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Abstract
A pilot tree fruit pest management program
in Wayne County, New York was evaluated. Thirty-three
blocks of fruit were matched for 26 participants
in the pilot program and for 23 nonparticipants.
Participants reduced pesticide costs
and total pest management costs in comparison to
nonparticipants. Factors which will affect the
adoption of Integrated Pest Management in other
locations include the attitudes of growers, farm
size, and the density of fruit production. Integrated
Pest Management programs are economically
feasible for several other areas of high tree
fruit density in the Northeast.