Apple, pear, and walnut growers will have several opportunities this winter to learn how to take advantage of natural enemies in their orchards for controlling key pests. Washington State University entomologist Dr. Vince Jones expects to see a move towards more precise integrated pest management in apples and pears in the future. This will be based, he says, on better monitoring of both pests and natural enemies and reduced rates of insecticides, with mating disruption of codling moth as the ­foundation. Jones is the lead scientist in a major research project that aims to enhance biological control of pests in […]