Florida Strawberry PMSP

Priorities

Category Rank Pest Type Pest Crop Stage Priority
Extension/Outreach 1 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Education of growers/scouts with regard to pest identification and sanitation, especially on transplants.
Extension/Outreach 2 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Education of growers/pest managers with regard to new application methods and resistance management of new chemistries
Regulatory 1 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Continue processing ongoing requests for registration (methyl iodide, pyridaben, buprofezin, nicobifen, pyrimethanil, and sulfentrazone).
Regulatory 2 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Determine if data exists that would allow PHI and plant-back interval modification for several management tools.
Regulatory 3 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Interact with registrant/state agency to obtain state registration of clopyralid (StingerĀ®) in strawberry with existing data.
Research 1 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Continued examination of new chemistries that address gaps in pest management (resistance, efficacy, or selectivity).
Research 2 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Assessment of cover crops for nematode management.
Research 3 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Examination of current pest practices on vertebrate feeding deterrence.