Midwest Tree Fruit Spray Guide - Iowa State University Extension ...

Foreword
Commercial fruit production has become a highly
skilled technological profession. Concerns for residues,
operator risks, and the environment dictate that all
fruit growers exercise extreme caution in the use of
all pesticides and, indeed, all chemicals. The EPA
has designated a number of fruit pesticides as
“restricted-use.” Record-keeping and worker protection
requirements have changed dramatically since 1994.
Consult the Pesticide Applicator Training program or
local extension office for more information.
Growers who wish to use restricted-use materials
must be certified as “private applicators.” Certification
requires that applicators understand: labels and labeling;
safety factors; potential environmental concerns,
identification of common pests; knowledge of pesticides
and their usage; proper equipment use; and applicable
state and federal regulations. Contact your local
extension office for information about certification
training programs.
Pest management recommendations provide up-to-date
information on pesticides and their applicability to your
problem. We suggest that you use this information to set
up your own spray program. You should include space
for records in the program, such as materials used; date
of application; stage of growth; and weather. In case
of questions, nothing beats a good set of records, and
records are required for restricted-use pesticides.
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Fruit Grower Newsletters
ILLINOIS
University of Illinois Extension publishes The Illinois
Fruit & Vegetable News. This newsletter covers
production practices and insect and disease
management. It is available at www.ipm.illinois.edu/ifvn.
For information, or to order, contact Rick Weinzierl,
Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois,
AW-101 Turner Hall, 1102 S. Goodwin Avenue,
Urbana, IL 61801; phone: 217) 244-2126;
email: weinzier@illinois.edu.
INDIANA
Purdue Extension offers Fact for Fancy Fruit, a fruit
grower newsletter issued at frequent intervals during
the fruit season to Indiana growers by first class mail
for $15 a year. This service supplies timely information
on disease and insect activity throughout the state,
cultural information, and announcements of upcoming
meetings. The newsletter also is available free at
www.hort.purdue.edu/fff and through email.
To receive the paper copy, send your name, address,
and present fruit interests along with a check for $15
made out to Purdue University, to Facts for Fancy Fruit,
Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture,
625 Agricultural Mall Drive, Purdue University,
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2010.
IOWA
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach publishes
a free monthly small fruit and vegetable newsletter.
Topics covered include production practices, seasonal
issues including weather, insect, disease, and weed
management strategies, as well as upcoming events.
For more information, contact Joe Hannan, Commercial
Horticulture Field Specialist, at (515) 993-4281 or
jmhannan@iastate.edu.
KENTUCKY
A Cooperative Extension newsletter, Kentucky Fruit Facts
is issued monthly to all Kentucky growers at no cost.
This service supplies timely information on disease
and insect activity throughout the state, as well as
cultural information. To obtain this service, send your
name and address to: Kentucky Fruit Facts, c/o John
Strang, Department of Horticulture, N-318 Ag Sci
Building North, University of Kentucky, Lexington,
KY 40546-0091; phone (859)257-5685; fax: (859) 257-2859;
email: jstrang@uky.edu. Kentucky Fruit Facts is also
available at www.ca.uky.edu/fruitfacts.