spheres. For sugar/flour biodegradable PTS, we 

 will evaluate various bird/rodent-feeding deter- 

 rents and various fungicides incorporated into 

 the body of the sphere. 



Acknowledgments 



This work was supported by state/federal 



IPM funds and grants from the New England 

 Tree Fruit Growers Research Committee and 

 the USDA Northeast Regional IPM Competi- 

 tive Grants Program. We are grateful to the 

 eight growers that participated in this study: 

 Bill Broderick, Dana Clark, Dave Chandler, 

 Tony Lincoln, Wayne Rice, Dave Shearer, Joe 

 Sincuk, and Tim Smith. 



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