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Biologicals and Botanicals: Responding to the Pesticide Ban with Natural Alternatives © 2009 Vineland Research and Innovation Centre Michael Brownbridge and Pam Charbonneau Landscape Ontario Horticultural Trades Association IPM Symposium Jan 10, 2011
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icid
es
can
no
tb
eu
sed
for
cosm
eti
cp
urp
ose
s
on
law
ns,
vegeta
ble
an
do
rnam
en
talgard
en
s,
pati
os,
dri
vew
ays
,ce
mete
ries,
an
din
park
san
d
sch
oo
lya
rds.
Th
ere
are
no
exc
ep
tio
ns…
•>2
50
pest
icid
ep
rod
uct
sb
an
ned
for
sale
an
do
ver
80
pest
icid
ein
gre
die
nts
ban
ned
for
cosm
eti
c
use
s.
No
inse
ctic
ides,
no
herb
icid
es…
•La
wn
care
sud
den
lyb
eca
me
dif
ficu
lt!
•In
sect
con
tro
l–
ho
w…
???
•N
olo
nger
spra
y/b
road
cast
an
dw
alk
aw
ay
•R
eq
uir
es
aw
ho
len
ew
ap
pro
ach
an
dm
ind
set
•C
reati
ng
ah
ealt
hy
syst
em
rath
er
than
curi
ng
ap
rob
lem
–east
meets
west
•K
no
wth
ep
est
,th
eco
ntr
olo
pti
on
san
dh
ow
tou
seth
em
Ch
an
ges
inla
wn
care
pra
ctic
es
•‘P
reve
nta
tive
’vs
‘cu
rati
ve’act
ion
sto
en
sure
succ
ess
•N
osi
lver
bu
llets
–n
eed
toco
nsi
der
seve
ralap
pro
ach
es
–h
ealt
hy
soil,h
ealt
hy
law
nas
afi
rst
lin
eo
fd
efe
nse
•M
an
agin
gcu
sto
mer
exp
ect
ati
on
s
Un
ders
tan
dth
een
em
y(i
es)
•W
hit
egru
bs
–Eu
rop
ean
chafe
r
–Ja
pan
ese
beetl
e
–Ju
ne
bu
gs
•C
hin
chb
ug
•So
dw
eb
wo
rm
•Le
ath
erj
ack
ets
Wh
ite
gru
bs
Eu
rop
ean
chafe
r–Rhizotrogus
majalis
Eu
rop
ean
Ch
afe
r–
Egg
toad
ult
Dete
ctin
gw
hit
egru
bs
•A
du
ltsw
arm
s
•Flo
cks
of
starl
ings
feed
ing
on
the
law
n
•Fe
ed
ing
on
fib
rou
sro
ots
cau
ses
turf
tow
ilt
an
dtu
rnb
row
n,tu
rflift
sw
ith
ease
•Fo
ldb
ack
turf
tolo
ok
for
gru
bs
Ch
inch
bu
gs
•P
ierc
ing
suck
ing
mo
uth
part
s
•N
ym
ph
san
dad
ult
sfe
ed
on
man
yla
wn
gra
sses
•O
ften
aggre
gate
wh
en
feed
ing
•Fe
ed
on
the
cro
wn
an
dst
em
so
ftu
rfgra
sses
•D
am
age
rap
idly
evid
en
tin
ho
t,d
ryw
eath
er
–ir
regu
lar
yello
w/b
row
np
atc
hes
•M
ost
dam
age
ino
pen
,su
nn
yare
as,
well
dra
ined
soils
Dete
ctin
gch
inch
bu
gs
•D
am
age
•D
irect
ob
serv
ati
on
–A
du
lts
lay
eggs
May/J
un
e
–N
ym
ph
sin
earl
yJu
ne,ad
ult
sm
idJu
lyth
ru’A
ug
–G
en
tly
part
the
base
of
the
gra
ss
–A
du
lts
on
ly4
mm
lon
g;n
ym
ph
sb
righ
tre
d
Mo
nit
ori
ng
•Flo
ata
tio
nm
eth
od
–Fillb
uck
et
wit
hw
ate
r
–P
lace
10
cmd
iam
plu
gin
tob
uck
et
–W
ait
seve
ralm
inu
tes
for
chin
chb
ugs
tofl
oat
toth
esu
rface
;gen
tly
agit
ate
tod
islo
dge
inse
cts
–R
ep
eat
over
law
nad
jace
nt
toare
as
of
vis
ible
dam
age,o
rsa
mp
lew
ho
leare
a
–1
0b
ugs/
sam
ple
,d
am
age
like
ly
–Tr
eat
are
ato
con
tro
lb
ugs
inla
teJu
ne
July
Rese
arc
ho
nn
atu
ralco
ntr
ols
•M
icro
bia
lb
iolo
gic
alco
ntr
olagen
ts–
livin
go
rgan
ism
s,e.g
.,n
em
ato
des,
fun
gi
–n
eed
tob
est
ore
d,h
an
dle
dan
dap
plied
corr
ect
ly
•B
ota
nic
als
–p
lan
td
eri
ved
mate
rials
,e.g
.,ess
en
tialo
ils,
neem
,co
rnglu
ten
–n
eed
tob
est
ore
d,h
an
dle
dan
dap
plied
corr
ect
ly
•C
om
bin
ed
treatm
en
tsto
imp
rove
eff
icacy
Mic
rob
ialb
ioco
ntr
olagen
ts
•Eu
rop
ean
chafe
r,Ja
pan
ese
beetl
esu
scep
tib
leto
:–
Nem
ato
des
–Fu
ngi(Metarhizium
anisopliae)
•C
hin
chb
ugs:
–N
atu
rally
infe
cted
wit
hB.bassiana
an
dM.anisopliae
–N
atu
rala
ggre
gati
on
beh
avio
rm
ay
pro
mo
tesp
read
of
dis
ease
–N
em
ato
des
•N
em
ato
des
–N
ew
speci
es
ad
ap
ted
toco
ole
rso
ils?
–B
est
use
pra
ctic
es,
com
bin
ati
on
s
•N
ew
fun
galp
rod
uct
s,ap
plica
tio
np
roto
cols
Bio
logic
alco
ntr
olo
fw
hit
egru
bs
wit
hn
em
ato
des
•O
pti
malti
me
totr
eat:
July
/Au
g
•P
urc
hase
the
corr
ect
speci
es,
as
need
ed
–Heterorhabditisbacteriophora
(Hb
nem
ato
de)
–So
ldu
nd
er
ava
riety
of
trad
en
am
es
(Gru
bPatr
ol,
Nem
asy
sG
)
•R
efr
igera
teaft
er
pu
rch
ase
un
tilu
se;lim
ited
shelf
life
•En
sure
suff
icie
nt
nem
ato
des
are
ap
plied
Key
tosu
ccess
fulu
seo
fn
em
ato
des:
Refr
igera
te,ir
rigate
,agit
ate
…ap
ply
•Id
eally,
ap
ply
wh
en
con
dit
ion
sare
ove
rcast
,earl
ym
orn
ing
or
eve
nin
g–
Nem
ato
des
are
tem
pera
ture
an
du
vse
nsi
tive
•If
the
law
nis
dry
,ir
rigate
(ap
pro
x0
.51
inch
)
•P
rep
are
an
du
seo
nth
esa
me
day:
–A
dd
en
tire
con
ten
tso
fa
pack
toco
ol,
fresh
wate
rto
reh
ydra
te
–R
em
ove
an
yfi
lters
insp
raye
r
–A
dd
tosp
ray
tan
kto
ob
tain
corr
ect
con
cen
trati
on
an
dra
te/u
nit
are
a
–A
pp
ly,agit
ati
ng
con
stan
tly
–Ir
rigate
again
to‘w
ash
’n
em
ato
des
into
the
soil
•C
orr
ect
use
pro
toco
lsare
key
toen
sure
nem
ato
des
are
healt
hy
an
dsu
ffic
ien
tn
um
bers
reach
the
targ
et
pest
toca
use
mo
rtality
Rese
arc
h:N
atu
ralp
rod
uct
ste
sted
again
stch
afe
rgru
bs
Product
Designation
Neem
seed
cake
Bo
tan
ical
Neem
seed
cake
+co
rnglu
ten
Bo
tan
ical
Hb
(Gru
bPatr
ol)
7.5
billio
n/h
aB
iolo
gic
al(n
em
ato
de)
Hb
(Gru
bPatr
ol)
5.0
billio
n/h
aB
iolo
gic
al(n
em
ato
de)
Hb
(exp
eri
men
tal)
7.5
billio
n/h
aB
iolo
gic
al(n
em
ato
de)
Hb
(exp
eri
men
tal)
5.0
billio
n/h
aB
iolo
gic
al(n
em
ato
de)
Met5
2gra
nu
lar
Bio
logic
al(f
un
gu
sMetarhizium
)
Met5
2‘s
pra
y’
Bio
logic
al(f
un
gu
s)
Met5
2sp
ray
+H
b(G
rub
Patr
ol5
bn
/ha)
Co
mb
inati
on
bio
logic
al/
bo
tan
ical
Meri
tgra
nu
les
(11
.2g
/2m
2)
Ch
em
icals
tan
dard
Un
treate
dN
/A
Fie
ldtr
ials
20
10
...t
od
ate
0.0
20
.0
40
.0
60
.0
80
.0
10
0.0
12
0.0
14
0.0
Neem
cake+
corn
gluten
Hb(Grub
Patrol)5bn/ha
Met52
aqueous
Met52+Hb
(5bn/ha)
Merit
(11.2g/2m2)
Untreated
ChaferGrubs/Sample(%ofPretreatmentCount)
Week
0
Week
3
Week
6Note.Th
ese
resu
lts
are
pre
lim
inary
an
dd
on
ot
rep
rese
nt
are
com
men
dati
on
or
en
do
rsem
en
to
fan
y
speci
fic
pro
du
ctte
ste
d.
Ad
dit
ion
altr
ials
are
need
ed
toco
nfi
rmth
ese
fin
din
gs.
Eff
ect
so
fti
min
go
nEu
rop
ean
chafe
r
con
tro
lin
law
ntu
rf
Me
an
# C
ha
fer
larv
ae
in la
wn
sa
mp
les
(0
.45
sq
M)
aft
er
tre
atm
en
t w
ith
H.
ba
cte
rio
ph
ora
10
.5
4.5
2
7.5
02468
10
12
co
ntr
ol
1s
t in
sta
r2
nd
in
sta
r
Data
cou
rtesy
Deb
Hen
ders
on
,Kw
an
tlen
Po
lyte
chn
icU
niv
ers
ity,
BC
Fu
nin
the
field
20
10
Co
ntr
olo
fch
inch
bu
gs
•C
ult
ura
lp
ract
ices,
e.g
.,–
Aera
tio
nto
red
uce
com
pact
ion
–R
em
ova
lo
fth
ick
laye
rso
fth
atc
h
–U
seo
fsl
ow
rele
ase
fert
iliz
ers
,etc
.
•G
rass
es
wit
hen
do
ph
yti
cfu
ngi(f
esc
ues,
rye
gra
ss)
willre
du
cech
inch
feed
ing
bu
tare
less
cold
tole
ran
t
•N
atu
ralp
red
ato
rs(r
ove
beetl
es,
an
ts,sp
iders
),p
ara
site
s
•M
icro
bia
ls,e.g
.,n
em
ato
des
(Steinernemacarpocapsae
Sc)
,fu
ngi
(B.bassiana
,M.anisopliae)
Natu
ralp
rod
uct
ste
sted
again
st
chin
chb
ugs
Product
Designation
Neem
gra
nu
les
Bo
tan
ical
Neem
WP
(sp
ray)
Bo
tan
ical
Met5
2gra
nu
les
Bio
logic
al(f
un
gu
s)
Met5
2sp
ray
Bio
logic
al(f
un
gu
s)
Sc
(Mille
niu
m)
25
0m
illio
n/1
,00
0m
2B
iolo
gic
al(n
em
ato
de)
Sc
(Mille
niu
m)
+n
atu
ralw
ett
ing
agen
tB
iolo
gic
al+
bo
tan
ical
Ess
en
tialo
ilB
ota
nic
al
Un
treate
dN
/A
No
te:as
no
pest
icid
es
can
be
use
din
urb
an
law
ns,
no
inse
ctic
ide
‘sta
nd
ard
’w
as
incl
ud
ed
inth
etr
ials
Ch
inch
bu
gfi
eld
tria
ls2
01
0
0
20
40
60
80
10
0
12
0
14
0
MeanNo.ChinchBugs/4SoilCores
0d
ays
8d
ays
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
MeanNo.ChinchBugs/4SoilCores
0d
ays
10
days
Site1
Site2
Note.Th
ese
resu
lts
are
pre
lim
inary
an
dd
on
ot
rep
rese
nt
a
reco
mm
en
dati
on
or
en
do
rsem
en
t
of
an
ysp
eci
fic
pro
du
ctte
ste
d.
Ad
dit
ion
altr
ials
are
need
ed
to
con
firm
these
fin
din
gs.
So
dw
eb
wo
rm,le
ath
erj
ack
ets
•Su
scep
tib
leto
nem
ato
des
use
dvs
wh
ite
gru
bs
(Hb
)an
dch
inch
bu
gs
(Sc)
•M
ay
need
toap
ply
late
rin
the
seaso
nfo
rle
ath
erj
ack
ets
(Sep
tO
ct)
•H
ealt
hy
law
n=
firs
tlin
eo
fd
efe
nse
Myc
oh
erb
icid
es
•Sarr
ito
r(Sclerotiniaminor)
•Sele
ctiv
eco
ntr
olo
fb
road
leaf
weed
s
•P
ho
ma
(Phomamacrostoma
)
•A
ctiv
evs
aw
ider
ran
ge
of
bro
ad
leaf
weed
sin
cl.th
istl
es
•O
rigin
alre
searc
hd
on
ein
AA
FC
Sask
atc
hew
an
•C
om
merc
iald
eve
lop
me
nt
by
Sco
tt’s
Co
rnglu
ten
•N
atu
ralp
reem
erg
en
th
erb
icid
e
Fie
sta •
Ch
ela
ted
iro
n
An
dw
eed
s…???
Su
mm
ary
•Th
eco
smeti
cp
est
icid
eb
an
has
chan
ged
the
way
we
mu
stth
ink
ab
ou
tla
wn
pest
s
•N
ew
ap
pro
ach
es
req
uir
ea
dif
fere
nt
min
dse
t
•U
nd
ers
tan
dth
ep
est
’sb
iolo
gy
an
dth
e‘n
eed
s’o
fth
eco
ntr
olagen
ts
•C
han
ge
of
min
dse
tb
yth
ecl
ien
ts–
dif
ficu
lt!
•En
cou
ragin
gre
sult
sfo
ra
ran
ge
of
new
pro
du
cts
Ack
no
wle
dgem
en
ts
•C
osm
eti
cU
sePest
icid
eR
ese
arc
han
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no
vati
on
(CU
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rogra
m
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cult
ure
an
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ard
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nta
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dati
on
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