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Funding Program:
Regional IPM Grants (S-RIPM) |
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Project Title:
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug: Impact of an Invasive Pest on Orchard and Vegetable IPM |
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Lead State: NC Lead Organization: North Carolina State University |
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Cooperating State(s):
Virginia |
| Undesignated Funding: $148,153 |
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Start Date: Aug-15-2011 End Date: Aug-14-2013 |
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Summary:
The brown marmorated stink bug is an invasive pest that caused unprecedented damage to multiple crops in the mid-Atlantic region in 2010. NC and southern VA represent the leading edge of the expanding distribution of BMSB, and invasion patterns suggest it will soon become a severe pest. The goals of this project are to determine the role of managed and non-managed habitats on the population ecology of BMSB in three different agroecosystems typical of fruit and vegetable production in this region, and to develop management strategies to minimize crop losses. Objectives are: 1) quantify stink bug species richness and abundance and the phenology and natural enemy complex of BMSB; 2)a. characterize symptoms associated with feeding by different life stages of BMSB on tomato and pepper at various stages of fruit development; 2)b. Determine incidence and severity of BMSB damage in tree fruit and vegetable crops to quantify BMSB economic impact and distribution in the state; 3) determine effects of different insecticides on BMSB and develop optimum use guidelines. Crops and non-managed habitats will be monitored to determine the number of generations completed, crops serving as reproductive hosts, and factors stimulating dispersal to orchard and vegetable crops. Efficient insecticide use practices for orchard and vegetables will be developed. The project is relevant to the goals of the southern region IPM program in that it is multistate, will lead to integrated management strategies, is supported by key stakeholders, and targets multiple crops important in the southern region.
Objectives: 1) quantify stink bug species richness and abundance and the phenology and natural enemy complex of BMSB; 2)a. characterize symptoms associated with feeding by different life stages of BMSB on tomato and pepper at various stages of fruit development; 2)b. Determine incidence and severity of BMSB damage in tree fruit and vegetable crops to quantify BMSB economic impact and distribution in the state; 3) determine effects of different insecticides on BMSB and develop optimum use guidelines. Crops and non-managed habitats will be monitored to determine the number of generations completed, crops serving as reproductive hosts, and factors stimulating dispersal to orchard and vegetable crops. Efficient insecticide use practices for orchard and vegetables will be developed. The project is relevant to the goals of the southern region IPM program in that it is multistate, will lead to integrated management strategies, is supported by key stakeholders, and targets multiple crops important in the southern region. |
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