A Grower's Guide To
Apple Insects and Diseases
In The Southeast


Alabama Cooperative Extension Service
Auburn University, Alabama 36849-5612
Circular ANR-838
Placed on the Web 12/96 by the Center for Integrated Pest Management


Table Of Contents

Introduction
Contributing Authors
Photographic Contributors
Chapter 1. Basic Facts Of Insect And Mite Populations
Life Cycles
Life Histories
Arthropod Identification
Pesticide Resistance And Its Management Chapter 2. Insect And Mite Pests Of Apples
Fruit Pests
Foliar Pests
Pests Of Stems, Shoots, And Roots Chapter 3. Integrated Management Of Insects And Mites
Sampling For Insect And Mite Pests
Sampling For Commonly Encountered Insect Pests
Sampling For Sporadic Insect Pests
Mite Monitoring Program
Cultural Considerations For Insect And Mite Pest Management
Beneficial Arthropods
Guidelines For Using Honeybees To Pollinate Apples Chapter 4. Basic Facts Of Plant Diseases
The Disease Cycle
Resistance Of Plant Pathogens To Pesticides Chapter 5. Diseases Of Apples
Fruit And Foliar Diseases
Root Rot Diseases
Diseases Caused By Viruses And Mycoplasmas
Cultural Considerations For Disease Management Chapter 6. Spraying Apple Orchards
Calibrating An Orchard Sprayer
Using Tree Row Volume In Orchard Spraying


Editors
John R. McVay, Extension Entomologist, Auburn University
James F. Walgenbach, Extension Entomologist, North Carolina State Univeristy
Edward J. Sikora, Extension Plant Pathologist, Auburn University
Turner Sutton, Extension And Research Plant Pathologist, North Carolina State University


Use chemicals only according to the directions on the label. Follow all directions, precautings, and restrictions that are listed.
The pesticide rates in this publication are recommended only if they are registered with the Environmental Protection Agency or the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries. If a registration is changed or chaceled, the rate listed here is no longer recommended. Before you apply any pesticide, check with your county Extension agent for the latest information.
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