Organic Growers

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MATING DISRUPTION Update

• Organic Growers
• 2009Cindy BishopSuterra Technical Sales
  Manager
• (559) 643 -7310

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A Division of Roll International
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A Division of Roll International
CheckmateMating Disruption Products Traps and
Lures Scenturion Biolure NOW Traps
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Topics

• Traps and Lures
• Mating Disruption 101 NOP/EPA/OMRI/WS
• Puffer Technology
• OFM/CM Finding
• Vine Mealy Bug Grapes

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Traps and Lures
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Scenturion and BioLureTrap types
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Lures
Scenturion Lures Septa lures Available in a
25/package or 50 in a bottle Lasts 30 days
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Biolures
Biolures last 60 days
Codling moth 1X Tomato Pinworm Codling moth
10X Peach twig borer Pink bollworm Oriental
fruit moth Walnut Huskfly Obliquebanded LR Fruit
Flies Omnivorous leafroller
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Mating Disruption 101
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Moth Love Story
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Insecticide Sprays Do Not Lower Populations
99 Mortality is needed to reduce insect
populations
Example 100 OFM insects
Kill 98 insects -- 2 remain
1 male 1 female
1st flight 200 eggs from 2 insects
Mating Disruption excellent for population
reduction reduced sprays
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Does Mating Disruption Reduce Worm Infestations?

4 years of trials with UC Co-op Ext. in
collaboration with Walnut Pest Management
Alliance
Several Thousands of walnut acres with Puffer
technology
Demonstrated reduced Codling Moth damage and
reduced populations
Fewer insecticide sprays-excellent worm control
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Mating Disruption forOrganic Production
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MD Formulations
DispensersOFM PTB CM OLROFM/PTB
OMRI CERTIFIED
Flowables OFMPTB CM OLR
PuffersOFM CMNOW
OFM CM Puffers are approved for Organic
Production (NOP)
Not approved for organic production
Approved for organic operations
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Mating Disruption Theme
Small things make a big difference
Goal reduce worm damage
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Organic Certification

• CheckMate Dispensers are OMRI certified
• OFM-O and CM-OEPA approvalNOP logo
• EPA is approved for 3rd party approvalEPA
  OMRIWSDA approval
• Organic certifier should be satisfied that NOP
  stamp is acceptable for organic production (NOP
  memo of 3/5/08 to verify)

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Puffer TechnologyAdvanced mating disruption

• What Is A Puffer?

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Puffer
200 days of Pheromone Puffs OFM CM
Puffs _at_ 500 PM until 500 AM every 15 mins. 48
puffs/night
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Cabinet and Can
Units operate on 4 D-cell batteries
(included)Batteries will last the entire season
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How does the Puffer fit into my existing program?

• Place Puffer in orchards before anticipated
  biofix.
• Place as high as possible in the trees

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Puffers

• OMF-O and CM-O 200 days regardless of weather
  conditions
• Less LaborOFM 1 puffer/acre CM 1
  puffer/2 acres (UC recommendation)
• Evenly disperse Puffers throughout orchards
• Border perimeter trees with dispensers or place
  Puffers on the edge (dispensers hung 2 rows
  around perimeter)
• Flag row and tree where Puffer is hung

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Best Mating Disruption Strategy

• Orchard size
• Orchard shape
• Neighbors mating disruption practices
• Method of trappingOFM bait pansCM DA combo

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Walnut PuffersUC Trials 2005-2007

• Carolyn Pickel, Joe Grant, Steve Welter and
• Sara Goldman Smith

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Locke Ranch, San Joaquin County
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UC Protocol

• 1 CM puffer per 2 acres in a square grid
  pattern
• Year to Year comparisons
• Year 1 - Reduce CM populations with a full
  spray program.
• Year 2 Manage populations by catches in DA
  combo
• traps
• Year 3 Start to reduce supplemental
  pesticides

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San Joaquin Co 2005
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San Joaquin Co 2006
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San Joaquin Co 2007
Brigade
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San Joaquin Trap Catches
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San Joaquin Harvest Data
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Long Term Reduction

• 1st year mating disruption typically use same
  number insecticide sprays
• 2nd year mating disruption typically can reduce
  number of sprays
• 3rd year see greatest benefit
• Puffers can reduce the CM population long term

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Stewardship is the key to success

• Product Placed timely
• How to Puffer Video Spanish and English
• Grid placement assistance
• Trap Talk InformationOFM bait pans to monitor
  flightsCM DA Combo lure
• Puffer Weight checks throughout the season
  (approximately 10).

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Trap Talk
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Walnut Puffers for CM
Sign up for report or talk to your PCA
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CheckMateVine Mealy Bug (VMB)
Section 18 and Organic status is pending
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VMB Application

• Hang 250 dispenser/acre
• Hang on the lowest wire
• Dispenser evenly
• 1 person can hang 5 acres in 2.5 hours

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Small things make big differences
Thank you for your business.Questions?
Cindy Bishop [phone] cbishop_at_suterra.com Ki
ngsburg
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CheckMate OFM Vs. Twin Tubes OFM
Walt Bentley UC Trials2005/2006
Discussion The 2006 study showed no difference in
efficacy between the two OFM mating disruption
treatments. This conclusion is based on bait
bucket trap catches, pheromone trap catches,
shoot strike counts, and OFM infestation. There
was a highly significant difference (Fishers
Protected LSD, 0.01 level) between the trap
catches in the OFM bait buckets and the Trece
Kairomone lure. The Kairomone does not provide
information on moth abundance. Another important
result of this test was found from the last
series of shoot strikes taken in August. The
shoot strikes increased dramatically from the
previous reading and, when compared to August
2005, were substantially higher than the previous
year. This may be due to dispensers losing
pheromone during the hot July and early August
period. Shoot strikes may be a good indication
of such breakdown.
LABOR SAVINGSSERVICETrap TalkDispenser
ChecksPuffer Monitoring