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Contributors
Robert F. Smith, Entomologist
John M. Hardman, Entomologist
Charles G. Embree, Plant Physiologist
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Atlantic Food and Horticulture Research Centre
Table of Contents
Introduction and Acknowledgements ................................................................................................... 1
Plant Diseases
Major Diseases
Apple Replant Disease ................................................................................................................................. 2
Apple Scab ..................................................................................................................................................... 3
Sulfur .......................................................................................................................................................... 4
Lime-Sulfur ............................................................................................................................................... 4
Bordeaux Mixture .................................................................................................................................... 5
Fireblight ........................................................................................................................................................ 5
Minor Diseases
Bitter Rot, Ripe Spot, and Bulls-eye Rot .................................................................................................. 7
Blossom-end Rot .......................................................................................................................................... 7
Cedar Apple Rust .......................................................................................................................................... 7
Collar and Crown Rots ................................................................................................................................ 8
Frog-eye Leaf Spot ....................................................................................................................................... 8
Nectria and Gloeosporium Cankers .......................................................................................................... 9
Powdery Mildew ........................................................................................................................................ 10
Sooty Blotch, Fly Speck ............................................................................................................................ 10
Insect and Mite Pests
Key Pests
Apple Maggot ............................................................................................................................................. 11
Codling Moth ............................................................................................................................................. 12
Winter Moth ............................................................................................................................................... 13
Secondary Pests
Aphids ......................................................................................................................................................... 14
European Apple Sucker ............................................................................................................................ 15
Mites ............................................................................................................................................................ 16
Occasional Pests
Apple Brown Bug, Mullein Bug, Tarnished Plant Bug ........................................................................ 17
Apple Thorn Leaf Skeletonizer .............................................................................................................. 18
Buffalo Treehopper ................................................................................................................................... 19
Eye-spotted Bud Moth ............................................................................................................................. 19
Fall Webworm and Eastern Tent Caterpillar ......................................................................................... 20
Fruit Tree Leafroller .................................................................................................................................. 20
Green Pug Moth ........................................................................................................................................ 20
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Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Appendix D
Appendix E
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This third edition of the guide is designed to assist growers who wish to experiment with organic apple production. The material in this guide has been collected from
numerous different sources and different countries. Many
of the suggested management strategies have not been
tested outside of their area of origin. Growers are cautioned to attempt this strategy on a small orchard block
before attempting to use this strategy in a large scale system. Producers wishing to become certified growers will
need to review the Canadian Organic Production Systems
Standards to determine what practices and products fit
within a certification program. These standards can be
obtained from the Organic Agricultural Centre of Canada
(www.organicagcentre.ca/std_canadian.html).
As mentioned in the previous paragraph this guide recommends an entire system of apple production management. It must be recognized that every factor has an
effect on all other factors in a living system. It is impossible to predict with any certainty what effect a change
in one factor may have on all the others. However, it is
logical to assume that a dramatic reduction in pesticide
(insecticide, fungicide, herbicide) use will change the kinds
and numbers of organisms and their inter-relationships in
the orchard. This means that insect predators and parasites may increase in number and become more effective
but it also means that insects and diseases which were
only minor problems before may become more serious.
The recommendations are made on the best informa-
Acknowledgements
The editors sincerely thank the following individuals who
have generously contributed articles, photographs and
editorial assistance: Robert Smith, Michael Hardman,
Charlie Embree, David Webster, Dick Rogers, Helen
Arenburg, and Susan Westby.
Major Diseases
Apple Replant Disease
Biology
Control
Biology
Apple scab is a fungal disease that is the greatest challenge to apple production in Eastern Canada. Apple scab
has two different life stages, a sexual reproduction stage
and an asexual stage. The sexual stage takes place in the
spring on fallen apple leaves that were infected with scab
the previous year. Sexual spores, called ascospores are
produced in microscopic fungal fruiting bodies on last
years apple leaves. Once mature, ascospores are forcibly
ejected into the air whenever sufficient rainfall (0.25 mm
or 1/100 of an inch) wets the old leaves on the orchard
floor. The majority of spores are released in the daylight.
Spores ejected into the air are picked up by wind currents
and can be carried several kilometers, however, 90% or
more of the ascospores will remain in the orchard where
they were produced. Ascospores are usually mature by the
time apple buds reach the green tip stage and continue
to be produced until calyx. Ascospores are not produced
in equal numbers throughout this period. The first spore
releases in early spring generally yield fewer spores with
Sulfur
If scab was prevalent on leaves last year, sulfur applications may be required at weekly intervals beginning at
bud break when the first green tissues appear until calyx.
Sulfur is a protectant fungicide and must be present on
susceptible tissue before the arrival of the scab spores.
It is re-distributed to some extent and therefore good
coverage of tree tops may permit movement of sulfur to
new emerging tissues or expanding leaves between applications. Heavy rainfalls (>2.5 cm) may wash off much
of the sulfur requiring immediate re-application. It is
important to monitor infection periods using a thermometer and the modified Mills Table provided in Appendix
A. If an infection is predicted by the Mills Table to occur
before the rain stops or before the foliage is dry it may be
necessary to spray in the rain or on wet foliage. Do not
apply sulfur in bright sunlight, when temperatures exceed
27C and the relative humidity is expected to remain high,
before a night frost or within 30 days of a dormant oil or
a Bordeaux spray application that contained oil. Under
these conditions sulfur may cause a toxic response on
leaves or fruit. Be certain to read the label on the sulfur
package carefully and follow the directions. Also, some
people develop an allergic skin reaction to sulfur. Sulfur
should be used only when necessary to maintain disease
control. Sulfur will also provide powdery mildew, cedar
(juniper) apple rust and some fruit rot control.
Lime-Sulfur
Shepherds crook
Biology
Control
Minor Diseases
Bitter Rot, Ripe Spot and Bulls-eye Rot
Biology
Biology
Control
Control
Biology
Biology
Control
Control
Nectria canker
Biology
Control
Control
Mildew on terminal
Biology
Sooty blotch
Biology
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Control
ficult to control in an organic management system. Occasional pests are those that rarely cause problems because
they are controlled by natural predators, or treatments
applied for other pests. Thus these pests only require control in certain years. Secondary pests are those that would
be effectively controlled by natural enemies if pesticides
were not used. Natural control of these organisms is very
important since it is most often the secondary insect pests
that have several generations per season and produce
large numbers of off-spring and thus are more likely to
become resistant to pesticides.
Key Pests
Apple Maggot (Rhagoletis pomonella)
Adult flies
Fruit damage
Biology
Symptoms on fruit
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Control
Adult moth
Larval stage
Fruit damage
Biology
12
Larva
Fruit damage
Biology
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Control
Secondary Pests
Rosy Apple Aphid (Dysaphis plantaginea),
Apple Aphid (Aphis pomi), Woolly Apple Aphid
(Eriosoma lanigerum) and Grain Apple Aphid
(Rhopalosiphum fitchii)
Woolly aphid
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Biology
Adult
Nymph
Biology
Control
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ber, and eggs are laid until the adults are killed by cold
temperatures. The eggs hatch the following spring around
bud break. The nymphs are green and have red eyes and a
flattened oval body. The nymphs enter opening buds and
blossoms to feed. They are quite sluggish and secrete a
shiny, white thread-like substance and droplets of honey
dew. Development is completed in about 34 days. Feeding
by these nymphs can reduce tree vigour and fruit set can
be reduced by high populations of this pest. The adults,
by flying in the face of pickers when disturbed, can be a
real nuisance during harvest.
Biology
Control
ERM eggs
ERM adults
Control
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sulfur are not used. There are also predaceous thrips and
several species of mirids (plant bugs) that prey on mites.
If natural enemy populations are low in your orchard it
may take some time for them to increase. If predation is
low in your orchard you may consider purchasing lacewings as a predator until natural predatory mite populations are restored. Predatory mites also require other
sources of food such as rust mites when ERM populations are low, therefore, some rust mites should be tolerated. If mite populations get out of hand, spot treatments
with insecticidal soaps may be necessary.
Occasionnal Pests
Apple Brown Bug (Atractotomus mali), Mullein
Bug (Campylomma verbasci), Red Apple Bug
(Lygidea mendax) and Tarnished Plant Bug
(Lygus lineolaris) or mirid bug complex
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Biology
Adult moth
Larva
Biology
Control
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Adult
Adult
Larva
Nymph
Fruit damage
Biology
Biology
Control
There are some natural predators of the buffalo treehopper. The only other practical control suggestion available is to grow only a small percentage of legume in the
orchard cover to provide some nitrogen fixation, good
soil structure and preferred egg laying sites for the treehopper without permitting large populations to build. It
is also wise not to plant legume crops near apple orchard
blocks.
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Biology
Control
Biology
Control
Both caterpillars have a number or parasites and parasitoids including, ichneumonids, braconids, and chalcids.
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Biology
Control
The damage and life cycle are much like those of the eyespotted bud moth as are the control recommendations
and list of natural predators. Spinosad (Entrust 80 W)
can be used to control this pest and is OMRI approved.
Obliquebanded Leafroller
(Choristoneura rosaceana)
Adult
Adult moth
Larva
Fruit damage
Larva
Biology
The small green larvae hatch in late May and feed on the
growing tips of terminal buds. As the leaves develop the
larvae will web a leaf to the side of an apple or fruit cluster and chew a vertical strip down the side of the apple.
This is another leaf-feeder which is sheltered within rolled
up leaves and difficult to treat. This pest causes its greatest damage when it feeds on the terminal buds of young
non-bearing trees. It can significantly stunt or deform the
tree and make good tree structure difficult to develop.
Damage
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Control
Leaf damage
Biology
The young nymphs are pale white with dull red eyes, 1-1.5
mm long. The eyes change to white and finally creamy
white in the adult which may reach 3 mm in length. The
adults hold their wings folded over their backs and move
very quickly. White apple leafhopper overwinters as eggs
beneath the bark of twigs. The eggs hatch at early pink
and adults appear in June. A second generation appears in
August. These insects suck plant juices causing numerous
white flecks on the leaves reducing photosynthesis and
producing small, poor quality fruit that are often soiled
with excrement.
Leafminer damage
Biology
Control
Horticultural Practices
Orchard Site Selection
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Soil pH
Most agricultural soils in the Atlantic region are naturally
acidic and liming is essential if they are to be productive.
The desirable pH range for tree fruits is 5.5 to 6.5 with
6.5 being the optimum. At this level most nutrients are
readily available for uptake by the roots. Very acidic soils
(pH <5.0) contain soluble aluminum and manganese at
toxic levels which can adversely affect tree growth. The
application of agricultural limestone will raise the soil pH
thereby reducing the availability of aluminum and manganese to the roots. Raising the soil pH towards 6.5 will also
increase the availability of the following soil nutrients:
nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, calcium,
sulphur and molybdenum. Liming materials contain calcium and in the case of dolomitic limestone, calcium and
magnesium. If the magnesium content of the soil is low
then a dolomitic limestone should be used but excessive
magnesium must be avoided because an imbalance of
calcium and magnesium can result in bitter pit. Calcitic
limestone contains primarily calcium carbonate and a
small amount of magnesium and can be used to raise the
soil pH when the soil magnesium level is adequate. Aim
for a calcium to magnesium ratio of 10:1 in the soil. For
more information on liming refer to the Atlantic Soils
Committee publication 534-84, Atlantic Soils Need Lime.
Soil Preparation
Plant health and nutrition are very important in preventing serious disease and insect problems. Excessive
nitrogen can result in lush green growth that favours
insect and disease attack while lack of nitrogen can result
in weak vegetative growth which is more prone to low
temperature injury. To obtain and retain healthy tree
growth a proper balance of macro and micronutrients
must be maintained. Therefore, soil analysis of the planting site should be done one to two years prior to planting. This will provide an opportunity to correct nutrient
deficiencies before planting. Soil and leaf analysis should
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Tree Selection
Rock Phosphate
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along the tree row or as circles around trees for the first
3 years is desirable. This can be accomplished with hand
or mechanical cultivation but care must be taken to avoid
damaging shallow roots.
Pollination
Apples for all intents and purposes are not self-pollinating or self-fruitful and need to be cross-pollinated to set
fruit. This means that most apple cultivars require the
pollen from another apple cultivar to pollinate its flowers
in order to set fruit. When establishing new orchards particular attention should be given to the planned placement
of cultivars within the rows to ensure a suitable mixture
of cross-fruitful cultivars which bloom at the same time.
Cross-fruitful cultivars should be within 15 meters of
each other and therefore no more than 4 solid rows of a
particular cultivar should be planted at a time. If a solid
orchard planting of one cultivar is desired then a selection
of cross-fruitful crab apple cultivars can be used as a pollen source. If at all possible the crabapple cultivar should
be scab and apple maggot resistant.
While establishment of native flowering plants in the
ground cover may increase populations of native pollinators such as the bumble bee it would be wise to use
honey bee colonies as insurance for good pollination.
Using two to three colonies (hives) per ha will ensure a
good fruit set even under less than ideal conditions.
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Fruit Thinning
Summer Pruning
Summer pruning is important for improving fruit colour,
quality and storage life. It involves the removal of some
of the current years growth to open up the canopy to
allow for better light penetration and to reduce crowding. Summer pruning may be initiated once terminal bud
development is evident, usually by early to mid August.
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Ascospores
Conidia
40.5
37.4
34.7
33.6
29.6
30.0
27.8
26.6
21.2
23.4
18.0
20.5
15.4
17.8
13.4
15.2
12.2
12.6
10
11.0
10.0
11
9.0
9.5
12
8.3
9.3
13
8.0
9.2
14
7.0
9.2
15
7.0
9.2
16
6.1
9.0
17
6.0
8.8
18
6.0
8.5
19
6.0
8.2
20
6.0
7.9
21
6.0
7.8
22
6.0
7.8
23
6.0
8.3
24
6.1
9.3
25
8.0
11.1
26
11.3
14.0
**Reprinted by permission from Stensvand, A., Gadoury, D. M., Amundsen, T., Semb, L., and Seem,
R. C. 1997. Ascospore release and infection of apple leaves by conidia and ascospores of Venturia
inaequalis at low temperatures. Phytopathology 87:1046-1053.
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Cultivar
Apple
Scab
Powdery
Mildew
Fire
Blight
Harvest
Season
Storage
(months)
Best
Use
Tasted at
Kentville
Recommended
Belmac
MR
Early Oct
3-4
dessert
Britegold
Late Sep
1-2
dessert
Dayton
MR
MR
Mid Sep
dessert
Enterprise
MR
Early Nov
dessert
MR
Early Oct
1-2
dual
Freedom
Florina (Querina
MR
Late Oct
dessert
Goldrush
MR
MR
Late Oct
dessert
Jonafree
MR
MR
Mid Oct
2.5
dessert
Liberty
Early Oct
dessert
Macfree
MR
MR
Early Oct
3-4
dessert
McShay
Early Oct
2-3
dessert
Moira
Early Oct
2-3
dual
Murray
MR
Early Sep
<1
dessert
Nova Easygro
MR
Late Sep
2-3
dessert
Novamac
MR
Mid Sep
2-4
dessert
Novaspy
MR
Mid Oct
4-5
dual
Priam
MR
Mid Oct
dessert
Prima
MR
MR
Mid Sep
1-2
dual
Primevere
Mid Oct
dessert
Priscilla
Early Oct
2-3
dessert
Pristine
MR
Late Aug
1-1.5
dessert
Redfree
MR
MR
Early Sep
1-2
dessert
Richelieu
MR
MR
Late Sep
dessert
Rouville
Early Sep
dessert
Scarlett OHara
Early Oct
dessert
Sir Prize
MR
MR
Mid Oct
2-3
dual
Trent
MR
MR
Late Oct
dual
Williams Pride
MR
MR
Early Sep
1.5
dessert
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Belmac
Resembles McIntosh, skin smooth and glossy with up to 90% red, slightly striped over a green background colour.
Flesh is white, medium to coarse texture, mild sub-acid. Cold hardy.
Britegold
Yellow, medium size, sweet, flesh creamy yellow, slightly coarse, tender, and juicy. Bruises easily. Home garden use.
Dayton
Medium fruit size, 80 - 90% attractive glossy red over yellow background colour. Flesh pale yellow, crisp, juicy, firm,
fine grained, and moderately acid. Home garden use.
Enterprise
Medium fruit size, washed 80 - 100% medium red on a very bright and glossy green-yellow ground colour. Flesh is
fine grained, pale yellow to cream coloured, firm, crisp, sub-acid. Has potential as a commercial cultivar.
Freedom
80% red stripes on a yellow background, medium-large size. Flesh is creamy, juicy, firm, medium fine grained, tender
and moderately acid. Has potential as a commercial cultivar.
Fruit 50% red on yellow ground colour, firm, small to medium size, sweet flavour. Whitish-yellow flesh, very crisp, low
Fruit medium size, greenish-yellow to red blush at harvest, becoming entirely deep yellow in storage. Flesh is medium
coarse grained, firm, crisp, pale yellow and non-browning. Flavour is complex, spicy and slightly acid at harvest. Recommended in the USA for cider and juice.
90 - 95% red, medium-sized with pale yellow flesh. Crisp, juicy, very firm, fine grained, mildly acid and pleasant aroma.
Has potential as a commercial cultivar.
Fruit medium-large, 90% dark red with a yellowish background colour. Somewhat striped, moderately acid, flavour
good. Flesh is yellowish, juicy, crisp, and fine textured. It has been very productive at the AAFC test site at Kentville, NS
and has potential as a commercial cultivar.
75% medium red over greenish-yellow background, medium to small size. Flesh is juicy, white with a slight green
tinge. Firm, moderately coarse, pleasant, moderately acid. Medium eating quality.
70% dark red blush over a green background colour, similar to McIntosh. Flesh, moderately firm, fine texture, juicy,
mild flavour and low acid.
McIntosh type, red, medium to small size, flesh creamy white with a green tinge. Medium eating quality.
Early McIntosh type, red, medium sized, flesh is soft, juicy, white and fine textured. Home garden use.
Nova Easygro
Striped or washed, medium red over a green-yellow background. Fruit medium sized, flesh is creamy white, moderately fine, firm, crisp, moderately juicy, and low acid. Home garden use.
Novamac
McIntosh type, fruit medium size, 50 - 90% blushed or striped medium red with a greenish-yellow background. Flesh
is creamy white, fine, tender, moderately crisp, juicy, and moderately acid. Similar to McIntosh. Has potential as a commercial cultivar.
Novaspy
Similar to Northern Spy, greenish yellow striped or blushed with dark red. Flesh creamy yellow, fine, very firm, crisp,
moderately tender, juicy and moderately acid. Has potential as a commercial cultivar to replace Northern Spy.
Prima
60 - 80% bright red blush over a yellow background. Flesh is moderately acid, medium grained, crisp, and juicy. Tree
lacks winter hardiness. Home garden use.
Primevere
Fruit bright and glossy dark cardinal red, slightly conical. Flesh is moderately coarse grained, pale green to white, firm,
crisp. Has commercial potential.
Priscilla
Pristine
Redfree
Richelieu
70 - 90% bright red blush over a light yellow background. Flesh is crisp, medium grained, juicy, mild flavour and low
acid. Fruit size can be small. Home garden use.
Fruit medium size, pale green-yellow at harvest, maturing to deep yellow, with moderate orange blush. Flesh is pale
yellow, crisp, medium to fine grained, medium acid to sweet.
80 - 90% glossy medium red on a yellow background. Flesh is firm, light cream, medium grained, crisp, juicy, mild
flavour, low acid. Uneven ripening. Has potential as a commercial cultivar for late August to early September.
Fruit 50 - 60% medium red, striped over green to light yellow ground colour, medium in size. Flesh white, tender, juicy,
fine texture, mild to sub-acid.
Rouville
Fruit large, 75 - 80% medium red, lightly striped, over pale green to yellow ground colour. Flesh is white, tender,
slightly coarse, and sub-acid.
Sir Prize
Yellow, can have a slight red blush, can russet. Large, bruises easily, flesh is juicy, crisp, and very tender. Poor pollenizer.
Home garden use.
Trent
Red, medium to large in size. Flesh is firm, juicy, cream coloured with greenish tinge, and slightly coarse.
Prone to bitter pit.
Williams Pride
Moderately bright dark red on green-yellow or pale yellow background. Medium to large size, flesh is light cream,
medium grained, mildly acid, very crisp and firm. Multiple pickings required. Home garden use.
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Type of Injury
Pest Status
Codling moth
direct
key
Apple maggot
direct
key
Winter moth
direct
key
Pug moth
direct/indirect
occasional
direct/indirect
occasional
direct/indirect
occasional
Obliquebanded leafroller
direct/indirect
occasional
direct/indirect
occasional
Mullein bug
direct/indirect
occasional
direct/indirect
occasional
direct/indirect
occasional
indirect
occasional
indirect
occasional
Buffalo treehopper
indirect
occasional
direct/indirect
secondary
Apple aphid
indirect
secondary
indirect
secondary
Woolly aphid
indirect
secondary
Apple sucker
indirect
secondary
indirect
secondary
indirect
secondary
indirect
secondary
Note: This data was derived from studies of conventional orchard management systems and may change under
an organic system.
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Pest
Expected Optimal
Treatment Period
Threshold
bud separation
July to August
early calyx
early calyx
Apple maggot
1 adult\orchard
(protein bait + yellow card)
Codling moth
early July
mid July
40 males\trap
10 males\trap
mid-late July
1 live mine\leaf
mid June
mid July
mid August
20 mites\leaf
10 mites\leaf
15 mites\leaf
Winter moth
Rosy apple aphid
Apple aphid
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