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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 />

<strong>Organic</strong> <strong>Resource</strong> <strong>Guide</strong> 197

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