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- From: "Tom & Melanie" <limerock AT thirdplanet.net>
- To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Raspberry pests
- Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2012 21:28:51 -0400
The recent issue of American Fruit Grower has an article regarding a new
trap for spotted wing drosophila. Believe the
trap is nicknamed ‘red zorro’ and the trade name is CAPtiva. Seems this is
a pretty new pest, not a lot known about it, and new ideas are starting to
flow.
Tom
Limerock Orchards and Roadside
Market
Near Lake Erie, OH
From: Richard Moyer
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2012 2:59 PM
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Raspberry pests Marlin
and Christine,
We in VA have a state entomologist, among whose duties is to identify
agricultural pests.
There are keys that help entomologists identify insects at all life stages,
including the larval (worm) stage. (One of my summer jobs was identifying
thousands of insects, one at a time, under a low power microscope.)
So for your pest(s), I would catch the offending 'worms', put them in an
alcohol/water solution, in a small jar, and take to your county ag extension
agent. Our tax dollars are at work to enable these services. You may
also benefit from a visit, since these are causing economic damage.
A positive ID, by VA Tech extension, would help the rest of us in VA and
neighboring areas.
How you choose to manage the pests are up to you. Once you have a
certain ID on the pest, and hence its life cycle, control strategies are much
more effective.
Hope you get it figured out,
Richard Moyer
SW VA |
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Re: [Market-farming] Raspberry pests,
Richard Moyer, 08/16/2012
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Re: [Market-farming] Raspberry pests,
Tom & Melanie, 08/16/2012
- Re: [Market-farming] Raspberry pests, Marlin Burkholder, 08/17/2012
- Re: [Market-farming] Raspberry pests-- Drosophila, Marlin Burkholder, 08/24/2012
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Re: [Market-farming] Raspberry pests,
Tom & Melanie, 08/16/2012
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