PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State University Cooperative Extension’s “1997 Pest Management Guide for Commercial Small Fruits” is now available.
This annual guide provides insect, disease, and weed control information on blueberries, raspberries, and strawberries, for both new and established plantings. Cultural control methods and pesticide amounts for insect and disease pests are shown by plant growth stage.
Extensive remarks explain the best timing for weed control applications. This 56-page guide also provides regulatory information on pesticides, walks growers through sprayer calibrations and helps convert label rates to per acre application rates.
Cost is $5. Call (509)335-2857 to order.
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