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This chapter describes a set of pollinator best management practices (BMPs) for US apple production. The primary goal is to provide guidance for growers, crop consultants and regulators on pollinator protection in apple orchards. This guidance considers practical production needs. In the long term, the aim is to increase understanding within the US apple growing community of the benefits and opportunities around protecting pollinators while also protecting crops from pest damage. This has been done by modifying existing Integrated Pest Management Programs (IPM) for apple to include both conserving the biological control agents of secondary pests such as mites and aphids and conserving wild and managed pollinators to create what has more recently been termed as Integrated Pest and Pollinator Management (IPPM).
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Apple orchard pollinators
- 3 Pests, diseases and their management in apple production
- 4 Potential hazards to pollinators from apple pest management practices
- 5 Best management practices to promote pollinators
- 6 Best management practices: integrated pest and pollinator management
- 7 Best management practices for pesticide application
- 8 Acknowledgements
- 9 References