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Pest Thresholds: Their Development and Use in Vineyards for Arthropod Management

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Thresholds provide a quantitative basis upon which crop managers can decide whether arthropod pest populations are below, at, or exceeding a level that warrants the expense of activities to reduce the pests density. These interventions may be cultural, biological, or chemical control practices that reduce the pest population below the economic threshold. Thresholds are an essential component of an IPM program, and their use can lead to significant reduction in pesticides applied to crops and lower costs of production for farmers (Pedigo et al. 1986).

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The authors thank William Hutchison (University of Minnesota) and Craig Roubos (Michigan State University) for valuable comments on earlier drafts of this chapter. The lead author also acknowledges the financial support of the Michigan Grape and Wine Industry Council, National Grape Cooperative, and the USDA Viticulture East Program.

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    Rufus Isaacs

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    Michael C. Saunders

  3. Horticulture Research and Development Center, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 430 Gouin Blvd, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC, Canada, J3B 3E6

    Noubar J. Bostanian

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Isaacs, R., Saunders, M.C., Bostanian, N.J. (2012). Pest Thresholds: Their Development and Use in Vineyards for Arthropod Management. In: Bostanian, N., Vincent, C., Isaacs, R. (eds) Arthropod Management in Vineyards:. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4032-7_2

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