Where available and recommended by Extension or other regional experts, action thresholds are used to determine whether or not and when to take action against pests, e.g., codling moth, apple maggot, plum Are pesticide application decisions and timing based on data from curculio and apple scab. 15 the farm and techniques such as action thresholds, degree-day Where recommended, models are used to estimate when models and decision-support/ predictive systems? pests or diseases will require treatment, e.g., accumulation of degree days from a codling moth biofix, apple scab infections, or exceeding threshold on traps, e.g., five apple maggots caught on a baited sphere. Orchard and Weed Management Are row middles (drive rows) sod, mulch-covered or cover-cropped 16 year round? 17 Are herbicide strips contained within the canopy drip zone? Does mode of action rotate between each application of an 18 Applies during and between seasons. herbicide? If adequate control is not achieved, a fourth herbicide application may be performed on a spot-treatment basis. Are herbicide applications limited to three per season on the same 19 Application must be supported with documentation application site? identifying weed species that were not controlled during previous applications. Food Safety and Product Quality Firmness, brix, starch-iodine testing or accepted 20 Is fruit harvested according to guidelines from the packing house? measures, may be used.
15 Are pesticide application decisions and timing based on data from the farm and techniques such as action thresholds, degree-day models and decision-support/ predictive systems? Where available and recommended by Extension or other regional experts, action thresholds are used to determine whether or not and when to take action against pests, e.g., codling moth, apple maggot, plum curculio and apple scab. Where recommended, models are used to estimate when pests or diseases will require treatment, e.g., accumulation of degree days from a codling moth biofix, apple scab infections, or exceeding threshold on traps, e.g., five apple maggots caught on a baited sphere. Orchard and Weed Management 16 Are row middles (drive rows) sod, mulch-covered or cover-cropped year round? 17 Are herbicide strips contained within the canopy drip zone? 18 Does mode of action rotate between each application of an herbicide? Applies during and between seasons. 19 Are herbicide applications limited to three per season on the same application site? If adequate control is not achieved, a fourth herbicide application may be performed on a spot-treatment basis. Application must be supported with documentation identifying weed species that were not controlled during previous applications. Food Safety and Product Quality 20 Is fruit harvested according to guidelines from the packing house? Firmness, brix, starch-iodine testing or accepted measures, may be used.
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