PMSP for Tart Cherry in Michigan

Priorities

Category Rank Pest Type Pest Crop Stage Priority
Extension/Outreach 1 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Expand information on new pest management advances for growers, consultants, and scouts.
Extension/Outreach 2 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Improve delivery of real-time pest management information to the agricultural community.
Extension/Outreach 3 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Offer apprenticeship programs for scout training.
Extension/Outreach 4 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Educate consultants on options for additional income resources during off-season.
Extension/Outreach 5 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Inform landowners about issues and laws regulating abandoned orchards and back-yard trees.
Extension/Outreach 6 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Educate the general public about production agriculture.
Extension/Outreach 7 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Provide hands-on educational opportunities for regulators and policymakers.
Regulatory 1 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Quickly register effective and affordable alternatives.
Regulatory 2 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Maintain an array of pesticides with reasonable REI’s, PHI’s, IPM options, and resistance management tools.
Regulatory 3 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Develop a system for evaluating new pesticides on farms before registration.
Regulatory 4 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Ensure nursery stock is virus-tested for all known viruses.
Regulatory 5 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Enforce laws regulating abandoned orchards and back-yard trees.
Regulatory 6 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Increase cost-sharing for implementation of IPM technologies (weather and others).
Research 1 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Disease-resistant cherry varieties, especially leaf spot.
Research 2 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Disease-resistant cherry rootstocks, especially Armillaria root rot.
Research 3 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Evaluate new alternatives for controlling cherry diseases and managing resistance.
Research 4 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Identify and evaluate new alternatives for control of cherry insect and mite pests, with a priority on cherry fruit fly and plum cucurlio.
Research 5 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Develop post-harvest technology for detecting larvae and eliminating infested fruit.
Research 6 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Improve methods for monitoring and predicting insect and disease problems.