Results from a reduced-risk pest management research trial in eastern states show that high-quality tree fruit can be grown without organophosphates, but growers can expect higher costs and more troublesome secondary pests when using the newer and more selective chemicals. The four-year project, funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Avoidance and Mitigation Program, evaluated reduced-risk pest management practices for peaches and apples in seven eastern states to develop strategies that reduce worker exposure to and residues from broad-spectrum organophosphate and carbamate insecticides. Scientists from New Jersey, Michigan, New York, and Pennsylvania shared project results and observations during tree […]