The cranberry weevil (Anthonomus musculus) feeds on cranberry plants, and overwintering females lay their eggs on the flower buds, causing the flowers to abort. There are few or no pesticides registered for this pest. The aim of this two-year project was to determine the efficacy of various pesticides in the field.
From 2015 to 2017
Project duration
Fruit production
Activity areas
Pest, weed, and disease control
Service
IRDA is able to assess the effectiveness of a variety of biopesticides for many types of crops.
Ministère de l’Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l’Alimentation du Québec | Programme d'appui à la stratégie phytosanitaire québécoise en agriculture | Club environnemental et technique Atocas Québec
Summary sheet • Annabelle Firlej,Franz Vanoosthuyse, Élisabeth Ménard
Firlej, A., I. Drolet, F. Vanoosthuyse, M. Grenier et E. Ménard. 2017. Tamisage d'insecticides à risques réduits contre l’anthonome de l’atoca dans les atocatières. IRDA. 3 p. DownloadResearch report • Annabelle Firlej
Firlej, A., I. Drolet. 2017. Tamisage d'insecticides à risques réduits contre l’anthonome de l’atoca dans les atocatières. IRDA. 11 p. DownloadIRDA produced posters to help producers and extension agents choose pest and disease control strategies that promote the use of IPM.
Researcher: Annabelle Firlej
The overall objective of the project is to inform apple growers via regional demonstration plots of the latest apple IPM techniques.
Researchers: Vincent Philion Daniel Cormier Mikaël Larose
This project’s goal is to develop a large-scale inundative release method using the same trichogramma species employed in a previous project.
Researcher: Daniel Cormier