AL16009: An integrated pest management program for the Australian almond industry
Current Project
Beginning in late 2017, this project will help growers tackle the problem of insect pests and the damage they cause almond crops both in the orchard and after harvest. With a focus on integrated pest management, the program will develop a toolkit of practices, technologies and guidelines to help growers reduce insect populations, with areas of investigation including: improved orchard hygiene and mummy management; new ‘attract and kill’ technologies that target damaging Carpophilus species and female carob moths; improved mating disruption for carob moths; pesticide options that are more compatible with an integrated pest management approach; improved understanding of pest species and their natural enemies (biological controls); and improved post-harvest disinfestation and monitoring.
