Progress 10/01/20 to 09/30/21
Outputs
Target Audience:Blueberry farmers, processors, packing shed owners, and pest management consultants. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Due to COVID-19 in-person extension meetings were limited. However, during this reporting period several training and professional development opportunities were offered. Two graduate students, two postdocs, and three undergrad students were trained on applied research through this project. Many county extension agents, crop consultants, and growers were trained through extension and education presentations. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?The results were disseminated through research and extension publications in journals, extension publications and grower magazine, website articles, blog posts on UGA blueberry blog, UGA IPM blog, and presentations at grower and professional meetings. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?We plan to continue investigating biology and ecology of economically important insect pests of blueberries, evaluate & optimize novel management strategies, and disseminate new scientific information to farmers and other stakeholders to educate them on best ways to effectively control insect pests and minimize crop losses due to insect pests.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
During this reporting period multiple studies were conducted in the field and laboratory to understand biology and ecology of economically important insect pests of blueberries including spotted wing drosophila and flower thrips. For spotted-wing drosophila, studies were conducted to compare yeast-sugar-water based wet traps with the red panel dry traps baited with commercially available lures. Results showed that dry traps had comparable trap captures of SWD adults. In other trials, we evaluated efficacy of new reduced risk insecticides in season-long SWD management programs. The new product Gemsei when applied at the high rate of 48 fl oz resulted in significantly higher mortality as compared to the untreated control. These findings were disseminated to blueberry growers and used to update SWD management recommendations. Initial laboratory and semi-field trials were conducted to evaluate new behavioral control technologies including ACTTRA and Combi-protec. Further studies will be conducted to determine the best use of these products to manage SWD in GA blueberry production systems. Blueberry flower thrips have emerged as a major pest problem in GA blueberries. Thrips management is particularly challenging because direct insecticide sprays can harm pollinators active in the field during bloom time when thrips are feeding on blooms. Field trials were conducted to evaluate new reduced risk systemic materials to determine their efficacy when applied prior to bloom to minimize their impact on pollinators. These data are still being analyzed and findings will be disseminated to blueberry growers as soon they are ready.
Publications
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2022
Citation:
Sial, A. A., C. Roubos, V. Walton, C. Rodriguez-Saona, R. Isaacs, K. Hamby, M. Rogers, O. Liburd, D. Johnson, F. Zalom, K. Daane, H. Burrack, J. Lee, and P. Fanning. 2022. Strategies to manage spotted-wing drosophila in organic systems. Proceedings of 10th International IPM Symposium, pp. 41.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2022
Citation:
Sial, A. A. 2022. Effectiveness of alternatives to broad-spectrum insecticides to manage spotted-wing drosophila in southeastern blueberry systems. 10th International IPM Symposium, pp. 58.
- Type:
Journal Articles
Status:
Submitted
Year Published:
2022
Citation:
Panthi, B., Cloonan, K., Rodriguez-Saona, C., Short, B., Kirkpatrick, D., Loeb, G., Aflitto, N., Wiman, N., Andrews, H., Drummond, F., Fanning, P.,Ballman, E., Johnson, B., Beal, D., Beers, E., Burrack, H., Isaacs, R., Perkins, J., Liburd, O., Lambert, A., Walton, V., Harris, T., Mermer, S., Polk, D., Wallingford, A., and Sial, A. Using Red Panel Traps to Detect Spotted Wing Drosophila and its Infestation in US Berry and Cherry Crops. Submitted to J. Econ. Entomol.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Other
Year Published:
2021
Citation:
Babu, A., C. Rodriguez-Saona, and A. A. Sial. 2021. Effectiveness of attract-and-kill formulations of SPLAT adjuvant + insecticide mixtures for managing spotted-wing drosophila in blueberry. 2021 Annual Meeting of the ESA Southeastern Branch, 29-31 March 2021 (Virtual).
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Other
Year Published:
2021
Citation:
Disi, J., B. Gress, F. G. Zalom, and A. A. Sial. 2021. Impact of age and temperature on residue longevity of key insecticides for on-site screening of spotted-wing drosophila (Diptera: Drosophilidae). 2021 Annual Meeting of the ESA Southeastern Branch, 29-31 March 2021 (Virtual).
- Type:
Other
Status:
Other
Year Published:
2021
Citation:
Sial, A. A. Insect pest management in Georgia blueberries. Annual Blueberry Update, 13 January 2021 (Delivered online).
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Other
Year Published:
2020
Citation:
Sial, A. A. and O. J. Disi. 2020. Effectiveness of Acramite 4SC and other miticides on spider mites in blueberries. The 67th Annual Meeting of ESA, 11-25 November 2020 (Virtual).
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Other
Year Published:
2020
Citation:
Disi, J. O., J. Hunter, and A. A. Sial. 2020. Evaluation of a novel oviposition behavior modifying food- grade gum in reducing blueberry fruit infestation by Drosophila suzukii. The 67th Annual Meeting of ESA, 11-25 November 2020 (Virtual).
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Other
Year Published:
2021
Citation:
Sial, A. A. 2021. Management of economically important insect pests of southeastern blueberries. 2021 Southeastern Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference, 6-10 Jan 2021 (Virtual).
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Other
Year Published:
2021
Citation:
Sial, A. A. 2021. Strategies to manage spotted-wing drosophila in organic production systems. 2021 Southeastern Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference, 6-10 Jan 2021 (Virtual).
- Type:
Other
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2021
Citation:
Sial, A. A., J. Jacobs, Z. Williams, and R. Holland. 2021. Monitoring and management of thrips in blueberries. Dixie-Blueberry News, 21(2): 11-14.
- Type:
Other
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2021
Citation:
Sial, A. A. 2021. Identification, monitoring, and management of spotted-wing drosophila. Dixie-Blueberry News, 21(3): 32-42.
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Progress 03/03/20 to 09/30/20
Outputs
Target Audience:Blueberry farmers, processors, packing shed owners, and pest management consultants. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Due to COVID-19 in-person extension meetings were not permitted butafield-day was condcuted virtually onto disseminate scientific information to educate and trainblueberry farmers and extnsion personnel on how to implement IPM strategies to effectively control economically important insect pests of blueberries. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?The results were disseminated through research and extension publications in journals, extension publications andgrower newsletters, website articles, blog posts on UGA blueberry blog, UGA IPM blog, andpresentations at virtual blueberry IPM field day. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?We plan to continue investigating biology and ecology of economically important insect pests of blueberries, evaluate & optimize novel management strategies, and dissemination new scientific information to farmers and other stakeholder to educate them on best ways to effectively control insect pests and minimize crop losses due to insect pests.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Several studies were conducted in the field and laboratory to understand biology and ecology of economically important insect pests of blueberries inclding spotted wing drosophila and southern red mite. Based on trap captures and farmer reports,spotted wing drosopphila populations were active during the blueberry harvest but farmers implemented management programs recommended by UGA extension specialists and as a result not fruit rejections were reported.A heavy infestation of southern red mite was detected at a blueberry farm in Adkisson county. I field trial was conducted at that site evaluate new miticides, and findings were disseminated via research publications and extension presentations
Publications
- Type:
Journal Articles
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2020
Citation:
Disi, J.O., Z. Williams and A. A. Sial. 2020. Evaluation of best use practices for Spear-T in season-long control programs for spotted-wing drosophila adults in Georgia blueberries, 2020 Arthropod Management Tests. (doi.org/10.1093/amt/tsaa109)
- Type:
Journal Articles
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2020
Citation:
Disi, J.O., T. Barnes and A. A. Sial. 2020. Performance of Acramite 4SC on spider mite in highbush blueberry in Georgia, 2020. Arthropod Management Tests. (doi.org/10.1093/amt/tsaa097)
- Type:
Journal Articles
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2020
Citation:
Disi, J. O., S. Van Timmeren, B. Gress, F. Zalom, R. Issacs, and A. A. Sial. 2020. Insecticide residue longevity for on-site screening of Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura) resistance. Pest Manag. Science. (doi.org/10.1002/ps.5880)
- Type:
Journal Articles
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2020
Citation:
Mermer, S., F. Pfab, G. Tait, R. Isaacs, P. Fanning, S. Timmeren, G. Loeb, S. Hesler, A. A. Sial, *J. Hunter,
H. Bal, F. Drummond, E. Ballman, J. Collins, L. Xue, D. Jing, V. Walton. 2020. Timing and order of different insecticide classes drive control of Drosophila suzukii; a modeling approach. J. Pest Sci. (https://doi.org/10.1007/s10340-020-01292-w)
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