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EPA tour to feature need for more invasive pest control
The Cherry Marketing Institute is taking the lead on this week’s EPA Region 5 tour of the Great Lakes to highlight the importance of control measures to combat invasive pests.
President Phil Korson tells Brownfield the need for crop protection tools is critical as invasive pests like spotted wing drosophila and brown marmorated stink bug continue to cause widespread damage to specialty crops. “Historically we’ve been able to get by with longer pre-harvest intervals dealing with the pests that we had, but with the new pests emerging we need tools that are effective close to harvest that will manage that pest.”
This season spotted wing drosophila populations were found earlier and have advanced more rapidly in Michigan than in past years which Korson says led to a crisis exemption for the pyrethroid Mustang Max to manage infestations in tart cherries.
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