PMSP for California Prune Production

Priorities

Category Rank Pest Type Pest Crop Stage Priority
Extension/Outreach 1 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Improve 2-way communication between growers and regulators
Extension/Outreach 1 Insects Continue to educate growers about “Integrated Prune Farming Practices” (IPFP).
Extension/Outreach 1 Insects Bed Preparation Continue to educate growers on monitoring.
Extension/Outreach 1 Nematodes Bed Preparation Educate growers on alternatives to methyl bromide and how to use them.
Extension/Outreach 1 Pathogens Educate growers as to monitoring and thresholds for rust.
Extension/Outreach 1 Pathogens Bed Preparation Efficacy and usefulness of copper sprays.
Extension/Outreach 1 Weeds Bed Preparation Grower education about mitigating surface runoff reduction.
Extension/Outreach 2 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Continue educating growers on monitoring protocols to determine when and if treatment is necessary
Extension/Outreach 2 Insects Bed Preparation Improve communication between regulators and growers (runoff issues etc.).
Extension/Outreach 2 Nematodes Bed Preparation Educate registrants on needs for methyl bromide alternatives.
Extension/Outreach 3 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Educate growers about alternative methyl bromide options and how to use them.
Extension/Outreach 3 Weeds Bed Preparation Develop materials to counter potential glyphosate resistant rye grass.
Regulatory 1 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Streamline EUP (crop destruct) i. Allow time-limited tolerances for small scale test plots under federal EUPs and state research authorizations
Regulatory 1 Insects Retain use of Azinphos-methyl until alternatives are in place.
Regulatory 1 Insects Bed Preparation Streamline regulatory reporting and rules.
Regulatory 1 Nematodes Ease constraints on crop destruction requirements for EUPs and state Research Authorizations.
Regulatory 1 Nematodes Register alternative to methyl bromide.
Regulatory 1 Nematodes Ease constraints on crop destruct destruction requirements for EUPs and state research authorizations.
Regulatory 1 Nematodes Bed Preparation Maintain adequate certification of nursery stock.
Regulatory 1 Weeds Evaluate off-target drift potential and effects on prunes of new registrations for crops other than prunes.
Regulatory 1 Weeds More reasonable PHI’s (e.g. Glyphosate from 21 days to 3 days).
Regulatory 1 Weeds Bed Preparation Oxyfluorfen as a suspected B2 carcinogen.
Regulatory 2 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Rapid registration of a “soft” aphicide once research is complete.
Regulatory 2 Nematodes Bed Preparation Equitable allocation/distribution of Telone.
Regulatory 2 Weeds Reduce PHI for 2,4-D from 60 days.
Regulatory 3 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Streamline regulatory reporting and rules
Regulatory 4 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Register alternative to methyl bromide
Regulatory 5 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Reasonable PHIs for pesticides
Regulatory 6 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Equitable distribution of Telone cap
Regulatory 7 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Regulators evaluate possible off target effects on prunes of new registrations.
Research 1 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Aphid research: Thresholds, Soft materials, Biological controls,, Pheromones
Research 1 Insects Economic thresholds for treatment.
Research 1 Insects Better economic thresholds and monitoring techniques.
Research 1 Insects Aphid defoliation studies.
Research 1 Insects Bed Preparation Cover crops to mitigate off-site movement of pesticides.
Research 1 Nematodes New techniques to rapidly test new control strategies.
Research 1 Nematodes New techniques to rapidly test new control strategies.
Research 1 Nematodes Soil microbiology interactions with nematodes.
Research 1 Nematodes Bed Preparation Soil biology interactions with nematodes.
Research 1 Pathogens Brown rot detection methods and treatment thresholds.
Research 1 Pathogens Resistance management.
Research 1 Pathogens Alternatives to methyl bromide.
Research 1 Pathogens Bed Preparation Bacterial canker control measures.
Research 1 Weeds Alternatives to currently registered chemical options.
Research 1 Weeds Alternatives to chemical weed control (e.g. flaming).
Research 1 Weeds Mitigate surface runoff.
Research 1 Weeds Bed Preparation Alternatives to oxyfluorfen.
Research 2 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Economic thresholds for all prune pests: Monitoring protocols
Research 2 Insects Mating disruption for aphids.
Research 2 Insects Alternatives to OPs.
Research 2 Insects Bed Preparation Biology of Peach Twig Borer and aphids.
Research 2 Nematodes More cost effective control strategies.
Research 2 Nematodes More cost effective control strategies.
Research 2 Nematodes Bed Preparation Methyl bromide alternatives.
Research 2 Pathogens Tree vigor and disease management.
Research 2 Pathogens Monitoring techniques.
Research 2 Pathogens Copper efficacy against bacterial canker.
Research 2 Pathogens Bed Preparation Efficacy of copper sprays.
Research 2 Weeds Off-site drift mitigation.
Research 2 Weeds Alternatives to chemical weed control.
Research 2 Weeds Bed Preparation Develop materials for Fleabane and Horseweed control.
Research 3 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Soft technologies for pest control: Breeding for pest resistance
Research 3 Insects New parasites for aphids.
Research 3 Insects Cost effective way to track grower lots through processing (for insecticides/acaricides used for specific markets).
Research 3 Insects Bed Preparation Reduced risk replacements for all materials except oils.
Research 3 Nematodes Alternative control measures for nematodes
Research 3 Nematodes Bed Preparation Resistant rootstocks.
Research 3 Pathogens Economic thresholds.
Research 3 Pathogens New product efficacy against bacterial canker.
Research 3 Pathogens Bed Preparation Resistant rootstock research.
Research 3 Weeds Cover crops for weed control.
Research 3 Weeds Research efficacy and economics of corn gluten on weed control and its potential for surface and ground water pollution due to excessive N coincidently applied.
Research 4 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Methyl bromide alternatives
Research 4 Insects Bed Preparation Organic approved materials and methods of control.
Research 4 Nematodes Bed Preparation Post-plant controls (chemical, cultural, and biological).
Research 4 Pathogens Models.
Research 4 Weeds Bed Preparation Develop materials to control and confine legumes planted as cover crops
Research 5 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Bacterial canker/ring nematodes: Understanding the disease and how to control it, Developing post plant controls for nematodes/bacterial canker
Research 5 Insects Bed Preparation Threshold action levels for these pests during the dormant period.
Research 5 Pathogens Breeding for disease resistance.
Research 6 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Relationship between plant disease and nutrition
Research 6 Insects Bed Preparation Efficacy of reduced rates of materials.
Research 6 Pathogens Nutrition influence on disease development.
Research 7 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Soil microbiology