The first adult male moth was observed in traps on Monday, June 8th followed by a sustained flight with larva emergence on the 20th of June. Applications made on or after the 20th had 0.5″ of rainfall on the night … Continue reading
The San Jose scale, Quadraspidiotus perniciosus, is a tenacious pest of fruit trees, difficult and expensive to control once it becomes established. Female scales produce approximately 400 young “crawlers” over a 6-week period requiring insecticide residue over two applications to … Continue reading
Codling Moth eggs were laid during the week of May 24th in Highland, NY. The first eggs hatched after about 220 DD, predicted to occur on the 31st of May (2014 Scouting Report). We have been seeing the development of … Continue reading
The ENY-Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Project began in 2010 to address the potential impact this invasive species could have on NYS commercial agricultural commodities while documenting its pest status in the urban environment. The Hudson Valley Region, along with Metropolitan … Continue reading
To optimize growth of newly planted trees, protection of the terminal shoot is essential for economic return within the first three to five years. Browsing by white tail deer is the most common form of damage to newly developing apple, … Continue reading
This is the week to begin managing SJS crawlers emerging from the female covering. Use a two application program at 10-14d intervals beginning at the first available window. Over the past five years the San Jose scale (SJS) has become … Continue reading
We’ve been capturing the adult male moths since Sunday, June 8th and are confident of our sustained flight. Using the 8th as our biofix, the NEWA model calculates the early period of emergence for the 20th of June. If you … Continue reading
We’ve been trapping and capturing BMSB since the 15th of May with over 30 adults captured in Highland (Scouting Report). In each of four additional trapping locations in Warwick (Southern-Orange County), Campbell Hall (N.Central-Orange County), Milton (Mid-Ulster County.), Marlboro (Southern-Ulster … Continue reading
It was a slow start for the plum curculio (PC) this season with few egg laying scars 7 days out from petal fall. However, egg laying by the beetle began in earnest shortly after 1st cover in the mid-Hudson Valley. … Continue reading
We are at the period of the season when obliquebanded leafroller (OBLR) adults have just begun to emerge, are now on the wing and will be beginning their egg laying in earnest this week. If we capture them over two … Continue reading
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