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1 Controlling Insect Pests in the Garden
Dr. Monica Valentovic And Dr. Gary Rankin

2 Control of Pests is a decision making process
Plant selection – Japanese beetles Horticulture practices Pesticide management

3 Horticultural practices to minimize disease
Planting Plant at maximum distances for air flow 28- 30” HT Prune Prune centers to maintain air flow Minimize disease Prune diseased canes or buds

4 Horticultural practices to minimize disease

5 Horticultural practices to minimize disease

6 Horticultural practices to minimize disease
Water Essential for growth of roses Water to minimize splashing of leaves Overhead watering prior to spraying to cool off roses and remove spray residue Mulch to minimize water loss Watering but splashing rose leaves can induce black spot Remove bottom leaves

7 Check your garden for disease
Or get the Past President of the ARS to survey your garden

8 PESTS?? An undesirable substance in the garden Fungus Insect Weed
blackspot Insect Spider mites Weed Individual

9 Insecticides Use only when needed Seasonal problems
April Aphids and Midge May & June Thrip & Japanese beetles July & August Spider Mites September Cucumber beetles -October Scale

10 Insecticides- April & May Aphids and Midge
Water Insecticidal soap, dish soap Pyrethrin Bayer products

11 Insecticides- April & May Aphids and Midge
Water Insecticidal soap, dish soap Pyrethrin Bayer products Midge First step eliminate larvae prior to dispersal from soil Talstar, Imidacloprid & cyfluthrin

12 Midge Control: Monitor plants in early spring to detect midge. Cut off damaged blooms, foliage. Treat rosebeds with Triazicide or other soil insecticide. Spray with insecticide –every two weeks Add photo of midge fly --

13 We need to protect our blooms in the summer from..

14 May & June Thrips & J. Beetles

15 Thrips Thrips cause damage such as browning on the inside petals of light colored roses. Tiny, slender, brownish winged insects, barely visible to naked eye. Look for them in the petals of light colored roses, especially in the spring. Damage caused by rasping mouthparts. Cause some blooms not to open.

16 Thrips Treatment: Mist flowers and top foliage with Orthene, Cygon 2E, Bayer Rose and Flower, Merit, Conserve, flower bonnets.                                                              Add picture—See rose insect plate, Chapter IX

17 Japanese Beetles Treat lawn for grubs Treat roses
Carbaryl (Sevin) 2times/week Remove beetles and place in soapy water Imidacloprid + cyfluthrin Pyrethrin + Rotenone Neem oil is deterrent, tastes bad

18 Rose Cane Borer Bores holes in larger canes Prune below hole
Cut at 45o or greater Seal cuts Spray pyr/rotenone, cyfluthrin, cygon 2E

19 July & August Spider Mites
Water underside every 3 days Water rose beds Avid Imidacloprid/cyfluthrin Pyrethrin/Rotenone Floramite

20 Life cycle is 5-20 days depending on temperature
Miticides Life cycle is 5-20 days depending on temperature Higher temp more eggs are laid, higher infestation No systemic miticides-Why? Mites feed near plant veins and midrib not in xylem or phloem so never come in contact with systemic miticides

21 Miticide selection Avid/Lucid Floramite Translaminar Only Kills adults
Works on opening Cl channel in nerves Floramite Works by Contact, must spray underside of leaves Kills all stages of life cycle Closes Cl channels in nerves

22 Miticide selection Hexygon Forbid 4F Kills adults and Larvae
Contact spray, must spray underside of leaves to be effective Inhibits embryo and larva formation Forbid 4F Translaminar and contact; lipid synthesis inhibitor causes water imbalance and dehydration in mites and whiteflies Kills all stages Residual action for 4-8 weeks

23 Miticide selection TetraSan Akari, Sanmite and Shuttle Translaminar
Kills eggs and larva, minimal effect on adults Inhibits formation of exoskeleton Prevent eggs and larva developing normally Akari, Sanmite and Shuttle Inhibit mitochondria Akari contact and stomach Akari, Sanmite and Shuttle work by contact

24 Sept & Oct – Cucumber Beetles
-Pyrethrin/rotenone -Neem oil -Ultrafine oil -Cyfluthrin -Water jet for eggs

25 October - Rose Scale Rose scale is an insect Attaches to canes
May look scaly Appears in Fall Lime Sulfur, Dormant oil

26 Enjoy your roses

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28 Thank you for your attention


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