Integrated management of pest and beneficial insects in wild blueberry production

Wild（syn.“lowbush”）蓝莓是加拿大东部的重要作物，也是该国最重要的园艺作物之一。野生蓝莓生产者必须与许多使植物落叶和侵染浆果的害虫作斗争。这最终降低了新斯科舍省和加拿大东部其他地区蓝莓生产商的产量和利润。为了改善对当前和新出现的害虫的管理，野生蓝莓生产商渴望减少对广谱化学杀虫剂的依赖，同时满足加拿大消费者对环境管理的需求，并扩大国际市场。因此，生产者需要利用对害虫种类有效、对有益的非目标生物危害低的新技术，同时在其田地周围实施生境管理技术，促进有益昆虫的群落，这将有助于作物授粉和害虫抑制。

Wild (syn. "lowbush") blueberry is an important crop in eastern Canada and one of the most important horticultural crops in the country. Wild blueberry producers must contend with numerous insect pests that defoliate plants and infest berries. This ultimately reduces yields and profits for blueberry producers in Nova Scotia and other parts of eastern Canada. To improve management of current and emerging pests, wild blueberry producers are eager to reduce reliance on broad-spectrum chemical insecticides while meeting demands of increased environmental stewardship from Canadian consumers and expanding international markets. Thus, producers need to utilize new technologies that are efficacious against pest species and of low hazard to beneficial non-target organisms, while implementing habitat management techniques around their fields that promote communities of beneficial insects that will contribute to crop pollination and pest suppression.