Links on this page can take the user to various other online resources, such as color photos of the bud development stages, NYS IPM Fact Sheets of the pests in question, and when appropriate, sampling charts for use in conducting field samples of specific pest life stages (e.g., eggs, larvae, mines).
In addition, there is an urgent need for the development of standardized procedures that specify which tissues and growth stages of the GMP for each relevant target pest should be tested.
(a) Coffee cherries of different development stages.
If fish processing and storage conditions favour rapid development of pests it is essential that infestations are detected and controlled at an early stage, before large populations cause unacceptable levels of damage.
Development of a new phytosanitary treatment to augment the existing toolbox requires confirmation of treatment efficacy for relevant life stages of quarantine pests, identified by a formal pest risk assessment process.
However, this mode of action may only work on certain pest species, or certain life stages of the pest.
You should not use insecticides until you identify the early stages of a pest problem.
The Colorado potato beetle (CPB), Leptinotarsa decemlineata, is a major pest of potato plants, and its digestive system is a promising target for development of pest control strategies.
