence of methyl bromide
Research 2 Pathogens Evaluate the in season use of Contans
Research 2 Pathogens Evaluate the relationship between stress (nematode, temperature, etc.) and the onset and severity of Fusarium yellows
Research 2 Pathogens Evaluate the in season use of Contans
Research 2 Weeds Maintain availability of Eptam® availability; ease plant back restrictions in certain geographies
Research 2 Weeds Develop “machine vision” and weed mapping technologies for selective herbicide treatments
Research 2 Weeds Evaluate new formulations of Goal®/oxyfluorofen for efficacy and crop safety
Research 3 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Study management of Sclerotinia (airborne and soil borne)
Research 3 Insects Evaluate new techniques and materials for leaf miner control
Research 3 Insects Develop an area-wide pheromone disruption program for beet armyworm
Research 3 Insects Evaluate new bait formulations (wax, etc.) for earwigs and other soil pests
Research 3 Insects Evaluate new bait formulations (wax, etc.) for earwigs and other soil pests
Research 3 Nematodes Evaluate “biofumigant” crops
Research 3 Pathogens Develop “precision ag” practices which integrate geographic information systems (GIS), field history, site selection, etc.
Research 3 Pathogens Refine late blight models
Research 3 Pathogens Refine late blight models
Research 3 Weeds Evaluate mulches, especially for use in organic production
Research 3 Weeds Evaluate weed control options for organic growers
Research 4 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Evaluate new celery varieties for resistance to insects and diseases
Research 4 Insects Register Avaunt® and Intrepid® through the IR-4 program
Research 4 Weeds Evaluate postemergence herbicide alternatives for Lorox®/linuron and Caparol®/prometryn
Research 4 Weeds Evaluate the relationship between groundsel and the incidence of Sclerotinia
Research 5 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Evaluate biofumigants as tools for pest control in celery •
Research 5 Weeds Need herbicide to use prior to transplanting (e.g. Chateau
Research 5 Weeds Evaluate mechanical cultivation techniques
Research 6 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Evaluate biofumigants as tools for pest control in celery
Research 7 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Develop resistance management strategies for all pest categories
Research 8 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Continue weed control research to find complimentary or replacement products for Lorox®/linuron and Caparol®/prometryn
Research 9 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Evaluate the secondary effect of loss of methyl bromide as a tool used in rotational crops in celery production areas (i.e. methyl bromide is not used in celery, however, the use of this product in other crops provides pest control in celery)