Making the most of our tiny egg parasitoids
November 19, 2024Research results suggest that two species of Trichogramma could be important for controlling LBAM and codling moth in…
Apple crop load management: Can effective carbohydrate manipulation enhance thinning successes?
November 13, 2024On-orchard trials in Batlow are investigating carbohydrate supply and demand through defoliation and ASE. The PIPS 4 Profit…
Best practices to control Alternaria and Glomerella road-tested in Queensland
The first round of the Future Orchards® Trial Incubator is now complete and the findings of the projects…
IPDM in focus: mealybugs
November 6, 2024The mealybug is a worldwide pest that loves pome fruit. Longtailed mealybug quick facts Longtailed mealybugs are small…
Spring–summer crop management
October 23, 2024Spring and early summer is a critical time for the pome fruit grower; over this period, the potential…
IPDM in focus: apple leafhopper (or canary fly)
August 21, 2024Apple leafhoppers are sap-feeding insects that cause mottles to occur on leaves, impacting photosynthesis. Depending on the climate…
PIPS 4 Profit program regional highlight: Western Australia
August 7, 2024Extensive work is underway in WA across three of the national PIPS 4 Profit program projects. In its…
Meet the 2024 APAL Awards for Excellence recipients
July 10, 2024‘One of a kind’ innovative grower is Lifetime Achiever Lifetime Achievement Award – Kevin Sanders A fascination with…
Beehive sensor technology put to the test
Evaluating the health of bee colonies is crucial to predict pollination efficiency and prevent colony losses. New sensor-based…
IPDM in focus: Understanding the non-targeted effects of pesticides
May 29, 2024Increasing implementation of integrated pest and disease management has created greater awareness and understanding of the non-target effects…
