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Objective 3

Controlling pests across peach and apple orchards by integrating biological control agents and improved IPM tactics. 

The overarching goal of our project's third objective is to suppress pest populations across orchard agroecosystems with promising biocontrol agents and integrate improved integrated pest management (IPM) tactics.

 

We will achieve this goal by addressing the following sub-objectives:

Subobjectives

Obj 3.1

Develop a risk-based IPM decision matrix using results generated in Objective 1 and Objective 2

Obj. 3.2

Showcase overall efficacy, economics, and impacts on beneficial arthropods when  implementing standard and enhanced IPM programs in apple and peach orchards

The logo for the project with an illustrated peach and apple, an insect flying away from the fruit, and text reading "Cultivating Tomorrow's Orchards"

The Cultivating Tomorrow's Orchards: Evolving and Enhancing IPM in Eastern Tree Fruit Systems Project is made possible by USDA NIFA SCRI #2024-05413.

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tracy.leskey@usda.gov

Appalachian Fruit Research Station

2217 Wiltshire Road

Kearneysville, WV 25430

Research Partners:

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​Penn State University

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