Improving lettuce insect pest management - NSW and QLD Dr Sandra McDougall NSW Department of Primary Industries Project Number: VG01028 VG01028 This report is published by Horticulture Australia Ltd to pass on information concerning horticultural research and development undertaken for the vegetable industry. The research contained in this report was funded by Horticulture Australia Ltd with the financial support of the vegetable industry, Syngenta, Convenience Foods Pty Ltd, South Pacific Seeds, Organic Crop Protectants Pty Ltd and the NSW Department of Primary Industries. All expressions of opinion are not to be regarded as expressing the opinion of Horticulture Australia Ltd or any authority of the Australian Government. The Company and the Australian Government accept no responsibility for any of the opinions or the accuracy of the information contained in this report and readers should rely upon their own enquiries in making decisions concerning their own interests. ISBN 0 7341 1227 0 Published and distributed by: Horticulture Australia Ltd Level 1 50 Carrington Street Sydney NSW 2000 Telephone: (02) 8295 2300 Fax: (02) 8295 2399 E-Mail: [email protected] © Copyright 2006 FINAL REPORT VG01028 Improving lettuce pest management – NSW and SE Queensland 30 November 2005 Sandra McDougall et al. NSW Department of Primary Industries ISBN 0 7347 1691 5 Project No: VG 01028 Principal Investigator: Dr Sandra McDougall Contact Details: National Vegetable Industry Centre NSW DPI PMB, Yanco NSW 2703 (02) 6951 2728 (02) 6951 2692 fax 042 740 1466 mob [email protected] Project Team: NSW DPI: Sandra McDougall, Andrew Creek, and Tony Napier, QDPI: John Duff Report Completed: October 2005 Statement of purpose: This report is a summary of the research and extension work conducted by the project team on lettuce pest management. Funding: The researchers acknowledge the financial support for this project from NSW DPI, QDPI, Horticulture Australia, AUSVEG, South Pacific Seeds and Convenience Foods. Financial support for the 2nd & 3rd Australian Lettuce Industry Conferences, which were organized as part of this project also came from: Abbe Corrugated, Bejo Seeds, Boomaroo Nurseries, City of Wyndam, Dupont, Freshcuts, GSF, Henderson Seed Group, Landpower, Melbourne Markets, New Holland, Perfection Fresh, Rijk Zwaan, Syngenta Seeds, TotalPak Solutions, Tripax Engineering, Vegco, Withcott Seedlings and Yates (Enza Zaden). Disclaimer: Any recommendations contained in this publication do not necessarily represent current HAL Limited policy. No person should act on the basis of the contents of this publication, whether as to matters of fact or opinion or other content, without first obtaining specific, independent professional advice in respect of the matters set out in this publication. VG 01028: Improving lettuce pest management in NSW and SE QLD MEDIA SUMMARY............................................................................................................................................... 1 TECHNICAL SUMMARY..................................................................................................................................... 2 INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................................... 3 LETTUCE INDUSTRY .............................................................................................................................................. 3 INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT......................................................................................................................... 3 PROJECT DIRECTION .............................................................................................................................................. 3 EFFICACY TRIALS .................................................................................................................................................. 4 TRIAL PRODUCTS................................................................................................................................................... 7 FIELD TRIAL REPORTS ................................................................................................................................... 11 SAP-SUCKING INSECTS INSECTICIDE EFFICACY TRIAL, SPRING 2002 (LEETON RS, NSW) ................................... 12 SAP-SUCKING INSECTS INSECTICIDE EFFICACY TRIAL, AUTUMN 2003 (GATTON, QLD)...................................... 16 APHID SOIL DRENCH EFFICACY TRIAL, SPRING 2003 (YANCO, NSW).................................................................. 23 APHID INSECTICIDE EFFICACY TRIAL, SPRING 2003 (YANCO, NSW)................................................................... 29 SAP-SUCKING INSECTS INSECTICIDE EFFICACY TRIAL, AUTUMN 2004 (GATTON, QLD)...................................... 35 APHID SOIL DRENCH EFFICACY TRIAL, SPRING 2004 (HAY, NSW)...................................................................... 42 HELIOTHIS INSECTICIDE EFFICACY TRIAL, AUTUMN 2002 (GATTON, QLD) ........................................................ 49 HELIOTHIS INSECTICIDE EFFICACY TRIAL, AUTUMN 2003 (HAY, NSW).............................................................. 54 HELIOTHIS INSECTICIDE EFFICACY TRIAL, SPRING 2003 (YANCO, NSW) ............................................................ 59 NPV SPRINKLER EFFICACY TRIAL SEPTEMBER 2004 (YANCO, NSW) ................................................................. 64 HELIOTHIS NPV SPRAY EFFICACY TRIAL, SPRING 2004 (YANCO, NSW)............................................................. 72 POT TRIAL REPORTS ....................................................................................................................................... 80 PARTICLE FILM EFFICACY TRIAL, WINTER 2002 (YANCO, NSW) ........................................................................ 81 APHID INSECTICIDE EFFICACY TRIAL, SPRING 2002............................................................................................. 83 APHID SEEDLING DRENCH EFFICACY TRIAL, WINTER 2004 (YANCO, NSW)........................................................ 85 APHID SOIL & CELL DRENCH EFFICACY TRIAL, SPRING 2004 (YANCO, NSW)..................................................... 91 APHID SOIL DRENCH EFFICACY TRIAL, WINTER 2005 (YANCO, NSW) ................................................................ 96 POLYHOUSE HELIOTHIS INSECTICIDE EFFICACY TRIAL I, WINTER 2003 (YANCO, NSW) .................................. 101 POLYHOUSE HELIOTHIS INSECTICIDE EFFICACY TRIAL II, WINTER 2003 (YANCO, NSW) ................................. 105 POLYHOUSE HELIOTHIS INSECTICIDE EFFICACY TRIAL III, WINTER 2003 (YANCO, NSW)................................ 109 POLYHOUSE HELIOTHIS NPV EFFICACY TRIAL, SPRING 2003 (YANCO, NSW).................................................. 113 POLYHOUSE HELIOTHIS EFFICACY TRIAL, SPRING 2003 (YANCO, NSW) ......................................................... 116 BEST MANAGEMENT OPTIONS (BMO) TRIALS...................................................................................... 119 SUMMARY ......................................................................................................................................................... 119 ICEBERG LETTUCE BMO, SPRING 2003 (HAY, NSW)........................................................................................ 121 ICEBERG LETTUCE BMO II, SPRING 2003 (HAY, NSW) .................................................................................... 127 ICEBERG LETTUCE BMO, SPRING 2003 TRIAL 1(COWRA, NSW) ...................................................................... 132 ICEBERG LETTUCE BMO, SPRING 2003 TRIAL 2 (COWRA, NSW) ..................................................................... 138 ICEBERG LETTUCE BMO, SPRING 2003 TRIAL 3 (CANOWINDRA, NSW) ........................................................... 145 LETTUCE BMO COMPARISON, AUTUMN 2004 (HAY, NSW) ............................................................................. 151 LETTUCE BMO CASE STUDY, AUTUMN 2004 (HAY, NSW)............................................................................... 157 SEEDED ICEBERG LETTUCE BMO COMPARISON, WINTER 2004 (HAY, NSW).................................................... 162 TRANSPLANTED LETTUCE BMO COMPARISON, WINTER 2004 (HAY, NSW) ..................................................... 169 BEST MANAGEMENT OPTIONS (BMO) TRIAL, SPRING 2003 (LOCKYER VALLEY, QLD)................................... 176 EFFICACY TRIALS DISCUSSION.......................................................................................................................... 180 OTHER TRIALS................................................................................................................................................. 183 EVALUATING LETTUCE VARIETIES, SPRING 2002 (CENTRAL WEST NSW) ....................................................... 183 STICKY TRAP COMPARISON, 2004 (HAY, NSW) ............................................................................................... 187 COMPARISON OF MONITORING METHODS (HAY, NSW).................................................................................... 189 TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER ........................................................................................................................... 194 VG 01028: Improving lettuce pest management in NSW and SE QLD INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................................................