Maine Cranberry IPM Guide
Reminder: We learned in October (2017) that cranberry (i.e. the bushberry and low-growing berry subgroups) received a U.S. label for Movento®. This product should prove to be our most effective one yet for killing the larvae of cranberry tipworm. Movento’s active ingredient (spirotetramat) belongs to the “Group 23” insecticides, which are described as tetronic & tetramic acid derivatives. They work by inhibiting the formation of lipids in the insects that are vulnerable to that particular chemistry. We had never had a Group 23 cranberry insecticide in our toolbox prior to this material, so this represents a brand new mode of action against tipworm.
2023 Maine Cranberry Pest Management Updates and Resources:
- Insect Management Snapshot (pdf) | Insect Management Snapshot (MS Word) Note: Two of our recent/newer cranberry insecticides (Cormoran® and Fanfare®) have not yet been re-registered in Maine for 2023, as of March 22nd.
2022 Maine Cranberry Pest Management Updates and Resources:
2021 Maine Cranberry Pest Management Updates and Resources:
2020 Maine Cranberry Pest Management Updates and Resources:
- Insect Management Snapshot (pdf) | Insect Management Snapshot (MS Word)
- Weed Management Snapshot (pdf) | Weed Management Snapshot (MS Word)
- Disease Management Snapshot (pdf) | Disease Management Snapshot (MS Word)
- Cranberry Insecticide Groupings & Traits (pdf) | Cranberry Insecticide Groupings & Traits (MS Word)
- Damaging Stage & Timing of Maine Cranberry Insect Pests |Damaging Stage & Timing of Maine Cranberry Insect Pests (pdf) | Damaging Stage & Timing of Maine Cranberry Insect Pests (MS Word)
- Single Page of Cranberry Insect Photos (created for printing purposes): Cranberry Insect Photos (MS Word) | Cranberry Insect Photos (pdf) Our online gallery of cranberry insect photos is available here: Photo Collection of Maine Cranberry Insects (to help with identification)
2019 Maine Cranberry Pest Management Updates:
- Insect Management Snapshot (pdf) | Insect Management Snapshot (MS Word)
- Weed Management Snapshot (pdf) | Weed Management Snapshot (MS Word)
- Disease Management Snapshot (pdf) | Disease Management Snapshot (MS Word)
2018 Maine Cranberry Pest Management Updates:
- Insect Management Snapshot (MS Word) | Insect Management Snapshot (pdf)
- Weed Management Snapshot (MS Word) | Weed Management Snapshot (pdf)
- Disease Management Snapshot (MS Word) | Disease Management Snapshot (pdf)
- Organic Management of Cranberry Insects (MS Word) | Organic Management of Cranberry Insects (pdf)
2014 Maine Cranberry Pest Management Guide:
- Preliminary Pages (MS Word) | Front Cover and Preliminary Pages (pdf)
- Insect Management (MS Word) | Insect Management (pdf)
- Weed Management (MS Word) | Weed Management (pdf)
- Disease Management (MS Word) | Disease Management (pdf)
Supplemental Items:
- Revised 2018: Cranberry Insecticide Groupings & Traits (pdf) | Cranberry Insecticide Groupings & Traits (MS Word)
- Organic Management of Cranberry Insects (MS Word) | Organic Management of Cranberry Insects (pdf)
- Late-water Flood Management (MS Word) | Late-water Flood Management (pdf)
- Single Page of Cranberry Insect Photos (created for printing purposes): Cranberry Insect Photos (MS Word) | Cranberry Insect Photos (pdf)
- Cranberry Weed Photos
- Revised 2017: Cautions and Warnings (MS Word) | Cautions and Warnings (pdf)
- Callisto® Herbicide Information
Disclaimer: Pesticide registration status is subject to change and varies from state to state; therefore the author and the University of Maine Cooperative Extension cannot assume liability for any pesticide recommendations. It is the responsibility of the pesticide applicator to verify the registration status of any pesticide before applying it. The label is the law! Always read and follow the label when applying pesticides. Use of product names does not imply endorsement.