N.Y. Agriculture & Markets Law § 148-c: Fruit pest management

§ 148-c. Fruit pest management. Within the integrated pest management

program there shall be established a fruit pest management program. Such

program shall be conducted in such a manner to achieve the following

objectives:

1. establish current pesticide use patterns and the economics of pest

management for the major fruit crops in New York;

2. investigate alternative pest management tactics (e.g., biological

and cultural control, plant resistance) and determine how to integrate

these tactics with chemical control and horticultural practices;

3. develop practical monitoring techniques, economic thresholds, and

forecasting methods for pests of fruit crops;

4. develop research and grower demonstration sites where integrated

pest management technologies can be evaluated as an integral part of the

overall fruit production system; and

5. provide the fruit industry with training, information, and

educational materials on the implementation of integrated pest

management utilizing traditional as well as new communication channels

(e.g. computer-based information delivery systems).