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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section 1
PESTICIDE REGULATION & SMALL FRUIT PRODUCTION
Commercial small fruit production
Chemical pest controls
Federal and State regulations
Environmental protection regulations
Review questions
Section 2
SMALL FRUIT PRODUCTION
Goals of a crop management plan
Developing a crop management plan
Crop variety selection
Site selection
Alternative controls
Timely operations
Review questions
Section 3
PESTICIDES FROM SMALL FRUIT PRODUCTION
Selecting a pesticide
Adjuvants
Proper handling of chemicals
Review questions
Section 4
EQUIPMENT AND CALIBRATION
Application systems
Application equipment components
Calibration of equipment
Safety conscious cleaning and maintenance
Review questions
Section 5
WEED MANAGEMENT IN SMALL FRUIT CROPS
Plant basics
Common weeds in small fruit crops
Integrated weed management
Herbicides for small fruit producers
Review questions
Section 6
INSECT & DISEASE CONTROL IN SMALL FRUIT CROPS
Detecting small fruit pests
Insects and related pests
Plant diseases
Disease organisms
Review questions
Section 7
STRAWBERRY CULTURE AND WEED CONTROL
Strawberry cultivars
Strawberry culture
Weed control
Review questions
Section 8
INSECT AND DISEASE PESTS OF STRAWBERRIES
Insect pests
Strawberry diseases
Review questions
Section 9
RASPBERRY CULTURE AND WEED CONTROL
Raspberry cultivars
Raspberry culture
Cover crops and weed control
Review questions
Section 10
INSECT AND DISEASE PESTS OF RASPBERRIES
Insect pests
Diseases of raspberries
Review questions
Section 11
HIGHBUSH BLUEBERRY CULTURE AND WEED CONTROL
Highbush blueberry cultivars
Highbush blueberry culture
Weed control
Review questions
Section 12
INSECT AND DISEASE PESTS OF HIGHBUSH BLUEBERRIES
Common pests
Common highbush blueberry diseases
Review questions
Section 13
VERTEBRATE PESTS OF SMALL FRUIT
Bird damage to fruit
Rodents and small fruit plants
Deer damage
Review questions
Appendix A
SAMPLE RECORDKEEPING FORMS
Appendix B
GENERAL PESTICIDE INFORMATION
Appendix C
ANSWERS TO REVIEW QUESTIONS
Appendix D
INDEX
