Integrated Pest Management for Raspberries

A Guide for Sampling and Decision-Making for Key Raspberry Pests in Northwest Washington

 

WESTERN RASPBERRY FRUITWORM
Byturus bakeri
 

Acknowledgements

Nooksack IPM Advisory Committee

Introduction

Dormant and Pre-Bloom

Bloom/Pre-Harvest

Harvest Period

Post-Harvest

Insect Identification Sheets

Insects that Damage Buds and New Growth

Western Raspberry Fruitworm

Obliquebanded Leafroller

Root Weevils Commonly Found in Raspberry Fields

Spider Mites

Miscellaneous Caterpillars on Raspberries

Less Common Leafroller Pests of Raspberries

Miscellaneous Insects on Raspberries

Raspberry Crown Borer

Common Beneficial Spider Mite Predators

Common Beneficial Insects - 1

Common Beneficial Insects - 2

Disease Identification Sheets

Tables and Charts

Pesticide Selection

IPM Resources

Pesticides and Water

Fruitworm Beetle

Adult raspberry fruitworm beetle. Approximately
3/16 inch long. (Photo courtesy Gray)

Bud Damage

Feeding damage to developing flower buds from raspberry fruitworm beetle. (Photo courtesy A. Antonelli)

Leaf Damage
Feeding damage to raspberry leaves from fruitworm beetle. (Photo courtesy A. Antonelli)

Fruitworm Larvae

Raspberry fruitworm larvae. Mature larvae are approximately 1/3 inch long. This stage can contaminate harvested fruit. (Photo courtesy A. Antonelli)

 

 
       
 

G.W. Menzies & C.B. MacConnell, WSU Cooperative Extension Whatcom County
June 1998

Funded in part by: Washington State Department of Ecology through U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Section 319 Funds