A1

Snap Bean & Lima Bean Management Survey=

Pest Management Resources Online for New England

(PRO New England)

Do you grow Snap Beans (green,wax,purple) and/or Lima Beans for sale?

&nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p;

State	Yes	No	Total Survey Responses=	Percent of Surveys Response	Surveys Sent
CT	9	45	54	51.4	105
MA	18	31	49	55.1	89
ME	49	55	104	50.7	205
NH	18	87	105	50.2	209
RI	4	33	37	46.2	80
VT	6	5	11	44	25
	<= /p>	<= /p>	<= /p>	<= /p>	<= /p>
Total	104	256	360	50.5	713

A1. How many acres (or square feet) of beans did you manage in 2002?

&nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p;

State	Number(N)	Sum of Acres	% Acres=
CT	9	2.24	2.2<= /b>
MA	18	47.67	46.1
ME	49	25.04	24.2
NH	18	17.21	16.6
RI	4	7.53	7.3
VT	6	3.77	3.6
	<= /p>	<= /p>	<= /p>
Total	104	103.46<= /p>	<= /p>

A2. Over the pa= st five years, what is your average annual yield of beans per acre: R=3D

N=3D	Acres	Total Yield	Average

Unknown		<= /o:p>

A3. What percentage of your bean crop is: R=3D104

(data reported weighted = and converted to acres)

Variety	R=3D	%N	Acres	Percent of Acres<= /o:p>
Green Beans	103	99.04	81.06	78.35
Yellow (Wax) Beans	85	81.73	15.64	15.12
Purple Beans	16	15.38	.66	.64
Lima Beans	7	6.73	.39	.37
Other	29	27.88	4.56	4.41
Shell	8	7.69	1.702	1.65
Soy	5	4.80	.325	.31
Pole	4	3.85	.28	.27
Dried	4	3.85	.04	.04
French Hort	2	1.92	.30	.29
Romano	2	1.92	.262	.25
Roma	2	1.92	.0361	.03
Kentuc= ky	1	<= /p>	.3	.29
Italian	1	<= /p>	.00231<= /p>	<= /p>
Fillet bean	1	<= /p>	.4	.39
Fava	1	<= /p>	.25	.24
Scarlet runner	1	<= /p>	.046	.04
French	1	<= /p>	.15	.14
Flat	1	<= /p>	.002	<= /p>
Tiny french	1	<= /p>	.002	<= /p>
Hericot Vert	1	<= /p>	.04	.04
Garbanzo	1	<= /p>	.0125	.01

&= nbsp; &nbs= p;

A4. What percen= tage of your bean crop is sold through each of these markets? R=3D104=

&n= bsp;

Variety	R	%N	Acres	Percent of Acres<= /o:p>
Retail	98	94.23	80.51	77.82
U-Pick	5	4.81	.71	.68
Wholesale	23	22.12	19.76	19.10
Processing	1	.96	.15	.14
*Other<= /p>	10	9.62	2.33	2.25
Farmstand	3	2.88	2.18	2.10
Home Use	3	2.88	.0188	.02
CSA	2	1.92	.116	.11
Restaurant	1	<= /p>	.0085	<= /p>
Senior Farm Share	1	<= /p>	.0014	<= /p>

&n= bsp;

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp;

Horticul= tural Management for Beans

= ;

B1. Which of the following horticultural practices do you use? R=3D96<= /p>

Practice	R	%N
Fresh manure	11	10.58
Composted manure	41	39.42
Drip irrigation	19	18.27
Overhead irrigation	44	42.31
Staking/trellising	5	4.81
Other	24	23.08
Fertilizing	6	5.77
Farm compost	4	3.85
Crop rotation	3	2.88
Fertilize banding at planting	2	1.92
Bagged organic fertilizer	1	<= /p>
Winter rye cover crop	1	<= /p>
Plastic mulch	1	<= /p>
Irrigation	1	<= /p>
Fish composted with hardwood sawdust<= /p>	1	<= /p>

&= nbsp; &nbs= p;

B2. Do you use = a soil sample to determine fertilizer needs in most years? R=3D101

&= nbsp; &nbs= p;

&= nbsp; &nbs= p;

Answer	R	%N
Yes	65	62.50
No	36	34.62

<= /o:p>

Practice	R	%N
1 time each year	33	31.73
More than 1 time each year	1	.96
Every other year	18	17.31
Every third year	13	12.50
Other	<= /p>	<= /p>
Every 5 years	2	1.92

&nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p;

C1. &nb= sp; Please estimate your average number of pesticide applications for beans used in a typical year: R=3D101

Pest<= /o:p>	R	Average=
Insects	98	1.19
Mites	81	.11
Weeds	89	.39
Diseases	86	.40

C2. &nbs= p; Which of these pests require routine annual control, require occasional control, = are rarely a problem, or are never a problem on your farm? R=3D97

Weeds and Vertebrate Pests	R	%N	Annual Control<= /p>	%N	Occasional Control<= /b>	%N	Rarely a problem	%N	Never a problem=	%N
Annual Broadleaf Weeds	94	90.38	75	72.12	9	8.65	5	4.81	5	4.81
Perennial Broadleaf Weeds	83	79.81	42	40.38	17	16.35	15	14.42	9	8.65
Annual Grasses	87	83.65	63	60.58	11	10.58	8	7.69	5	4.81
Perennial Grasses	83	79.81	41	39.42	15	14.42	20	19.23	7	6.74
Other Vertebrate	27	25.96
Deer<= /b>	20	19.23	11	10.58	7	6.73	2	1.92
Wood chuck	7	6.73	4	3.85	3	2.88
Rabbit	2	1.92	2	1.92
Mice<= /b>	2	1.92	1	.96			1	.96
Vole<= /b>	1		1
Raccoon	1		1
Porcupine	1		1
Coyotes	1		1

C3. = Which of these insects require routine annual control, require occasional control, are rarely a problem, or are never a problem on your farm? R=3D96

Insects/Mites	R	%N	Annual Control<= /p>	%N	Occasional Control<= /b>	%N	Rarely a problem	%N	Never a problem=	%N
Aphids	79	76.00	8	7.69	11	10.58	29	27.88	30	28.85
European Corn Borer	78	75.00	12	11.54	4	3.85	22	21.15	39	37.50
Corn Ear Worm	75	72.12	10	9.62	5	4.81	20	19.23	39	37.50
Cabbage Looper	72	69.23	8	7.69	7	6.73	22	21.16	34	32.69
Leafhoppers	80	76.92	19	18.27	26	25.00	14	13.46	20	19.23
Mexican Bean Beetle	91	87.50	28	26.92	23	22.14	17	16.35	21	20.19
Seedcorn Maggot	71	68.27	0	0	7	6.73	22	21.15	41	39.42
Twospotted Spider Mite	73	70.20	2	1.92	4	3.85	23	22.12	43	41.35
Tarnished Plant Bug	79	75.96	7	6.73	14	13.46	25	24.04	32	30.77
Other insect/mites	8	7.69	5	4.81	1	.96	0	0	0	0
Cucumber beetle	4	3.85
Seed corn maggot	2	1.92
Flea beetle<= /span>	2	1.92
Rose chafer<= /span>	1
Colorado potato beetle<= o:p>	1
Squash bug	1
Cutworm	1

C4.&nbs= p; Which of these viruses and diseases require routine annual control, require occasional control, are rarely a problem, or are never a problem on your farm? R=3D94<= /b>

Diseases=

R

%N

Annual Control<= /p>

%N

Occasional Control<= /b>

%N

Rarely a problem

%N

Never a problem=

%N

Anthracnose

76

73.01

5

4.81

6

5.77

32

30.77

32

30.77

Downy Mildew

81

77.88

5

4.81

17

16.35

33

31.73

25

24.04

Bacterial Blights

77

74.04

7

6.73

8

6.73

35

33.65

26

25

Bean Common Mosaic Virus

78

75

1

.96

8

7.69

33

31.73

35

33.65

Bean Yellow Mosaic Virus

76

73.08

1

.96

6

5.77

33

31.73

35

33.65

Rust

83

79.81

9

8.65

21

20.19

32

30.77

20

19.23

Seed Decay

76

73.08

4

3.85

12

11.54

30

28.85

29

27.88

White Mold

79

75.69

10

9.62

19

18.27

22

21.15

27

25.96

Other*-Damping Off<= /b>

1

.96

1

.96

-

-

-

General Pest Management Information for Beans

D1. Aphids R =3D98

R=3D

%N

Acres<= o:p>

Percent Acres

Treated Pest <= o:p>

15

14.42

10.62

10.26

Did not treat the pest

83

79.81

91.11

86.32

Total

98

94.23

Pesticide

R

Acres

%Acres<= /p>

R

Full Rate

Reduced Rate

R

Excellent

Good

Poor

Ambush<= /p>

3

2.68

2.59

3

3

2

2

Dimethoate =

0

Lannate LV

7

3.35

3.24

7

1

6

5

5

Malathion

1

5

4.83

1

1

0

Orthene=

0

Other Pesticide

Thiodan=

1

.25

.24

1

1

Rotenone

Diseases=	R	%N	Annual Control<= /p>	%N	Occasional Control<= /b>	%N	Rarely a problem	%N	Never a problem=	%N
Anthracnose	76	73.01	5	4.81	6	5.77	32	30.77	32	30.77
Downy Mildew	81	77.88	5	4.81	17	16.35	33	31.73	25	24.04
Bacterial Blights	77	74.04	7	6.73	8	6.73	35	33.65	26	25
Bean Common Mosaic Virus	78	75	1	.96	8	7.69	33	31.73	35	33.65
Bean Yellow Mosaic Virus	76	73.08	1	.96	6	5.77	33	31.73	35	33.65
Rust	83	79.81	9	8.65	21	20.19	32	30.77	20	19.23
Seed Decay	76	73.08	4	3.85	12	11.54	30	28.85	29	27.88
White Mold	79	75.69	10	9.62	19	18.27	22	21.15	27	25.96
*Other-Damping Off<= /b>**	1	.96	1	.96	-		-		-

	R=3D	%N	Acres<= o:p>	Percent Acres
Treated Pest <= o:p>	15	14.42	10.62	10.26
Did not treat the pest	83	79.81	91.11	86.32
Total	98	94.23

Pesticide	R	Acres	%Acres<= /p>	R	Full Rate	Reduced Rate	R	Excellent	Good	Poor
Ambush<= /p>	3	2.68	2.59	3		3	2	2
Dimethoate =	0
Lannate LV	7	3.35	3.24	7	1	6	5	5
Malathion	1	5	4.83	1		1	0
Orthene=	0
Other Pesticide
Thiodan=	1	.25	.24	1		1
Rotenone