Sweeping the Orchard Floor as a Housekeeping Practice to Effectively Control the Plum Curculio Insect in Organic Orchards

Project Overview

FNC03-470
Project Type: Farmer/Rancher
Funds awarded in 2003: $6,000.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2005
Matching Non-Federal Funds: $3,700.00
Region: North Central
State: Michigan
Project Coordinator:
James Koan
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Commodities

  • Fruits: apples, general tree fruits

Practices

  • Crop Production: foliar feeding, organic fertilizers, application rate management
  • Education and Training: on-farm/ranch research, technical assistance
  • Farm Business Management: marketing management
  • Natural Resources/Environment: biodiversity, hedges - grass, grass waterways, habitat enhancement
  • Pest Management: biological control, botanical pesticides, chemical control, competition, cultural control, disease vectors, economic threshold, field monitoring/scouting, flame, integrated pest management, mating disruption, physical control, sanitation, traps, weather monitoring
  • Production Systems: agroecosystems
  • Soil Management: green manures, soil analysis, organic matter
    Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture or SARE.