FRUIT CROPS


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New England Tree Fruit Management. Guide.
latest version: 2009
Communications and Information Technology, U-35, 1376 Storrs Rd., UCONN, Storrs, CT 06269-4035. (860) 486-3336.  
New England Small Fruit Pest Management Guide.
latest version 2008-2009
Communications and Information Technology, U-35, 1376 Storrs Rd., UCONN, Storrs, CT 06269-4035. (860) 486-3336. $14.00/copy
Integrated Pest Management for Strawberries in the Northeastern United States. University of Massachusetts Bulletin Distribution Center, Draper Hall, Box 32010, UMASS, Amherst, MA 01003. (413) 545-2717. $7.00/copy
 

Programs and Grower Meetings

(dates and times can be found in the Crop Talk Newsletter or contact Lorraine Los at (860) 486-6449 or by email at Lorraine.Los@uconn.edu.
MEETING LOCATION TIME
Connecticut Pomological Society, Annual meeting Glastonbury, CT December
Farm Twilight Meetings Usually three per season    
Connecticut Vegetable and Small Fruit Growers Conference - annual Vernon, CT. Contact Jude Boucher, Vegetable Crops IPM Program Coordinator for times, dates and additional information. Cooperative Extension System, 24 Hyde Ave., Vernon, CT 06066, (860)875-3331. January
New England Vegetable and Fruit Conference and Trade Show. Bi-annual. Radisson Hotel, Manchester, NH
Contact Jude Boucher, Vegetable Crops IPM Coordinator, UCONN. (860) 875-3331.
December
Fruit  IPM Training Programs Contact Lorraine Los, Department of Plant Science, University of Connecticut  

GENERAL

 University of Connecticut Integrated Pest Management Program Annual Report to the Connecticut Legislature.
 Connecticut Issue: Reduction in the Use of Pesticides. Fact sheet. Updated Annually.

Contact Dr. Ana Legrand, UCONN IPM Program Coordinator, Department of Plant Science, University of Connecticut. 860-486-0869
Information on our site was developed for conditions in the Northeast. Use in other geographical areas may be inappropriate.

page updated 8/18/06

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