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Title: IPM case studies: berry crops

Author
item ISAACS, RUFUS - MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
item BIRCH, NICK - THE JAMES HUTTON INSTITUTE
item MARTIN, ROBERT
item TREFOR-WOODFORD, J - SCOTTISH CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE (SCRI)

Submitted to: Book Chapter
Publication Type: Book / Chapter
Publication Acceptance Date: 2/25/2017
Publication Date: 8/31/2017
Citation: Isaacs, R., Birch, N., Martin, R.R., Trefor-Woodford, J.A. 2017. IPM case studies: berry crops. In: Emden, H. F. van, Harrington, R., editors. Aphids As Crop Pests. Oxfordshire, UK: CABI. p. 620-642. https://doi.org/10.1079/9781780647098.0620.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1079/9781780647098.0620

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: In many berry crops, aphid transmission of viruses is the primary problem and economic thresholds are often inappropriate. However, for containerized protected crops that are increasingly common, virus threats have declined and contamination of berries by aphids is more common. The exceptional quality standards demanded by consumers of fruit increasingly constrain berry growers’ adoption of integrated pest management approaches. However, the withdrawal of available pesticides (EU policies) to protect the environment, pollinators and consumers is slowly forcing growers to adopt IPM as the main crop protection strategy. Selective aphicides, such as the neonicotinoids and insect growth regulators, can control the insects but their impact on virus transmission is less clear. Their registration for use in berry crops was expected to enable increased activity of biocontrol control agents but invasion by spotted wing Drosophila has made berry crop IPM more intensive in recent years.