who responded provided assistance in determin- 

 ing the content and design of the education dis- 

 plays and contributed matching funds for a grant 

 by the Massachusetts Department of Food &c Ag- 

 ricuhure. It was determined that self-guided tours 

 would the most appropriate for pick-your-own 

 operations but that static sign-boards would be 

 more useful for farmstands and farmers markets. 



Self-guided Tour 



trol, biological control and pesticide use, as well 

 as the biology of primary apple pests. A colorful 

 8-x-l 0-inch sign to advertise the tour was also in- 

 cluded. 



At each orchard,, the grower determined how 

 the signs were placed. Most were arranged through 

 part of the orchard. In some cases, a path was 

 marked by mowing or with plastic tape. It was 

 suggested that IPM tools such as insect traps and 

 scare-eye balloons be placed in association with 

 appropriate signs. 



Each tour consisted of eight signs, 18 x 24 

 inches, on laminated paper, mounted on 0.5-inch Apple IPM Displays 

 plywood, covered with Plexiglas and sealed with 

 plastic. Figure 1 is an example of one of these 

 eight signs. Each sign was mounted on a 7-foot, 3- 

 x-5-inch pressure-treated post. The signs describe 

 aspects of IPM, including monitoring, cultural con- 



Self-standing displays were developed and dis- 

 tributed to eleven Massachusetts farms for use at 

 farmstands and farmers markets. Figure 2 is a 

 photograph of one of the displays. Displays con- 



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Figure 2. A photograph of the self-standing display. 



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