Department of Entomology faculty profile page

Outreach
Video based pest management guidelines (video clips)
Scouting reports (view reports)

Historical Perspectives on Apple Production: Fruit Tree Pest Management, Regulation and New Insecticidal Chemistries.

Recent Extension and Non-refereed Journals

• P. J. Jentsch 2007.   Obliquebanded Leafroller Management for Apple Production: Investigating Strategies for Resistance Management with Emerging Insecticide Tools. New York Fruit Quarterly, Fall Issue

• P. J. Jentsch 2007.   Pear Psylla Management Strategies: Investigating The Use Of Kaolin Clay And Summer Oil For Commercial And Organic Pest Management In NY Pear Production. New York Fruit Quarterly, Summer Issue (view pdf )

• P. J. Jentsch 2007.   Much Obliqued: Summer OBLR Management Options. Scaffolds Vol.16 No. 14 June 17 (view pdf)

• P. J. Jentsch 2007.   A Petal Fall Preview. Living with the OP transition or transforming to a Non-OP Insect Pest Management Program from Petal Fall to First Cover ? Scaffolds Vol.8 No. 10, May 7 (view pdf)

• D. R. Rosenberger and P. J. Jentsch, 2007. Controlling Fabraea Fruit And Leaf Spot On Pears. Scaffolds No. 10, May 21 (view pdf)

• P. J. Jentsch 2007.   Hudson Valley Psylla Management Options From Pre-Bloom to Petal Fall Scaffolds No. 10, May 21 (view pdf)

Presentations:

• CCE Orange & Ulster County Onion & Vegetable School, Middletown, NY - 19 March. 2008
  Onion Insects / IYSV Update. (view PowerPoint)
  
  
• NOFA – 26th Annual Organic Farming & Gardening Conference, Saratoga, NY - 26 Jan. 2008
  Pest and Disease Management for Organic Apple. (view PowerPoint with audio)
   
• Long Island Agricultural Forum, Riverhead, NY - 11 Jan. 2008
  Using Degree-Day Insect Developmental Models to Effectively Use Reduced Risk Insecticide Management Strategies (view PowerPoint with audio).
   
• New England Vegetable and Fruit Conf., NH - 12 Dec., 2008
  Pear Psylla Management Alternatives in Northeast Orchards.
  Apple Pest Mgt, Using Precision Application Timings of Reduced Risk Insecticides
   
• In-Depth Apple Pest  Management Workshop 2005-07
   Biology, life cycles, and pest management of major and minor fruit insect pests; toxicological mechanisms of new apple insecticides; uses of degree day predictive  modeling in apple production.