Disease Management Guides

Disease Management Guides for Fruit Trees

Tree Fruit Insect and Disease Management Recommendations from The Virginia - West Virginia - Maryland Orchard Spray Bulletin for Commercial Tree Fruit Growers (html version).

Special Fire Blight Section:
- Problems in Managing Fire Blight in High Density Orchards on M-9 and M-26 Rootstocks, Paul W. Steiner, Professor and Extension Fruit Pathologist, University of Maryland, College Park, MD (January 1998)
- How Good are our Options with Copper, Bio-controls, and Aliette for Fire Blight Control?, Paul W. Steiner, Professor and Extension Fruit Pathologist, University of Maryland, College Park, MD (January 1998)
- The Biology and Epidemiology of Fire Blight, Paul W. Steiner, Professor and Extension Fruit Pathologist, University of Maryland, College Park, MD (January 2000)
- Managing Fire Blight in Apples, Paul W. Steiner, Professor and Extension Fruit Pathologist, University of Maryland, College Park, MD (January 2000)
- A Philosophy for Effective Fire Blight Management, Paul W. Steiner, Professor and Extension Fruit Pathologist, University of Maryland, College Park, MD (January 2000)

Orchard Site Rotation Strategy:
- Orchard Site Bio-renovation Program, Paul W. Steiner, Extension Fruit Pathologist, University of Maryland, College Park, MD (January 1998)

The Virginia-West Virginia-Maryland Spray Bulletin for Commercial Tree Fruit Growers (PDF version (Adobe Acrobat required) This is the entire Va./W.Va./Md. Spray Bulletin).

Virginia Home Orchard Management Guide - The Virginia Home Orchard Management Guide for insects and diseases. (PDF version (Adobe Acrobat required)).

Virginia Home Orchard Management Guide WWW Version for Tree Fruits and Small Fruits - The Virginia Home Orchard Management Guide for Insects and Diseases.

Virginia Cooperative Extension Pest Management Guides for Field Crops, Home Grounds and Animals, and Ornamentals and Forest Crops.

Disease Management Guidelines for Organic Apple Production - by Dr. Mike Ellis, Ohio State University.

Disease and Insect Management in the Home Orchard (North Carolina) - by D. F. Ritchie, T. B. Sutton, and K. A. Sorensen.

The Greenbook - C&P Press pesticide labels and MSDS sheets - free search

Links to other Fruit Pest Management Guides and Control Recommendations.

Glossary of terms used in Integrated Pest Management (California)

Fruit Tree Books

Recommended Reading for Homeowners and Backyard Fruit Growers

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07/06/2007