1: LOFT - 1, 2015 (31 2: LOFT - 2, 2015 (31 3: NNY - 9, 2015 (20 4: HVL

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1 2015 Ranking of Research and Extension Priorities - Summary Respondent Groups: 1: LOFT Fruit School, Lockport - Feb. 1, 2015 (31 Respondents) 2: LOFT Fruit School, Newark - Feb. 2, 2015 (31 Respondents) 3: NNY Fruit School, Lake George - Feb. 9, 2015 (20 Respondents) 4: HVL Fruit School, Kingston - Feb. 10, 2015 (26 Respondents) 5: New England, NY, Canada Fruit IPM Workshop, Burlington, VT - Oct. 20, 2015 (34 respondents) Percent Ranking Pome Fruit Diseases Average Apple scab Fire blight Powdery mildew Sooty Blotch/Flyspeck Fruit Rots Rust diseases Replant disease Anthracnose Cankers Root rots Fabraea leaf spot (write- in): Phytophthora (write- in): Storage rots/pre- harvest sprays Direct (Fruit- attacking) Pome Fruit Insect Pests Average Internal leps (Codling moth, Oriental fruit moth, Lesser appleworm) Plum curculio Apple maggot Stink bugs Obliquebanded leafroller Spotted wing Drosophila European apple sawfly Tarnished plant bug Pome Fruit Indirect Arth Pests/ Beneficial species Average European red mite/twospotted spider mite San Jose Scale Predator mites Borers/Ambrosia beetles Woolly apple aphid Potato/White apple leafhoppers Leafminers

2 Pome Fruit Indirect Arth Pests/ Beneficial species Average Pear psylla Rosy apple aphid Mealybugs (write- in): Predator conservation Postharvest Issues Average Post- harvest decay management GAPS & Food safety Post- harvest drench alternatives Bin sanitation Scald Bitter Pit Packing line sanitation MCP CO2 Damage (write- in): Flesh browning Ground Cover Management Average Perennial weed management Use of new herbicides Timing of control methods Alternatives to herbicides, mulching, cultivation Herbicide resistance Weed biology & ID Winter injury, etc. from glyphosate Nutrient competition Best use of old herbicides Vertebrate Pests Average Deer Voles Birds Rabbits Turkeys Goundhogs Canada geese Beavers (write- in): Porcupines (write- in): Raccoons (write- in): Fishers (write- in): Crows (write- in): People

3 Application Technology Issues Average Spray coverage vs. control Calibration Drift management Adjuvants w/ thinners (instead of oil) Phytotoxicity and fruit finish Canopy spray issues Fixed spraying systems Single- sided sprays in high density plantings Herbicide shields (write- in): Tower sprayer options (write- in): % spray to canopy in smaller plantings (write- in): Appl of growth reg to canopy Pest Management Education Issues Average Workshops for advisors/growers Orchard demos Production Guidelines publication Web- based delivery methods Pesticide applicator workshops Pesticide safety programs Smart phone apps Consumer education Biocontrol demos Education for policy makers (write- in): Virtual wkshps based plant growth sims (write- in): e- version of Guidelines; web or app General IPM Issues Average Pesticide resistance Invasive/exotic species Weather/information delivery systems Cost reduction Pollinator conservation Organic production Pheromone technology OP/carbamate replacements Abandoned orchard impact IFP certification Groundwater monitoring Metrics of IPM adoption (write- in): Impacts of product losses on mgt progs (write- in): Drones for crop mgt

4 Regulatory Issues Average Pesticide registration procedures/restrictions Clarification of labels Harmonization of labels Invasive species Production standards for imports/exports (MRLs) Right- to- farm/drift issues Smaller package sizes Use of "Generally Regarded As Safe" products Labor Regulations Surface water regulations Fast- track NYS label registrations Updates on WPS (write- in): Pollinator protection (write- in): Spanish labels Peach Direct (fruit- attacking) Insect Pests Average Brown marmorated & other stink bugs Plum curculio Oriental fruit moth Spotted wing Drosophila Tarnished plant bug (2015: Plant bugs) Obliquebanded leafroller Western flower thrips (write- in): Japanese beetle Peach Indirect Arthropod Pests Average Peachtree borers Japanese beetle Green peach aphid Mites Scales American plum borer Peach Diseases Average Brown rot Bacterial spot Peach leaf curl Powdery mildew X- disease Perennial canker Peach scab

5 Peach Diseases Average Phytophthora rots Plum pox (write- in): Winter kill (write- in): Rusty spot Cherry Arthropod Pests Average Spotted wing Drosophila Plum curculio Cherry fruit flies Japanese beetle Peachtree borers Brown marmorated stink bug Aphids American plum borer Scales Cherry Diseases/Disorders Average Brown rot Bacterial canker Fruit cracking Leaf spot Powdery mildew Black knot X- disease Phytophthora Viruses