Project Title: Improving Integrated Pest Management in Soft Fruit Crops
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Project title: Improving integrated pest management in soft fruit crops. Project number: SF 174 Project leader: Michelle Fountain, NIAB EMR Report: Annual report, March 2021 Previous report: NA Key staff: Adam Walker, Celine Silva, Jonah Budd, Molly Perry- Clark, Zoe Clarke, Greg Deakin, Jacob Lowe, Dave Shaw (NIAB EMR); David Hall, Dudley Farman (NRI); Jude Bennison, Peter Seymour (ADAS); William Kirk, (Keele University) Advisors: William Kirk (Keele University), Tom Pope (HAU), Janet Allen (ADAS), Clare Sampson (Russell IPM), Caroline Reid (Bioline Agrosciences) Location of project: NIAB EMR, growers’ holdings Industry Representative: Chairman: Stephen McGuffie Industry representatives: Andrey Ivanov, Steve Greenaway, Cristian Marmandiu, Richard Harnden Date project commenced: 01 April 2020 Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board 2021. 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The conditions under which the experiments were carried out and the results have been reported in detail and with accuracy. However, because of the biological nature of the work it must be borne in mind that different circumstances and conditions could produce different results. Therefore, care must be taken with interpretation of the results, especially if they are used as the basis for commercial product recommendations.] Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board 2021. All rights reserved AUTHENTICATION We declare that this work was done under our supervision according to the procedures described herein and that the report represents a true and accurate record of the results obtained. Michelle Fountain Deputy Head of Pest and Pathogen Ecology NIAB EMR, New Road, East Malling, Kent ME19 6BJ Signature: Michelle T Fountain................................ Date 20 March 2021 Stephen McGuffie [Position] [Organisation] Signature ............................................................ Date ............................................ Report authorised by: Rachel McGauley [Position] [Organisation] Signature ............................................................ Date ............................................ [Name] [Position] [Organisation] Signature ............................................................ Date ............................................ Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board 2021. All rights reserved CONTENTS Headline.................................................................................................................. 2 Background ............................................................................................................. 2 Summary ................................................................................................................ 2 Financial Benefits ................................................................................................... 3 Action Points ........................................................................................................... 3 Headline.................................................................................................................. 4 Background ............................................................................................................. 4 Summary ................................................................................................................ 4 Financial Benefits ................................................................................................... 5 Action Points ........................................................................................................... 5 Task 2.2. Dose and method of deployment of capsid repellent in strawberry and cane fruit (Year 1-2, Lead; NIAB EMR, Contributors; NRI, Russell IPM) ................ 7 Headline.................................................................................................................. 7 Background ............................................................................................................. 7 Summary ................................................................................................................ 7 Financial Benefits ................................................................................................... 9 Action Points ........................................................................................................... 9 Financial Benefits ................................................................................................. 13 Action points ................................................................................................................13 Headline ......................................................................................................................14 Background and expected deliverables .......................................................................14 Financial Benefits ................................................................................................. 15 Action Points ......................................................................................................... 15 Task 4.2. Culture of thrips species other than WFT for future biological and control studies .................................................................................................................. 16 Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board 2021. All rights reserved Headline ......................................................................................................................16 Background and expected deliverables .......................................................................16 Summary .....................................................................................................................16 Financial Benefits ................................................................................................. 17 Action Points ......................................................................................................... 17 Introduction .................................................................................................................18 Materials and methods ......................................................................................... 18 Results .................................................................................................................. 19 Introduction ...................................................................................................................1 Materials and methods ........................................................................................... 1 Results .................................................................................................................... 8 Discussion ............................................................................................................ 16 Conclusions .......................................................................................................... 18 Task 2.2. Dose and method of deployment of capsid repellent in strawberry and cane fruit (Year 1-2, Lead; NIAB EMR, Contributors; NRI, Russell IPM) .............. 19 Introduction .................................................................................................................19 Materials and Methods ................................................................................................19 Results ........................................................................................................................20 Discussion ...................................................................................................................24 Conclusions .................................................................................................................24 Introduction .................................................................................................................25 Materials and Methods ......................................................................................... 26 Results .................................................................................................................