I. IDENTIFICATION OF STRAWBERRY ARTHROPODS (Crop Profile)

Refer to Strawberry IPM Page and University of California Strawberry IPM guidelines

B. DIRECT PESTS:

Tarnished Plant Bug (Lygus lineolaris)

Univ. of California Lygus bug page. Damage is catfacing or apical seediness (UCal photo).

Strawberry Bud Weevil, "Clipper" (Anthonomus signatus) (Increase thresholds? - NY; Factsheets from NCSU)

Sap beetles (Stelidota geminate) (Ohio link, NCSU link)

Thrips (several species including the flower thrips, western flower thrips) (Univ. of California site)

Slugs (Ohio link

C. INDIRECT PESTS:

Strawberry Leafrollers (Ancylis comptana fragariae)

Twospotted Spider Mite (Tetranychus urticae) (Univ. of California site)

Cyclamen Mite (Steneotarsonemus pallidus) (Univ. of California site)

Strawberry Aphids (Chaetosiphon spp.) (Univ. of California site)

Potato Leafhopper (Empoasca fabae)

Meadow Spittlebug (Philaenus spumaris)

Cutworms (several species) (Univ. of California site)

Strawberry Rootworm (Paria fragariae)

Root Weevils (Otiorhynchus spp., Polydrusus spp.) (Univ. of California site)

White Grubs (Japanese Beetle, Rose Chafer, Asiatic Garden Beetle, and June Beetle)

A. UMass Small Fruit Program

B. University of Maine

C. New York State Integrated Pest Management Program - Scaffolds Fruit Journal on line

D. Scouting strawberry pests:

Kovach, J., W. Wilcox, A. Agnello an M. Pritts. 1993. Strawberry IPM Scouting Procedures. Cornell Univ. N.Y. State IPM Program. Publ. No. 203b. 33p.

E. North Carolina, see recommendations

F. Mid-Western Small Fruit IPM Handbook

A. Refer to Refer to handout on "Insects and Mites Associated with Small Fruits in the U.S."
See Ohio bramble guidlines

B. DIRECT PESTS:

• Tarnished plant bug

 
• Japanese beetle

 
• Green June beetle

 
• Yellowjackets

• Thrips

 
• Strawberry sap beetle (NCSU link)

 
• Eastern raspberry fruitworm (Byturus rubi) (VT factsheet, Ohio link)

 
• Rose chafer (Macrodactylus subspinosus)

 
• Strawberry bud weevil "clipper" (Anthonomus signatus)

 

C. INDIRECT PESTS:

• Rednecked cane borer (See Arkansas, Ohio  borer links)

 
• Raspberry crown borer (Ohio link)

 
• Raspberry cane borer

(Ohio link)
 
• Blackberry psyllid

 
• Aphids (several species) (Ohio link)

 
• Blackberry leafminer (Metallus rubi) (Ohio link)

 
• Japanese beetle (Popillia japonica)

 
• Raspberry cane maggot (Pegomya rubivorea) (Ohio link)

 
• Raspberry sawfly (Monophadnoides geniculatus)

 
• Root weevils (several species)

 
• Twospotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticae)

IV. Caneberry IPM PowerPoint handout

V. References

 
• Anon. 1972. Strawberry insects: How to control them. USDA Farm. Bull. 2184. 17 p.
• Butcher, M. R., D. R. Penman & R. R. Scott. 1987a. A binomial sequential decision plan for control of two-spotted spider mite on strawberries in Canterbury. N. Z. J. Exp. Agric. 15: 371-374.
• Butcher, M. R., D. R. Penman & R. R. Scott. 1987b. Population dynamics of two-spotted spider mites in multiple year strawberry crops in Canterbury. N. Z. J. Zool. 14: 509-517.
• Butcher, M. R., D. R. Penman & R. R. Scott. 1987c. The relationship between two-spotted spider mite and strawberry yield in Canterbury. N. Z. J. Exp. Agric. 15: 367-370.
• Chagnon, M., J. Gingras & D. DeOliveira. 1991. Honey bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) foraging behavior and raspberry pollination. J. Econ. Entomol. 84: 457-460.
• Cooley, D. R. & S. G. Schloemann. 1990. Development and implementation of a strawberry IPM program. 1990 Reg. Ext. Fruit School. Middleway WV. Oct. 30-Nov. 1.
• Davidson, R. H. & W. F. Lyon. 1979. Insect Pests of Farm, Garden, and Orchard. Wiley, N.Y. 596 p.
• English-Loeb, G., M. Pritts, J. Kovach, R. Rieckenberg and M. J. Kelly. 1999. Compensatory ability of strawberries to bud and flower removal: Implications for managing the strawberry bud weevil. J. Econ. Entomol. 92: 915-921.
• Hansen, R. W. & E. A. Osgood. 1983. Insects visiting flowers of wild red raspberry in spruce-fir forested areas of eastern Maine. Entomol. News 94: 147-151.
• Johnson, D. T. & R. L Mayes. 1986. Biology and control of the rednecked cane borer. Arkansas Farm Res. 35(3): 6.
• Mailloux, G. & N. J. Bostanian. 1988. Economic injury level model for tarnished plant bug, Lygus lineolaris (Palisot de Beauvois) (Hemiptera: Mirideae), in strawberry fields. Environ. Entomol. 17: 581-586.
• McGregor, S. E. 1976. Insect pollination of cultivated crop plants. USDA-ARS Agric. Handbk. 496. 411 p. Miller, J. C., P. E. Hanson & R. V. Dowell. 1987. The potential of gypsy moth as a pest of fruit and nut crops. Calif. Agric. Nov.-Dec. 87: 10-12.
• Pennsylvania. 1991. Small fruit and pest management guide 1991-1992. Penn. state Coll. Agric.
• Price, J. F. & J. B. Kring. 1991. Response of twospotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch, and fruit yield to new miticides and their use patterns in strawberries. J. Agric. Entomol. 8: 83-91.
• Raine, J. 1962. Life history and behaviour of the raspberry crown borer Bembecia marginata (Harr.) (Lepidoptera: Aegeriidae). Can. Entomol. 94: 1212-1222.
• Schaefers, G. A. 1964. Control of the strawberry leaf roller, Ancylis comptana fragariae (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). J. Econ. Entomol. 57: 983-986.
• Schaefers, G. A. 1981. Pest management systems for strawberry insects. p. 377-393. In: D. Pimentel (ed.). CRC Handbook of Pest Management in Agriculutre. Vol. III. CRC Press, Boca Raton FL. 656 p.
• Schloemann, S. G. & D. R. Cooley. 1988. The initiation of a new IPM program in strawberries in Massachusetts. p. 67-81. In: Proc. New Engladnd Small Fruit School. Jan. 5, 1988.
• Stuart, L. C., B. A. Butt & F. Takeda. 1986. Leaf curl of eastern thornless blackberry caused by blackberry psyllid, Trioza tripunctata Fitch. Proc. 62nd Cumberland-Shenandoah Fruit Workers Conf., Harpers Ferry WV. Nov. 20-21.
• Waite, G. K. 1988. Integrated control of Tetranychus urticae in strawberries in South-east Queensland. Exp. Appl. Acarol. 5: 23-32.
• Williams, R. N. 1977. Sap beetles on raspberries and strawberries. Pest Management Tips. Fruit Insect Pests No. 2. 2 p.
• Williams, R. N., M. J. Weiss, K. V. Miller & J. J. Werner. 1984. A summary of experiments for control of sap beetles which attack fruit crops. OARDC Res. Circ. 283: 66-68.
• Zajac, M. A. & M. C. Wilson. 1984. The effects of nymphal feeding by the meadow spittlebug, Philaenus spumarius (L.) on strawberry yield and quality. Crop Protect. 3: 167-175.

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