Resource Guide for Organic Insect and Disease ... - Cornell University
Resource Guide for Organic Insect and Disease ... - Cornell University
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APPENDIX E<br />
<strong>Organic</strong> Research Needs: Some Important<br />
Vegetable Pests <strong>and</strong> Possible <strong>Organic</strong> Controls<br />
that Lack Efficacy Data<br />
ORGANIC RESEARCH NEEDS: Some Important Vegetable Pests <strong>and</strong> Possible <strong>Organic</strong> Controls that Lack Efficacy Data<br />
Occurrence Cultural<br />
1=sporadic, controls<br />
Crop Pest 3=yearly effective? Possible rescue control<br />
Brassica Flea beetle 3 Y Spinosad<br />
Cabbage aphid 2 ? Soap, oil, neem, Beauveria<br />
Cabbage maggot 2 Y Neem, spinosad baits<br />
Onion thrips 2 ? Kaolin, pyrethrum, spinosad<br />
Alternaria 2 Y Microbial products*<br />
Black leg 1 Y Microbial products*<br />
Clubroot 1 Y Microbial products*<br />
Swede midge 1 Y Kaolin<br />
Downy mildew 1 Y<br />
Head rot 2 ?<br />
Cucurbit<br />
Striped cucumber beetle/<br />
Bacterial wilt 3 Y Microbial products*,Pyrethrum/neem mixtures<br />
kaolin, Beauveria<br />
Squash bug 2 N Beauveria, kaolin, pyrethrum, spinosad, plant oils,<br />
pyrethrum/neem mix<br />
Black rot 2 N Microbial products*<br />
Phytophthora 1 N Microbial products*<br />
Powdery mildew 3 N Several good controls, comparative trials needed<br />
Downy mildew 3 N Copper, microbial products*<br />
Lettuce Tarnished plant bug 2 ? Beauveria, kaolin, neem, pyrethrum, spinosad<br />
Aster leafhopper/ Aster yellows 2 Y Neem, kaolin, repellents, pyrethrum<br />
Sclerotinia 1 Y Contans<br />
Powdery mildew 2 Y Bicarbonate, B. subtilis, microbial products, oils,<br />
soap<br />
Downy mildew 2 Y Bicarbonate, B. subtilis, microbial products, oils,<br />
soap<br />
Onion Onion thrips 3 Y Beauveria, kaolin, pyrethrum, spinosad , neem<br />
Botrytis 2 Y Oils, microbial products*<br />
Purple blotch 1 Y Oils, microbial products*<br />
Onion <strong>and</strong> seedcorn maggot 1 Y Spinosad seed treatment, spinosad baits<br />
Leek moth 1 Y Spinosad<br />
Pepper Downy mildew 1 Y Oils, microbial products*<br />
Aphids/CMV 1 Y Neem, repellents<br />
Tarnished plant bug 1 ? Beauveria, kaolin, neem, pyrethrum, spinosad<br />
European corn borer 2 ? Control available, improve timing/application<br />
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