- Author: Mark Bolda
UCCE Farm Advisor Mark Bolda will be providing a training on light brown apple moth (LBAM) that qualifies attendees to be an “approved scout” relating to the Compliance Agreement for shipment of berries to Canada. On completion of the brief training, attendees will receive a Certificate as a record of their participation.
This training will be held once in English and once in Spanish.
Where: UCCE Auditorium, 1432 Freedom Boulevard, Watsonville, CA
When: March 4 – 8:00-9:00 AM in English
March 5 – 8:00-9:00 AM in Spanish
No pre-registration necessary. All are welcome to attend, even if they do not intend to ship berries to Canada.
No continuing education hours will be offered at this meeting.
Please call Mark at (831) 763 8025 if you have any questions.
- Author: Mark Bolda
Growers and agricultural professionals in the berry business are to be reminded that the USDA light brown apple moth (LBAM) regulatory program is still going strong. Additionally, LBAM is very much a presence here - I get calls about them, and have found some myself. Do not let one of these be cause for a business busting field closure!
Mating disruption twist ties absolutely should be in place now in caneberries (see below) and probably a very good idea in organic strawberries as well. Remember that the free distribution program is now over and the ties are obtainable from private vendors. Any leafrolls should be removed, and presence of a suspect LBAM larvae cause for making a decision about making an application to reduce their numbers.
- Author: Mark Bolda
The mating disruption twist ties are now being sold through private vendors since the USDA supply has now officially run out. Prospective customers can contact the vendors below:
Wilbur-Ellis- Salinas (831-422-6473)
Crop Protection Services- Watsonville office (831-763-4533)
Troy Miller- Simplot (831-809-9211)
Again the rate of use of these ties from Pacific Biocontrol should be 300 per acre and it is understood that they should be effective for six months.
- Author: Mark Bolda
Yes, light brown apple moth (LBAM) are being found in both conventional and organic berry fields right now, so please growers and field people be taking care to keep them out. A field closure is not pleasant for anybody involved, so do all you can to keep this pest out - pheromone based twist ties, sprays and yes even physical removal of rolls.
I've included the current USDA - CDFA protocol provided to me by Laura Irons, Senior Environmental Scientist with the CDFA, for approved sprays. Note the length of time between the regulated spray of most of the materials and the time that inspectors come back - it's from 10 to even 20 days, which is a heck of a long time to be out of the market. PLEASE do all you can to keep LBAM out of your fields.
I've also added the link to the USDA/CDFA LBAM inspection protocol at coolers, processors and packing facilities. It hasn't changed from the past seasons, but it's worth a review as our production year heats up.
http://ucanr.edu/blogs/strawberries_caneberries/blogfiles/7341.pdf
LBAMApprovedTreatments (2)
- Author: Mark Bolda
Intrepid 2F is now labeled for use on lepidopterous pests in caneberries. It's a very good material, we managed to take some of the tailwinds generated by the LBAM storm to get this one through quicker. It's good to have a local Farm Advisor around for these types of things isn't it?
Caneberry label attached below.
Intrepid caneberry
