On this episode, Monique talks to Scott Palmer from Reality Research about a pre-bloom woolly apple aphid trial, Kerik gives us the disease forecast and tips for post-bloom fire blight management, and Anna gives us our weekly update on degree day accumulation and pest detection.  

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Phenology & DDs for NY NEWA Stations from 1/1 - 5/14

Station || Stage || DD 43F

*all DDs Baskerville-Emin, B.E

Upcoming Pest Events

Pest/Phenology Event || DD Base 43˚F || Approx. Date

Tight cluster (McIntosh) || 228 ± 27 || 27-Apr ± 7 days

Tarnished plant bug – 1st observed || 222 ± 105 || 25-Apr ± 15 days

OBLR – 1st overwintered larvae observed || 236 ± 78 || 29-Apr ± 7 days

Black stem borer – 1st adult catch || 283 ± 50 || 6-May ± 3 days

European red mite – egg hatch observed || 284 ± 53 || 6-May ± 4 days

Pink (McIntosh) || 289 ± 26 || 3-May ± 7 days

STLM Egg Sample || Pink

OFM Traps set out || Pink

Oriental fruit moth – 1st adult catch || 229* ± 44* || 2-May ± 8 days

RBLR – 1st flight peak || 303 ± 75 || 4-May ± 9 days

STLM – 1st flight peak || 337 ± 71 || 7-May ± 8 days

Full bloom (McIntosh) || 378 ± 35 || 10-May ± 6 days

OBLR Overwintered Gen. Sample || Bloom

Codling Moth Traps set out || Bloom

Lesser appleworm – 1st catch || 420 ± 144 || 13-May ± 12 days

American plum borer – 1st catch || 457 ± 64 || 16-May ± 7 days

OFM – 1st flight peak || 369* ± 91* || 15-May ± 11 days

Codling moth – 1st adult catch || 475 ± 85 || 18-May ± 7 days

San Jose scale – 1st adult catch || 533 ± 88 || 21-May ± 8 days

Cherry fruit fly traps set out || 20-May

STLM – 1st sap-feeding mines observed || 472 ± 129 || 18-May ± 13 days

Petal fall (McIntosh) || 479 ± 42 || 18-May ± 6 days

*Base temperature for OFM 45F