be controlled solely through natural enemies. As a 

 result growers would no longer need to apply any 

 pesticide in scab-resistant blocks after early June. 



Aknowledgements 



This work was supported by the USDA Sustain- 

 able Agriculture and Research Education Program- 

 -Northeast Region and the Massachusetts Society 

 for promoting Agriculture. 



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