| Extension/Outreach |
1 |
All |
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6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Regulators and consumer groups must be educated about how Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in pears
optimizes food production while minimizing risks to workers and the environment. A serious concern exists that
state and county budgets will be insufficient to support the university and extension programs vital to the survival of
the pear industry. Technology transfer and demonstration plots are needed for PCAs and growers to provide timely
information on new products, techniques, and resistance management. Growers need to be educated on the value
removing abandoned orchards to improve the efficacy of pheromone-based and other area-wide pest
management systems. Fireblight models need to be validated, and training is needed on the judicious use of
antibiotics. Field diagnosis and monitoring techniques should be disseminated to increase the number of trained
and qualified field scouts. Spanish language training materials should be provided to insure safe and effective use
pesticides, particularly by field workers. Finally, the public should be reminded through effective media
campaigns (e.g., “Buy California,” “Five a Day” programs) that the consumption of pears contributes to a nutritious
diet and healthy lifestyle. |
| Extension/Outreach |
1 |
Insects |
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Provide training on management practices to keep off-site
pesticide movement to a minimum |
| Extension/Outreach |
1 |
Pathogens |
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Educate growers on resistance management for scab complex |
| Extension/Outreach |
2 |
Insects |
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Educate urban users about pesticide use, particularly off-site
movement |
| Extension/Outreach |
2 |
Pathogens |
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Educate regulators on the critical need for therapeutic uses of
antibiotics for plant agriculture |
| Extension/Outreach |
3 |
Insects |
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Improve quality and increase quantity of field level monitoring
with trained scouts |
| Extension/Outreach |
4 |
Insects |
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Demonstrate new materials and techniques for codling moth
control |
| Extension/Outreach |
6 |
Insects |
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Educate growers and PCAs on environmental and water issues
with organophosphate insecticides, antibiotics, and other
materials used in pest control |
| Extension/Outreach |
7 |
Insects |
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Train growers and PCAs on resistance management |
| Regulatory |
1 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Register reduced risk insecticides for codling moth - the key insect pest of pears |
| Regulatory |
1 |
Insects |
|
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Register sprayable pheromone formulations |
| Regulatory |
1 |
Insects |
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Expedite registrations of new products, especially OP
alternatives |
| Regulatory |
1 |
Insects |
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Register ethephon; this is one of the most important registrations for
pears |
| Regulatory |
1 |
Pathogens |
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Register ethephon; this is one of the most important current
registration needs for pears |
| Regulatory |
1 |
Pathogens |
|
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Maintain therapeutic use of antibiotics for plant agriculture |
| Regulatory |
1 |
Pathogens |
|
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Expedite Enzone® registration for control of oak root fungus |
| Regulatory |
1 |
Pathogens |
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Expedite registrations of pyrimethanil, Elevate®, and Scholar |
| Regulatory |
1 |
Pathogens |
|
Bed Preparation |
Allow orchard floor heat treating with burners to kill spores |
| Regulatory |
2 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Register reduced risk insecticides for control of psylla, true bugs, and leaf rollers |
| Regulatory |
2 |
Insects |
|
|
Maintain registrations of highly effective insecticides to use in
conjunction with pheromone IPM systems in case of a severe
pest outbreak |
| Regulatory |
2 |
Insects |
|
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Revisit Penncap® registration for orchard post-harvest use |
| Regulatory |
2 |
Pathogens |
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Expedite scald registrations in California (SOPP, ethoxyquin) |
| Regulatory |
3 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Register ethephon with a 24c for managing codling moth infestations post-harvest |
| Regulatory |
3 |
Insects |
|
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Enforce abandoned orchard pest abatement |
| Regulatory |
4 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Allow the industry to maintain its post-harvest chlorpyriphos 24c for codling moth resistance
management programs |
| Regulatory |
4 |
Insects |
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Modify label language to keep up with new application
methods/technology |
| Regulatory |
5 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Enforce removal of abandoned orchards to aid in establishing area-wide pest management
programs |
| Regulatory |
6 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Register fludioxonil, fenhexamid, pyrimethanil, and sodium ortho-phenylphenate (SOPP) for
control of scald, Botrytis, and other diseases |
| Regulatory |
7 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Register alternative antibiotics for fireblight control |
| Regulatory |
8 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Obtain approval by the California League of Food Processors and Del Monte Foods, Inc. for
the use of PGRs Apogee® and Retain® on pears |
| Research |
1 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Evaluate and develop Guthion® alternatives for codling moth control |
| Research |
1 |
Insects |
|
|
Conduct research on the biology and management of true bugs |
| Research |
1 |
Insects |
|
|
Evaluate and develop reduced risk control techniques for
psylla, true bugs, and leaf rollers |
| Research |
1 |
Insects |
|
|
Evaluate new leaf roller management techniques |
| Research |
1 |
Insects |
|
Bed Preparation |
Evaluate new oils for psylla control |
| Research |
1 |
Pathogens |
|
|
Evaluate streptomycin replacements for fireblight control |
| Research |
1 |
Pathogens |
|
|
Evaluate oak root fungus and Phytophthora management
techniques |
| Research |
1 |
Pathogens |
|
|
Continue research on blue mold and Botrytis resistance
management |
| Research |
1 |
Pathogens |
|
Bed Preparation |
Develop improved sanitation techniques for scab control |
| Research |
2 |
All |
|
|
Evaluate California requirements to register SOPP and
ethoxyquin for use on California pears |
| Research |
2 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Develop monitoring techniques and economic thresholds for new codling moth control
systems |
| Research |
2 |
Insects |
|
|
Evaluate the use of pheromones for control of leaf rollers |
| Research |
2 |
Insects |
|
|
Develop attract-and-kill techniques for true bug control |
| Research |
2 |
Insects |
|
|
Evaluate and develop Guthion® alternatives for codling moth
control |
| Research |
2 |
Pathogens |
|
|
Evaluate biological control techniques for all pear pests |
| Research |
3 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Evaluate and develop reduced risk management techniques for psylla, true bugs, and leaf
rollers |
| Research |
3 |
Insects |
|
|
Determine the effect of Lorsban® applications on leaf rollers |
| Research |
3 |
Insects |
|
|
Evaluate new psylla management techniques |
| Research |
3 |
Insects |
|
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Develop attract-and-kill technology for true bug control |
| Research |
3 |
Pathogens |
|
|
Evaluate Oxycom® for fireblight control |
| Research |
4 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Develop an “attract and kill” device for true bugs |
| Research |
4 |
Insects |
|
|
Continue pheromone research, especially for attractants for
monitoring CM |
| Research |
4 |
Pathogens |
|
|
Evaluate inoculum control for scab |
| Research |
5 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Evaluate and develop organically acceptable management techniques for codling moth and
fireblight |
| Research |
5 |
Insects |
|
|
Determine how to keep materials on-site to avoid TMDLs and
other off-site issues |
| Research |
5 |
Insects |
|
|
Inform the industry of the benefits of removing abandoned
orchards |
| Research |
5 |
Pathogens |
|
|
Conduct research on the stabilization of Mycoshield® |
| Research |
6 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Develop new techniques and reduced risk products for control of fireblight and pear scab |
| Research |
6 |
Insects |
|
|
Conduct studies to improve application technology to reduce
pesticide drift |
| Research |
7 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Evaluate resistance status for insecticides and fungicides used in pear pest management |
| Research |
7 |
Insects |
|
|
Evaluate biological control techniques for all pear pests |
| Research |
8 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Evaluate biological control techniques for all pear pests |
| Research |
8 |
Insects |
|
|
Establish usable TMDLs |
| Research |
9 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Evaluate reduced risk compounds for all pest categories in pears |
| Research |
10 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Evaluate reduced risk compounds for all pest categories in pears |