SlideShare a Scribd company logo
Michigan wine grape vineyard establishment conference
A brief introduction to pests and
pest management
Diane Brown, Michigan State
University Extension
2
What is a pest?
• Any organism that is
detrimental to humans
– destroys crops & structures
– poses threats to human health
and livestock
– reduces aesthetic and
recreational value
Main categories of pests
insects and mites- Invertebrates (no backbone)
Several common insect pests of grapes
• Grape berry moth
• Potato leafhoppers
• Japanese beetle
Main categories of pests
• diseases- caused by Pathogens – living agents
– Fungi
– Bacteria
– Viruses
– Nematodes
– Phytoplasmas
• Disorders-Non-living agents:
– cold, heat, pollutants, chemical injury
Main categories of pests
• Vertebrates (with a backbone)
– Birds
– Deer
– Raccoons
netting to reduce bird damage
Main categories of pests
• Weeds – “unwanted plants”
• Grasses
• Broadleaf
• Perennial
• Annual/ biennial
How to manage?
• Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
• Uses multiple strategies to manage pests and
pest damage
• Examples will be given later
Steps in IPM
Identify the pest and know its biology
• Monitor and survey for pests
• Set IPM goal: prevent, suppress
• Implement-select control strategies, timing,
• Economics
• Environmental impacts
• Evaluate
Steps in pest management
• is it really a pest or:
• Just there?
• A beneficial insect?
Texas Forest Service Archive, Texas Forest Service, Bugwood.org
Gerald J. Lenhard, Louisiana State University, Bugwood.org
Steps in pest management
• Identify the pest and pest damage- critical
• Learn key pests
• Identify lifecycle stages
• Overwintering stage
• Stages causing damage
• Stages that can be controlled
examples
• Japanese beetle
• Adult is damaging stage on grapes
• Larvae feed underground
on roots of grasses
examples
• Black rot is a fungus
• Overwinters on mummified fruit
• Spores produced in mummies lands on
leaves
• Spores produced on leaves land on fruit
Pest Identification is Critical
• Use books, extension
bulletins, field guides,
Web, etc.
• Have pests examined
by specialists
– Handle samples carefully
Steps in IPM
• Identify the pest and know its biology
Monitor and survey for pests
• Set IPM goal: prevent, suppress
• Implement-select control strategies, timing,
Economics
• Environmental impacts
• Evaluate
Steps in pest management
Monitoring
• when is the pest likely to appear?
• May be tied to particular stage of plant
development
• May be related to weather or environment
Monitor the Pest
• Use scouting, trapping, weather data, models
• Enviroweather website-
http://www.enviroweather.msu.edu/
Steps in IPM
• Identify the pest and know its biology
• Monitor and survey for pests
Set IPM goal: prevent, suppress
• Implement-select control strategies, timing
• Economics
• Environmental impacts
• Evaluate
What is your goal for integrated
pest management?
• Prevent
• Suppress
Components of IPM-Monitor the Pest
• Action threshold: unacceptable pest level –
do something
• Sometimes the action threshold may be
zero!
• Action thresholds vary by pest, site, and
season
• Economic Threshold- control
needed to prevent economic
injury
• Economic Injury Level
– $ of losses =
$ of control measures
– Apply control measure prior
to reaching economic injury
level
Time
0
Pest
Population
Develop the IPM Goal
• Prevention: examples, resistant plants,
sanitation, exclusion, pesticide treatments
• Suppression=reduction: cultivation, biological
control, pesticides
Steps in IPM
• Identify the pest and know its biology
• Monitor and survey for pests
• Set IPM goal: prevent, suppress
Implement
– Select control strategies
– Timing
• Economics
• Environmental impacts
• Evaluate
Implement the IPM Program
• Make sure you have taken initial steps
– Identification and monitoring
– Set action thresholds
– Know what control strategies will work
• Select effective and least harmful methods
pest management tactics
• Mechanical: Cultivation
• Disrupt soil conditions for weeds and insects
– Hoes, Plows, Disks
• Control growth or destroy plants
– Mowers
Mechanical: Trapping
• Use of mechanical or sticky device
• Captures pests in a holding device
• Restrains or kills the pest
Mechanical: Exclusion
• Netting to exclude birds
• Fencing to keep out deer
Physical controls- alter the environment
Examples for black rot
• Open canopies to reduce humidity and leaf
wetness
• Plant rows in direction of prevailing winds
Cultural control: sanitation
• Sanitation: eliminate food, water, and shelter
• destroy infected crop residues or infected
plant materials
• Destroy weeds to reduce pest refuges
Cultural controls- alter
conditions or pest behavior
• Examples for black rot
• Plant resistant or less susceptible varieties
• Prune out dead canes and mummies
• Remove fruit mummies from the ground
Biological controls
• Natural enemies
• Any organism that reduces
the numbers of another.
Lacewing larva
Texas Forest Service Archive, Texas Forest Service, Bugwood.org
Biological Control in the vineyard
• Conservation and Enhancement
Manipulating habitat and resources to
conserve or enhance NE numbers.
• Augmentation-Releasing NE’s to boost
population.
Predators and Parasitoids
• Predators
Mainly insects
Kill and consume prey
• Parasitoids
Live in/on host
Kill host
Russ Ottens, University
of Georgia, bugwood.org
Winston Beck, Iowa State
University, bugwood.org
Pathogens
• Bacteria, fungi, protozoa, nematodes and
viruses- naturally occurring or commercial
• B.t.- Bacillus thuriengensis, a biological
insecticide used to kill moth larvae
• Grandevo, a microbial insecticide
• Beauvaria bassiana (fungus)- Naturalis,
Botanigard
Summary
• Biological Control can be effective.
• BUT-Requires careful planning and knowledge.
• MONITORING!
• Integrating pest management methods to
reduce chemical use and conserve natural
enemies.
Chemical controls
• Pesticide
• any material that
is applied to kill,
attract, repel, or
regulate pests
Considerations for Pesticide Use
• Identify the pest and select
the appropriate product
• Avoid developing resistant
pest populations
• If using pesticides, use the
correct application rate and
timing
Pesticide Classification
• General Use
– normally lower toxicity
– no special certification or permits required
• Restricted Use (RUP):
– may cause adverse effects to human health or the
environment
– sold only to certified applicators
“The label is the law”
• The site must be stated on the label
• The target pest does not need to be listed
• Any application method may be used, unless
prohibited by the label
“The label is the law”
• Applications may be made at a rate less than
that stated on the label, not more!
• Tank mixtures are OK, unless the label says
otherwise
• Mode of action: how it works to control the pest
• Systemic pesticides-absorbed through tissues and
transported elsewhere where the pest encounters it
• Contact pesticides must come in direct contact with
the target pest
Pesticide terms
Pesticide Resistance:
the ability of a pest to tolerate a
pesticide that once controlled it
Pesticide Resistance:
Intensive pesticide use- kills susceptible
pests in a population, leaves resistant
ones to reproduce
Pesticide Resistance:
• Use of similar modes of action
• Frequency of applications
• Persistence of the chemical
• Pest rate of reproduction &
offspring numbers
Pesticides vary by selectivity
• Non-selective – kills all related pests – for
example some herbicides kill all green plants
that gets a sufficient dose
• Selective – kills only certain weeds, insects,
plant pathogens – for example other
herbicides only kill broadleaf weeds not
grasses
Pesticides vary by persistence:
• how long they remain active in the
environment
• Residual pesticides – remain active for weeks,
months, years
• Non-residual – inactivated immediately or
within a few days
Considerations for integrating
chemical and biological control
• Use selective insecticides
• Low residual toxicity
• Biopesticides
• Application Timings
• Natural enemy refuges
• Regardless of the methods chosen,
remember:
• Identify the pest and know its biology
• Monitor and survey for pests
• Set IPM goal: prevent, suppress
IPM in the vineyard
IPM in the vineyard
• Consider the economics- action thresholds
• Environmental impacts- what else are you
impacting
Record and Evaluate Results
• what worked; what did not
• May take time to see results
• Might be ineffective or
damaging to target crop,
beneficial insects, etc.
• Use what you learned for
future pest management
planning

More Related Content

Similar to 1_pest_management_and_pesticides_diane_brown.pdf

Chemical control of pest management
Chemical control of pest managementChemical control of pest management
Chemical control of pest management
Ashara Nijamdeen
 
IPM
IPM IPM
Pest Management.pptx
Pest Management.pptxPest Management.pptx
Pest Management.pptx
HABILANYADAYI1
 
pests_and_pesticidees_ppt.pdf
pests_and_pesticidees_ppt.pdfpests_and_pesticidees_ppt.pdf
pests_and_pesticidees_ppt.pdf
ChandraR22
 
Pengendalian opt terpadu (integrated pest management) 2014-siti subandiyah
Pengendalian opt terpadu (integrated pest management) 2014-siti subandiyahPengendalian opt terpadu (integrated pest management) 2014-siti subandiyah
Pengendalian opt terpadu (integrated pest management) 2014-siti subandiyah
Suryati Purba
 
Integrated pest management(ipm) and use of bacteria as biopesticide
Integrated pest management(ipm) and use of bacteria as biopesticideIntegrated pest management(ipm) and use of bacteria as biopesticide
Integrated pest management(ipm) and use of bacteria as biopesticide
Sahil Shakya
 
ipm of fruits.pptx
ipm of fruits.pptxipm of fruits.pptx
Intgrated pest management 02 _ 06_05.pdf
Intgrated pest management 02 _ 06_05.pdfIntgrated pest management 02 _ 06_05.pdf
Intgrated pest management 02 _ 06_05.pdf
dawitg2
 
Zehnder ssawg january 2016
Zehnder ssawg january 2016Zehnder ssawg january 2016
Zehnder ssawg january 2016
zehnder48
 
IPM of Forest Insect Pests
IPM of Forest Insect PestsIPM of Forest Insect Pests
IPM of Forest Insect Pests
Syed Ahmed
 
Principles of insect pest management
Principles of insect pest management Principles of insect pest management
Principles of insect pest management
amit ahuja
 
integrated disease management
integrated disease managementintegrated disease management
integrated disease management
Arjun Rayamajhi
 
pest_management
pest_managementpest_management
pest_management
Indu Swami
 
Chap 8.pptx
Chap 8.pptxChap 8.pptx
Chap 8.pptx
TilahunTsegaye2
 
Pest management
Pest managementPest management
Pest management
UttamaTungkhang
 
Biological Control for Pest Disease Management
Biological Control for Pest Disease ManagementBiological Control for Pest Disease Management
Biological Control for Pest Disease Managementgreenjeans76
 
Biopesticides
BiopesticidesBiopesticides
Biopesticides
vivekbps
 
Control weeds, diseases and insects in field crops
Control weeds, diseases and insects in field cropsControl weeds, diseases and insects in field crops
Control weeds, diseases and insects in field crops
abakeba
 
Integrated pest and disease management (ipdm)
Integrated pest and disease management (ipdm)Integrated pest and disease management (ipdm)
Integrated pest and disease management (ipdm)
avsplendid
 

Similar to 1_pest_management_and_pesticides_diane_brown.pdf (20)

Chemical control of pest management
Chemical control of pest managementChemical control of pest management
Chemical control of pest management
 
IPM
IPM IPM
IPM
 
Pest Management.pptx
Pest Management.pptxPest Management.pptx
Pest Management.pptx
 
pests_and_pesticidees_ppt.pdf
pests_and_pesticidees_ppt.pdfpests_and_pesticidees_ppt.pdf
pests_and_pesticidees_ppt.pdf
 
Pengendalian opt terpadu (integrated pest management) 2014-siti subandiyah
Pengendalian opt terpadu (integrated pest management) 2014-siti subandiyahPengendalian opt terpadu (integrated pest management) 2014-siti subandiyah
Pengendalian opt terpadu (integrated pest management) 2014-siti subandiyah
 
Integrated pest management(ipm) and use of bacteria as biopesticide
Integrated pest management(ipm) and use of bacteria as biopesticideIntegrated pest management(ipm) and use of bacteria as biopesticide
Integrated pest management(ipm) and use of bacteria as biopesticide
 
ipm of fruits.pptx
ipm of fruits.pptxipm of fruits.pptx
ipm of fruits.pptx
 
Intgrated pest management 02 _ 06_05.pdf
Intgrated pest management 02 _ 06_05.pdfIntgrated pest management 02 _ 06_05.pdf
Intgrated pest management 02 _ 06_05.pdf
 
Zehnder ssawg january 2016
Zehnder ssawg january 2016Zehnder ssawg january 2016
Zehnder ssawg january 2016
 
IPM of Forest Insect Pests
IPM of Forest Insect PestsIPM of Forest Insect Pests
IPM of Forest Insect Pests
 
Principles of insect pest management
Principles of insect pest management Principles of insect pest management
Principles of insect pest management
 
integrated disease management
integrated disease managementintegrated disease management
integrated disease management
 
pest_management
pest_managementpest_management
pest_management
 
Chap 8.pptx
Chap 8.pptxChap 8.pptx
Chap 8.pptx
 
Pest management
Pest managementPest management
Pest management
 
Biological Control for Pest Disease Management
Biological Control for Pest Disease ManagementBiological Control for Pest Disease Management
Biological Control for Pest Disease Management
 
Integrated Pest Management
Integrated Pest ManagementIntegrated Pest Management
Integrated Pest Management
 
Biopesticides
BiopesticidesBiopesticides
Biopesticides
 
Control weeds, diseases and insects in field crops
Control weeds, diseases and insects in field cropsControl weeds, diseases and insects in field crops
Control weeds, diseases and insects in field crops
 
Integrated pest and disease management (ipdm)
Integrated pest and disease management (ipdm)Integrated pest and disease management (ipdm)
Integrated pest and disease management (ipdm)
 

Recently uploaded

Model Attribute Check Company Auto Property
Model Attribute  Check Company Auto PropertyModel Attribute  Check Company Auto Property
Model Attribute Check Company Auto Property
Celine George
 
2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...
2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...
2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...
Sandy Millin
 
Digital Tools and AI for Teaching Learning and Research
Digital Tools and AI for Teaching Learning and ResearchDigital Tools and AI for Teaching Learning and Research
Digital Tools and AI for Teaching Learning and Research
Vikramjit Singh
 
MARUTI SUZUKI- A Successful Joint Venture in India.pptx
MARUTI SUZUKI- A Successful Joint Venture in India.pptxMARUTI SUZUKI- A Successful Joint Venture in India.pptx
MARUTI SUZUKI- A Successful Joint Venture in India.pptx
bennyroshan06
 
Cambridge International AS A Level Biology Coursebook - EBook (MaryFosbery J...
Cambridge International AS  A Level Biology Coursebook - EBook (MaryFosbery J...Cambridge International AS  A Level Biology Coursebook - EBook (MaryFosbery J...
Cambridge International AS A Level Biology Coursebook - EBook (MaryFosbery J...
AzmatAli747758
 
Fish and Chips - have they had their chips
Fish and Chips - have they had their chipsFish and Chips - have they had their chips
Fish and Chips - have they had their chips
GeoBlogs
 
The Art Pastor's Guide to Sabbath | Steve Thomason
The Art Pastor's Guide to Sabbath | Steve ThomasonThe Art Pastor's Guide to Sabbath | Steve Thomason
The Art Pastor's Guide to Sabbath | Steve Thomason
Steve Thomason
 
Overview on Edible Vaccine: Pros & Cons with Mechanism
Overview on Edible Vaccine: Pros & Cons with MechanismOverview on Edible Vaccine: Pros & Cons with Mechanism
Overview on Edible Vaccine: Pros & Cons with Mechanism
DeeptiGupta154
 
TESDA TM1 REVIEWER FOR NATIONAL ASSESSMENT WRITTEN AND ORAL QUESTIONS WITH A...
TESDA TM1 REVIEWER  FOR NATIONAL ASSESSMENT WRITTEN AND ORAL QUESTIONS WITH A...TESDA TM1 REVIEWER  FOR NATIONAL ASSESSMENT WRITTEN AND ORAL QUESTIONS WITH A...
TESDA TM1 REVIEWER FOR NATIONAL ASSESSMENT WRITTEN AND ORAL QUESTIONS WITH A...
EugeneSaldivar
 
GIÁO ÁN DẠY THÊM (KẾ HOẠCH BÀI BUỔI 2) - TIẾNG ANH 8 GLOBAL SUCCESS (2 CỘT) N...
GIÁO ÁN DẠY THÊM (KẾ HOẠCH BÀI BUỔI 2) - TIẾNG ANH 8 GLOBAL SUCCESS (2 CỘT) N...GIÁO ÁN DẠY THÊM (KẾ HOẠCH BÀI BUỔI 2) - TIẾNG ANH 8 GLOBAL SUCCESS (2 CỘT) N...
GIÁO ÁN DẠY THÊM (KẾ HOẠCH BÀI BUỔI 2) - TIẾNG ANH 8 GLOBAL SUCCESS (2 CỘT) N...
Nguyen Thanh Tu Collection
 
CLASS 11 CBSE B.St Project AIDS TO TRADE - INSURANCE
CLASS 11 CBSE B.St Project AIDS TO TRADE - INSURANCECLASS 11 CBSE B.St Project AIDS TO TRADE - INSURANCE
CLASS 11 CBSE B.St Project AIDS TO TRADE - INSURANCE
BhavyaRajput3
 
The geography of Taylor Swift - some ideas
The geography of Taylor Swift - some ideasThe geography of Taylor Swift - some ideas
The geography of Taylor Swift - some ideas
GeoBlogs
 
Chapter 3 - Islamic Banking Products and Services.pptx
Chapter 3 - Islamic Banking Products and Services.pptxChapter 3 - Islamic Banking Products and Services.pptx
Chapter 3 - Islamic Banking Products and Services.pptx
Mohd Adib Abd Muin, Senior Lecturer at Universiti Utara Malaysia
 
The French Revolution Class 9 Study Material pdf free download
The French Revolution Class 9 Study Material pdf free downloadThe French Revolution Class 9 Study Material pdf free download
The French Revolution Class 9 Study Material pdf free download
Vivekanand Anglo Vedic Academy
 
Students, digital devices and success - Andreas Schleicher - 27 May 2024..pptx
Students, digital devices and success - Andreas Schleicher - 27 May 2024..pptxStudents, digital devices and success - Andreas Schleicher - 27 May 2024..pptx
Students, digital devices and success - Andreas Schleicher - 27 May 2024..pptx
EduSkills OECD
 
Unit 2- Research Aptitude (UGC NET Paper I).pdf
Unit 2- Research Aptitude (UGC NET Paper I).pdfUnit 2- Research Aptitude (UGC NET Paper I).pdf
Unit 2- Research Aptitude (UGC NET Paper I).pdf
Thiyagu K
 
1.4 modern child centered education - mahatma gandhi-2.pptx
1.4 modern child centered education - mahatma gandhi-2.pptx1.4 modern child centered education - mahatma gandhi-2.pptx
1.4 modern child centered education - mahatma gandhi-2.pptx
JosvitaDsouza2
 
The Roman Empire A Historical Colossus.pdf
The Roman Empire A Historical Colossus.pdfThe Roman Empire A Historical Colossus.pdf
The Roman Empire A Historical Colossus.pdf
kaushalkr1407
 
The approach at University of Liverpool.pptx
The approach at University of Liverpool.pptxThe approach at University of Liverpool.pptx
The approach at University of Liverpool.pptx
Jisc
 
Additional Benefits for Employee Website.pdf
Additional Benefits for Employee Website.pdfAdditional Benefits for Employee Website.pdf
Additional Benefits for Employee Website.pdf
joachimlavalley1
 

Recently uploaded (20)

Model Attribute Check Company Auto Property
Model Attribute  Check Company Auto PropertyModel Attribute  Check Company Auto Property
Model Attribute Check Company Auto Property
 
2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...
2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...
2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...
 
Digital Tools and AI for Teaching Learning and Research
Digital Tools and AI for Teaching Learning and ResearchDigital Tools and AI for Teaching Learning and Research
Digital Tools and AI for Teaching Learning and Research
 
MARUTI SUZUKI- A Successful Joint Venture in India.pptx
MARUTI SUZUKI- A Successful Joint Venture in India.pptxMARUTI SUZUKI- A Successful Joint Venture in India.pptx
MARUTI SUZUKI- A Successful Joint Venture in India.pptx
 
Cambridge International AS A Level Biology Coursebook - EBook (MaryFosbery J...
Cambridge International AS  A Level Biology Coursebook - EBook (MaryFosbery J...Cambridge International AS  A Level Biology Coursebook - EBook (MaryFosbery J...
Cambridge International AS A Level Biology Coursebook - EBook (MaryFosbery J...
 
Fish and Chips - have they had their chips
Fish and Chips - have they had their chipsFish and Chips - have they had their chips
Fish and Chips - have they had their chips
 
The Art Pastor's Guide to Sabbath | Steve Thomason
The Art Pastor's Guide to Sabbath | Steve ThomasonThe Art Pastor's Guide to Sabbath | Steve Thomason
The Art Pastor's Guide to Sabbath | Steve Thomason
 
Overview on Edible Vaccine: Pros & Cons with Mechanism
Overview on Edible Vaccine: Pros & Cons with MechanismOverview on Edible Vaccine: Pros & Cons with Mechanism
Overview on Edible Vaccine: Pros & Cons with Mechanism
 
TESDA TM1 REVIEWER FOR NATIONAL ASSESSMENT WRITTEN AND ORAL QUESTIONS WITH A...
TESDA TM1 REVIEWER  FOR NATIONAL ASSESSMENT WRITTEN AND ORAL QUESTIONS WITH A...TESDA TM1 REVIEWER  FOR NATIONAL ASSESSMENT WRITTEN AND ORAL QUESTIONS WITH A...
TESDA TM1 REVIEWER FOR NATIONAL ASSESSMENT WRITTEN AND ORAL QUESTIONS WITH A...
 
GIÁO ÁN DẠY THÊM (KẾ HOẠCH BÀI BUỔI 2) - TIẾNG ANH 8 GLOBAL SUCCESS (2 CỘT) N...
GIÁO ÁN DẠY THÊM (KẾ HOẠCH BÀI BUỔI 2) - TIẾNG ANH 8 GLOBAL SUCCESS (2 CỘT) N...GIÁO ÁN DẠY THÊM (KẾ HOẠCH BÀI BUỔI 2) - TIẾNG ANH 8 GLOBAL SUCCESS (2 CỘT) N...
GIÁO ÁN DẠY THÊM (KẾ HOẠCH BÀI BUỔI 2) - TIẾNG ANH 8 GLOBAL SUCCESS (2 CỘT) N...
 
CLASS 11 CBSE B.St Project AIDS TO TRADE - INSURANCE
CLASS 11 CBSE B.St Project AIDS TO TRADE - INSURANCECLASS 11 CBSE B.St Project AIDS TO TRADE - INSURANCE
CLASS 11 CBSE B.St Project AIDS TO TRADE - INSURANCE
 
The geography of Taylor Swift - some ideas
The geography of Taylor Swift - some ideasThe geography of Taylor Swift - some ideas
The geography of Taylor Swift - some ideas
 
Chapter 3 - Islamic Banking Products and Services.pptx
Chapter 3 - Islamic Banking Products and Services.pptxChapter 3 - Islamic Banking Products and Services.pptx
Chapter 3 - Islamic Banking Products and Services.pptx
 
The French Revolution Class 9 Study Material pdf free download
The French Revolution Class 9 Study Material pdf free downloadThe French Revolution Class 9 Study Material pdf free download
The French Revolution Class 9 Study Material pdf free download
 
Students, digital devices and success - Andreas Schleicher - 27 May 2024..pptx
Students, digital devices and success - Andreas Schleicher - 27 May 2024..pptxStudents, digital devices and success - Andreas Schleicher - 27 May 2024..pptx
Students, digital devices and success - Andreas Schleicher - 27 May 2024..pptx
 
Unit 2- Research Aptitude (UGC NET Paper I).pdf
Unit 2- Research Aptitude (UGC NET Paper I).pdfUnit 2- Research Aptitude (UGC NET Paper I).pdf
Unit 2- Research Aptitude (UGC NET Paper I).pdf
 
1.4 modern child centered education - mahatma gandhi-2.pptx
1.4 modern child centered education - mahatma gandhi-2.pptx1.4 modern child centered education - mahatma gandhi-2.pptx
1.4 modern child centered education - mahatma gandhi-2.pptx
 
The Roman Empire A Historical Colossus.pdf
The Roman Empire A Historical Colossus.pdfThe Roman Empire A Historical Colossus.pdf
The Roman Empire A Historical Colossus.pdf
 
The approach at University of Liverpool.pptx
The approach at University of Liverpool.pptxThe approach at University of Liverpool.pptx
The approach at University of Liverpool.pptx
 
Additional Benefits for Employee Website.pdf
Additional Benefits for Employee Website.pdfAdditional Benefits for Employee Website.pdf
Additional Benefits for Employee Website.pdf
 

1_pest_management_and_pesticides_diane_brown.pdf

  • 1. Michigan wine grape vineyard establishment conference A brief introduction to pests and pest management Diane Brown, Michigan State University Extension
  • 2. 2 What is a pest? • Any organism that is detrimental to humans – destroys crops & structures – poses threats to human health and livestock – reduces aesthetic and recreational value
  • 3. Main categories of pests insects and mites- Invertebrates (no backbone)
  • 4. Several common insect pests of grapes • Grape berry moth • Potato leafhoppers • Japanese beetle
  • 5. Main categories of pests • diseases- caused by Pathogens – living agents – Fungi – Bacteria – Viruses – Nematodes – Phytoplasmas • Disorders-Non-living agents: – cold, heat, pollutants, chemical injury
  • 6. Main categories of pests • Vertebrates (with a backbone) – Birds – Deer – Raccoons netting to reduce bird damage
  • 7. Main categories of pests • Weeds – “unwanted plants” • Grasses • Broadleaf • Perennial • Annual/ biennial
  • 8. How to manage? • Integrated Pest Management (IPM) • Uses multiple strategies to manage pests and pest damage • Examples will be given later
  • 9. Steps in IPM Identify the pest and know its biology • Monitor and survey for pests • Set IPM goal: prevent, suppress • Implement-select control strategies, timing, • Economics • Environmental impacts • Evaluate
  • 10. Steps in pest management • is it really a pest or: • Just there? • A beneficial insect? Texas Forest Service Archive, Texas Forest Service, Bugwood.org Gerald J. Lenhard, Louisiana State University, Bugwood.org
  • 11. Steps in pest management • Identify the pest and pest damage- critical • Learn key pests • Identify lifecycle stages • Overwintering stage • Stages causing damage • Stages that can be controlled
  • 12. examples • Japanese beetle • Adult is damaging stage on grapes • Larvae feed underground on roots of grasses
  • 13. examples • Black rot is a fungus • Overwinters on mummified fruit • Spores produced in mummies lands on leaves • Spores produced on leaves land on fruit
  • 14.
  • 15.
  • 16. Pest Identification is Critical • Use books, extension bulletins, field guides, Web, etc. • Have pests examined by specialists – Handle samples carefully
  • 17. Steps in IPM • Identify the pest and know its biology Monitor and survey for pests • Set IPM goal: prevent, suppress • Implement-select control strategies, timing, Economics • Environmental impacts • Evaluate
  • 18. Steps in pest management Monitoring • when is the pest likely to appear? • May be tied to particular stage of plant development • May be related to weather or environment
  • 19. Monitor the Pest • Use scouting, trapping, weather data, models • Enviroweather website- http://www.enviroweather.msu.edu/
  • 20. Steps in IPM • Identify the pest and know its biology • Monitor and survey for pests Set IPM goal: prevent, suppress • Implement-select control strategies, timing • Economics • Environmental impacts • Evaluate
  • 21. What is your goal for integrated pest management? • Prevent • Suppress
  • 22. Components of IPM-Monitor the Pest • Action threshold: unacceptable pest level – do something • Sometimes the action threshold may be zero! • Action thresholds vary by pest, site, and season
  • 23. • Economic Threshold- control needed to prevent economic injury • Economic Injury Level – $ of losses = $ of control measures – Apply control measure prior to reaching economic injury level Time 0 Pest Population
  • 24. Develop the IPM Goal • Prevention: examples, resistant plants, sanitation, exclusion, pesticide treatments • Suppression=reduction: cultivation, biological control, pesticides
  • 25. Steps in IPM • Identify the pest and know its biology • Monitor and survey for pests • Set IPM goal: prevent, suppress Implement – Select control strategies – Timing • Economics • Environmental impacts • Evaluate
  • 26. Implement the IPM Program • Make sure you have taken initial steps – Identification and monitoring – Set action thresholds – Know what control strategies will work • Select effective and least harmful methods
  • 27. pest management tactics • Mechanical: Cultivation • Disrupt soil conditions for weeds and insects – Hoes, Plows, Disks • Control growth or destroy plants – Mowers
  • 28. Mechanical: Trapping • Use of mechanical or sticky device • Captures pests in a holding device • Restrains or kills the pest
  • 29. Mechanical: Exclusion • Netting to exclude birds • Fencing to keep out deer
  • 30. Physical controls- alter the environment Examples for black rot • Open canopies to reduce humidity and leaf wetness • Plant rows in direction of prevailing winds
  • 31. Cultural control: sanitation • Sanitation: eliminate food, water, and shelter • destroy infected crop residues or infected plant materials • Destroy weeds to reduce pest refuges
  • 32. Cultural controls- alter conditions or pest behavior • Examples for black rot • Plant resistant or less susceptible varieties • Prune out dead canes and mummies • Remove fruit mummies from the ground
  • 33. Biological controls • Natural enemies • Any organism that reduces the numbers of another. Lacewing larva Texas Forest Service Archive, Texas Forest Service, Bugwood.org
  • 34. Biological Control in the vineyard • Conservation and Enhancement Manipulating habitat and resources to conserve or enhance NE numbers. • Augmentation-Releasing NE’s to boost population.
  • 35. Predators and Parasitoids • Predators Mainly insects Kill and consume prey • Parasitoids Live in/on host Kill host Russ Ottens, University of Georgia, bugwood.org Winston Beck, Iowa State University, bugwood.org
  • 36. Pathogens • Bacteria, fungi, protozoa, nematodes and viruses- naturally occurring or commercial • B.t.- Bacillus thuriengensis, a biological insecticide used to kill moth larvae • Grandevo, a microbial insecticide • Beauvaria bassiana (fungus)- Naturalis, Botanigard
  • 37. Summary • Biological Control can be effective. • BUT-Requires careful planning and knowledge. • MONITORING! • Integrating pest management methods to reduce chemical use and conserve natural enemies.
  • 38. Chemical controls • Pesticide • any material that is applied to kill, attract, repel, or regulate pests
  • 39. Considerations for Pesticide Use • Identify the pest and select the appropriate product • Avoid developing resistant pest populations • If using pesticides, use the correct application rate and timing
  • 40. Pesticide Classification • General Use – normally lower toxicity – no special certification or permits required • Restricted Use (RUP): – may cause adverse effects to human health or the environment – sold only to certified applicators
  • 41. “The label is the law” • The site must be stated on the label • The target pest does not need to be listed • Any application method may be used, unless prohibited by the label
  • 42. “The label is the law” • Applications may be made at a rate less than that stated on the label, not more! • Tank mixtures are OK, unless the label says otherwise
  • 43. • Mode of action: how it works to control the pest • Systemic pesticides-absorbed through tissues and transported elsewhere where the pest encounters it • Contact pesticides must come in direct contact with the target pest Pesticide terms
  • 44. Pesticide Resistance: the ability of a pest to tolerate a pesticide that once controlled it
  • 45. Pesticide Resistance: Intensive pesticide use- kills susceptible pests in a population, leaves resistant ones to reproduce
  • 46. Pesticide Resistance: • Use of similar modes of action • Frequency of applications • Persistence of the chemical • Pest rate of reproduction & offspring numbers
  • 47. Pesticides vary by selectivity • Non-selective – kills all related pests – for example some herbicides kill all green plants that gets a sufficient dose • Selective – kills only certain weeds, insects, plant pathogens – for example other herbicides only kill broadleaf weeds not grasses
  • 48. Pesticides vary by persistence: • how long they remain active in the environment • Residual pesticides – remain active for weeks, months, years • Non-residual – inactivated immediately or within a few days
  • 49. Considerations for integrating chemical and biological control • Use selective insecticides • Low residual toxicity • Biopesticides • Application Timings • Natural enemy refuges
  • 50. • Regardless of the methods chosen, remember: • Identify the pest and know its biology • Monitor and survey for pests • Set IPM goal: prevent, suppress IPM in the vineyard
  • 51. IPM in the vineyard • Consider the economics- action thresholds • Environmental impacts- what else are you impacting
  • 52. Record and Evaluate Results • what worked; what did not • May take time to see results • Might be ineffective or damaging to target crop, beneficial insects, etc. • Use what you learned for future pest management planning