Midwest Small Fruit Pest Management Handbook

The Midwest Small Fruit Pest Management Handbook contains:

• Full-color photos of the major disease symptoms and insect pests.
• Comprehensive Integrated Pest Management recommendations for control of insects, diseases, and weeds on strawberry, brambles, blueberry, and grapes.
• In-depth information on the selection, handling, and effective use of pesticides (fungicides, insecticides, and herbicides) for small fruit crops.
• Information on conducting plant tissue nutrient analysis along with tables for determining results and fertilizer recommendations.

There are more than 233 pages with nine chapters covering:

• General IPM concepts
• Strawberries
• Bambles
• Highbush blueberries,
• Grapes
• Weed management
• Reduction of bird and wildlife damage
• Using pesticides
• Plant tissue analysis for small fruit and fertilizer recommendations.

Edited by Michael A. Ellis, Celeste Welty, Richard C. Funt, Douglas Doohan, Roger N.Williams, and Maurus Brown of the Ohio State University, and Bruche B9ordelon of Purdue University, the work represents expertise from:

University of Arkansas
J. R. Clark, Horticulture
D. T. Johnson, Entomology
P. Fenn and S. R. Vann, Plant Pathology

Iowa State University
Paul Domoto and Gail Nonnecke, Horticulture
Donald Lewis, Entomology
Mark Gleason, Plant Pathology

Kansas State University, Manhattan
Sorkel Kadir, Horticulture
Robert Bauernfeind, Entomology
N. A. Tisserat, Plant Pathology

The Ohio State University, Columbus
Richard C. Funt, Doug Doohan, Maurus Brown, and Imed Dami, Horticulture
Celeste Welty and Roger Williams, Entomology
Mike Ellis, Plant Pathology

Purdue University, West Lafayette
Bruce P. Bordelon and Steve C. Weller, Horticulture
Rick E. Foster, Entomology
Paul C. Pecknold, Plant Pathology

University of Illinois, Urbana
Mosbah Kushad and Bob Skirvin, Horticulture
Rick Weinzierl, Entomology
Mohammad Babadoost, Plant Pathology

University of Kentucky, Lexington
J. G. Strang, R. T. Jones, and J. G. Masabni, Horticulture
R. T. Bessin, Entomology
J. R. Hartman, Plant Pathology

University of Missouri, Columbia
Southwest Missouri State University, Mountain Grove
Patrick Byers (SMSU) and Michele Warmund (UMC), Horticulture
Bruce Barrett (UMC), Martin Kaps (SMSU), and Daniel Waldstein (SMSU), Entomology
James Moore (SMSU), Plant Pathology

University of Nebraska, Lincoln
P. Real, Horticulture
F. Baxendale, Entomology
J. Watkins, Plant Pathology
A. Martin, Weed Science

University of Wisconsin, Madison
Teryl R. Roper, Horticulture
Daniel L. Mahr, Entomology
Patricia S. McManus, Plant Pathology

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