Maine Apple IPM Prgram

 Publications

Maine Apple Pest Report newsletter

2003 New England Apple Pest Management Guide (last published 2003, so pesticide info may be out of date, but the pest biology and IPM information is still useful.)

 

Other Northeastern apple IPM newsletters:
 Massachusetts    New Hampshire    Vermont

   
 Scaffolds (NY-Cornell)   Pennsylvania

Northeastern U.S. commercial apple pest guides
Cornell Tree Fruit Production Guide

Penn State Tree Fruit Production Guide

 PEST FACT SHEETS  
     You can search for New England fact sheets on specific topics by entering keywords into the PRONewEngland fact sheet database.

Insect and Disease Pests

Maine apple pest threshold and ID card 79K PDF
     also available as 21 megabyte Word file

Apple Insect and Disease pest fact sheets from Cornell.

Apple Insect Pest fact sheets from West Virginia University.  Comprehensive descriptions.

Apple Disease fact sheets from West Virginia University.  Comprehensive descriptions.

Apple Insect and Disease pest fact sheets  from Michigan State University.

Apple Insect and Disease pest photos - supplementary images from University of Vermont.

A Guide for Sampling and Managing Major Apple Pests in NY - Apple IPM scouting instructions and thresholds.

Disease-only
Market Diseases of Apples, Pears, and Quinces - out of print 1971 USDA handbook

Physiological disorders of apples in Pacific NW USDA-ARS lab in Wenatchee WA

Organic apple disease management in Ohio from Ohio State and West Virginia University

Disease resistant cultivar update  by Dr. David Rosenberger of Cornell

Other pest management topics

Deer Damage Assessment worksheet

Apple IPM scoring system - UMass

Elements of IPM for Apples in NY - Cornell

Apple pest management bulletins for small hobby plantings

Home Apple Tree Pest Control  - URI

Disease control for Home Apple Orchards - UCONN

Home Fruit Tree Spray Schedule - UNH.  Pest biology and timing are valid, but check for updated pesticide info.

Planting and Early Care of Fruit Trees - UMaine

Pest Management for Home Fruit Plantings - $2 bulletin from UMaine Coop. Extension bookstore.

Other periodic apple pest management publications
New York Fruit Quarterly - In depth articles on tree fruit and small fruit research projects conducted by Cornell University staff

Fruit Notes  - Research/Extension journal from University of Massachusetts

Mass. March Message - Update on apple IPM developments as of March 2004

Fruit Grower News - Online excerpts from fruit industry newspaper

Good Fruit Grower - Back issues of fruit production journal from Washington state

Horticultural fact sheets
Renovating Old Apple Trees

Nutrient Recommendations for Apples

Apogee growth regulator

Growth control

Thinning Apples Chemically

Calcium foliar sprays

Safe Home Cider Making