The American Cranberry--Cultivation--Insects, Weeds and Diseases

Cranberry: Cultivation: Insects, Weeds and Diseases

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Insects

General
- Cranberry Crop Management Newsletter -- Major Cranberry Insect Pests of Wisconsin (1997)
  Illustrated identification guide includes common names, Latin names, and pest characteristics. Also includes a helpful key of identifying characteristics.
- University of Wisconsin-Extension -- Cranberry Pest Management in Wisconsin (2001)
  Pest Management and Pesticides (including pesticide emergencies and safety); Disease Management; Insect Management; Weed Management
- Northwest Berry & Grape Information Net -- Pest Management
- Northwest Berry & Grape Information Net -- Boom Sprayer Calibration Worksheet

Worms that attack Buds, Flowers or Fruit
- Fireworms
  - Blackheaded Fireworm (Rhopobota naevena naevana Hbn.)
  - Hill Fireworm (Tlascala finetella Wlk.)
  - Spotted Fireworm (Choristoneura parellela Rob.)
  - Red-striped Fireworm (Aroga trialbamacullella Chamb.)
  - Yellow-headed Fireworm (Acleris minuata Rob. = Peronea minuata Rob.)
- Spanworms (inchworms or loopers)
  - Big Cranberry Spanworm (Abbotana clemataria S. & A.)
  - Brown Cranberry Spanworm (Ematurga amitaria Gn.)
  - Chain-spotted Geometer (Cingilia catenaria Drury)
  - Cotton Spanworm (Anavitrinella pampinarea Gn.)
  - Green Cranberry Spanworm (Itame sulphurea Pack.)
  - Rannoch Looper (Itame brunneata Thunb.)
  - Spiny Looper (Phigalia titea Cram.)
- Cutworms (fam. Noctuidae)
  - Armyworm (Cirphis unipuncta Haw.)
  - Atlantic cutworm (Polia atlantica Grote)
  - Blackheaded Fireworm (Rhopobota naevena naevana Hbn.)
  - Black Cutworm (Agrotis ypsilon Rott.)
    - IPMP3.0, Oregon State University -- Black Cutworm
  - Cranberry Blossom Worm (Epiglaea apiata Gr.)
  - Fall Armyworm (Laphygma frugiperda S.& A.)
  - Spotted Cutworm (Amathes c-nigrum L.)
    - IPMP3.0, Oregon State University -- Spotted Cutworm
  - Zebra caterpillar (Ceramica picta Harr.)
    - IPMP3.0, Oregon State University -- Zebra Caterpillar
  - False Armyworm (Xylena nupera Lint.)
  - Cranberry Cutworm
- Hairy Caterpillars
  - Gypsy Moth (Lymantria dispar = Porthetria dispar L.)
    - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada -- Integrated Pest Management for Cranberries in Western Canada
- Fruitworms
  - Sparganothis Fruitworm (Sparganothis sulfureana Clem.)
  - Cranberry Fruitworm (Acrobasis vacinii Riley= Mineola vaccinii Riley)
    - Agricultural Research Service News -- Foiling the Cranberry Fruitworm
    - Ohio State University Extension -- Midwest Small Fruit Pest Management Handbook, Blueberry Pests and Their Management
      Includes Cranberry Fruitworm
- Miscellaneous Worms
  - Bagworm (Fumea casta Pallas)
  - Cranberry Sawfly (Pristiphora idiota Norton)
  - Cranberry Tipworm (Dasyneura vaccinii Smith)

Non-Worms that Attack Foliage and Fruit
- Weevils
  - Black Vine Weevil (Otiorhynchus sulcatus Fabr.)
    - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada -- Integrated Pest Management for Cranberries in Western Canada
    - Cornell Cooperative Extension
  - Cranberry Flea Beetle
  - Cranberry Weevil (Anthonomus musculus Say)
    - Small Fruit Information for North Carolina
  - Obscure Root Weevil (Sciopithes obscurus)
  - Root Weevil
  - Strawberry Root Weevil (Otiorhynchusovatus Linn.)
    - Integrated Pest Management, University of Illinois
  - Rough Strawberry Root Weevil (Otiorhynchus rugosostriatus Geoze)
  - Woods Weevil (Nemocestes incomptus)
- Blunt-Nosed Cranberry Leafhopper (Euscelis striatulus Fallen)
- Southern Red Mite (Oligonychus ilicis McGregor)

Insects that Attack the Stem
- Cranberry Girdler (Chrysoteuchia topiaria Zeller)
  - UW-Extension -- The Cranberry Girdler
- Scale Insects
  - Cranberry Scale (Aspidaspis oxycoccus Woglum)
  - Dearness Scale (Rhizaspidiotes dearnessi Ckll.)
  - Eriococcus Scale (Eriococcus azaleae Comst.)
  - Latania Scale (Hemiberlesia lataniae Signoret)
  - Lecanium Scale(Lecanium corni Bouche)
  - Oystershell Scale (Lepidosaphes ulmi Linn.)
  - San Jose Scale (Aspidiotus perniciosus Comstock)
- Cranberry Spittle Insect (Clastoptera saint-cyri Prov.)

Insects that Attack the Roots
- Grubs
  - Cranberry Root Grub (Lichnanthe vulpina Hentz)
  - Cranberry Rootworm (Rhabdopterus picipes Oliv.)
  - Cranberry White Grub (Phyllophaga anxia Lec.)
  - Grape Anomola (Anomala lucicola Fab.)
  - Striped Colaspis (Colaspis costipennis Crotch)
- Nematodes
  - Sheath Nematodes (Hemicycliophora sp.)
  - Spiral Nematodes (Helicotylenchus sp.)
  - Stubby-root Nematodes (Trichodorus sp.)
  - Stylet Nematodes (Tylenchorhyncus sp.)
  - Oregon State University: Nematodes
Beneficial Insects
- Blue Orchard Bee (Osmia lignaria)
- Bumblebee (Bombus impatiens)
  - University of Maine Cooperative Extension - Commercial Bumble Bee Management for Wild Blueberry Pollination
- Bumblebee (B. mixtus)
- Bumblebee (B. melanopygus)
- Bumblebee (B. vosnesenskii)
- Honeybee (Apis mellifera)
- Mustached Mud Bee (Anthophora abrupta)
  - Agricultural Research Service: Cranberry-Pollinating Bee Wears a Mustache
    Also available in PDF
  - North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service -- Miner Bees
- USDA -- Insect Pollination Of Cultivated Crop Plants
  Ch. 7 Small Fruits and Brambles: Cranberry
- Oregon State Beekeepers Association in Cooperation with Oregon State University Bee Lab -- An Evaluation of Pollinator Management as Applied in the Commercial Production of Cranberries - 1987
- Beneficial Insects of British Columbia Cranberry Bogs
- NBGIN: Bees

Weeds

Wisconsin State Cranberry Growers Association -- Wisconsin Cranberry Weeds
Photo-identification guide with nomenclature, general information, economic importance, life cycle, distribution, environmental factors, scouting procedure/et, and bibliographic references.
Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Burlington County, N.J. (USA) -- Common Cranberry Weeds of New Jersey
Photo-identification guide to:
- Dodder (Cuscuta spp.)
- Cinnamon Fern (Osmunda cinnamonea L.)
- Pepperbush
- Monkey Flower
- Red Maple (Acer rubrum L.)

Wisconsin State Herbarium: University of Wisconsin - Madison -- Wisconsin Vascular Plants

Diseases

General
- APSNet (American Phytopathological Society) -- Common Names of Cranberry Diseases
- UW-Madison Fruit Pathology -- Cranberry Pathogen Profiles in vitro
  Photo Guide to Fungi Found on Cranberry Full-text .PDF file.(Look at middle of page)
- NBGIN-- Fruit Rots
- APSNet (American Phytopathological Society) -- Common Names of Plant Diseases
- University of Wisconsin-Madison -- Fruit Pathology homepage

Diseases of the Vine
- Leaf Diseases
  - Black Spot
  - Cladosporium Leaf Spot
  - Early Leaf Spot
    - NBGIN -- Early Leaf Spot
  - Gibbera Leaf Spot
    - UW Madison Fruit Pathology -- Protoventuria (Gibbera) Leaf Spot and Berry Speckle
  - Red Leaf Spot
    - NBGIN -- Red Leaf Spot
  - Red Shoot Disease
    - Cranberry Crop Management Newsletter -- Red Shoot Disease of Cranberry
  - Rose Bloom
    - NBGIN -- Rose Bloom
- Stem Diseases
  - Cottonball (Monolinia oxycocci)
    - UW Madison Fruit Pathology -- Cottonball
    - NBGIN -- Cottonball
  - Fairy Ring
  - False Blossom Disease
  - Phytophthora
  - Red Gall
  - Ringspot
  - Stem Blight
  - Twig Blight
    - NBGIN -- Twig Blight
  - Tip Blight
  - Upright Dieback
    - CCMN -- Upright Dieback and Viscid Rot of Cranberry

Fruit Rots
- Early Rot
  - UW-Madison Fruit Pathology -- Early Rot
  - Scald
  - Bitter and Blotch Rot
  - Hard Rot
  - Viscid Rot
    - CCMN -- Upright Dieback and Viscid Rot of Cranberry
    - UW Madison Fruit Pathology -- Upright Dieback and Viscid Rot
- Storage Rot
  - End Rot
    - UW-Madison Fruit Pathology -- End Rot
  - Black Rot
    - UW-Madison Fruit Pathology -- Black Rot
  - Yellow Rot
  - Botryosphaeria Fruit Rot
  - Other Minor Storage Rots
  - Physiological Breakdown Rot
    - NBGIN -- Phytophthora Root and Runner Rot

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