23 July 2024

On this week’s episode of scaffolds, I talk starting to think about BMSB, Kerik talks about apple scab symptoms on the fruit versus the leaves and disease forecasting for marsonina, powdery mildew and fire blight, and anna gives us our state of the state update on degree day accumulation and trap captures! _____________________________________________

Phenology & DDs for NY NEWA Stations from 1/1 - 7/22

Station || Stage || DD 43F || Rainfall (in)

Geneva || fruit sizing || 2435 || 1.37

Highland (HVRL) || fruit sizing || 2603 || 1.97

Clifton Park || fruit sizing || 2444 || 1.31

Peru (Forrence) || fruit sizing || 2151 || 1.6

Medina - Inland || fruit sizing || 2355 || 1.26

Appleton North - Lake || fruit sizing || 2207 || 0.67

Fairville (The Apple Shed) - Inland || fruit sizing || 2312 || 1.48

Williamson (DeMarree) - Lake || fruit sizing || 2344 || 1.9

*all DDs Baskerville-Emin, B.E

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Upcoming Pest Events

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

Apple Maggot Traps Set Out (in orchard) || 1-Jul"

ERM Sample – 5.0 mites/leaf || 1-Jul

Comstock mealybug tape traps set out || July 1 (ENY), July 15 (WNY)

OFM – 2nd flight starting || 1180* ± 136* || 29-Jun ± 5 days

OBLR Summer Gen. 1st Sample || 10-Jul ± 5 days

STLM Summer Gen. 1st Sample || 9-Jul ± 7 days

RBLR – 2nd flight starting || 1367 ± 105 || 29-Jun ± 6 days

AM – 1st catch || 1509 ± 285 || 4-Jul ± 12 days

Lesser peachtree borer – peak catch || 1234 ± 470 || 25-Jun ± 19 days

STLM – 2nd flight peak || 1563 ± 207 || 6-Jul ± 8 days

Codling moth – 1st flight ending || 1557 ± 262 || 6-Jul ± 12 days

Peachtree borer – peak catch || 1579 ± 465 || 7-Jul ± 19 days

Lesser appleworm – 2nd flight starting || 1768 ± 339 || 14-Jul ± 12 days

OFM – 2nd flight peak || 1450* ± 147* || 11-Jul ± 9 days

American plum borer – 2nd flight starting || 1850 ± 290 || 16-Jul ± 11 days

RBLR – 2nd flight peak || 1721 ± 232 || 13-Jul ± 7 days

San Jose scale – 2nd flight starting || 1804 ± 170 || 15-Jul ± 8 days

Codling moth – 2nd flight starting || 1887 ± 313 || 20-Jul ± 13 days

Dogwood borer – peak catch || 1611 ± 226 || 8-Jul ± 10 days

STLM – 2nd flight ending || 2167 ± 177 || 28 Jul ± 8 days

American plum borer – 2nd flight peak || 2290 ± 285 || 1-Aug ± 8 days

OFM – 2nd flight ending || 2044* ± 233* || 31-Jul ± 7 days

ERM Sample – 7.5 mites/leaf || 1-Aug"

Cherry fruit fly traps in || 1-Aug

San Jose scale – 2nd flight peak || 2312 ± 174 || 3-Aug ± 9 days

Apple maggot – peak flight || 2394 ± 247 || 6-Aug ± 10 days

Codling moth – 2nd flight peak || 2327 ± 349 || 6-Aug ± 13 days

RBLR – 2nd flight ending || 2419 ± 273 || 7-Aug ± 10 days

STLM – 3rd flight starting || 2420 ± 196 || 6-Aug ± 7 days

Comstock mealybug – 2nd gen. crawlers emerging || 2429 ± 195 || 8-Aug ± 12 days

OBLR –2nd flight starting || 2413 ± 201 || 7-Aug ± 9 days

OFM – 3rd flight starting || 2275* ± 290* || 9-Aug ± 9 days

Lesser appleworm – 2nd flight peak || 2607 ± 463 || 15-Aug ± 23 days

RBLR – 3rd flight starting || 2715 ± 214 || 19-Aug ± 10 days

STLM – 3rd flight peak || 2755 ± 222 || 19-Aug ± 9 days

OFM – 3rd flight peak || 2625* ± 137* || 27-Aug ± 12 days

*Base temperature for OFM 45F

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