As we have seen over the past 3 years, this period of warm weather during the month of August gives rise to multiple overlapping generations of the adult Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD). The increase in numbers has now been accompanied … Continue reading
We continue to see increases in BMSB movement to pheromone baited Tedders traps, 50-93% of which are nymph. Traps at three of our monitored sites, Milton-West, Milton-East and Highland have trap captures above 40 per week. The first adult was … Continue reading
Full Sweet Corn Report, August 27th, 2014 Hudson Valley: The sweet corn lepidopteran complex of insects were captured in New Paltz and Warwick traps this week. Generally, fewer insects were captured throughout the season in Warwick sweet corn fields. CEW … Continue reading
Extensive damage from the the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) observed on peach this week in Highland, NY. Lower levels of injury to Ginger Gold fruit has also been observed with green depressions and feeding tubes evident. Over the past … Continue reading
Damage from the the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) began to appear this week on apple, peach and pepper. A dramatic increase was observed last week of late instar BMSB nymph movement to pheromone baited Tedders traps at two of … Continue reading
In some blocks we have begun to see very mite populations in apple and stone fruit as dry conditions set in. Rust mite that are present are also causing ‘silvering’ of the leaves, yet the mite are beneficial in small … Continue reading
The NYS Department of Environmental Conservation recently approved a Special Local Needs (SLN) registration for Envidor 2 SC Miticide (SLN NY-140006, EPA Reg. No. 264-831). This registration allows Envidor use only on pome fruit for control of the following mites: … Continue reading
Late Bite: Insects To Watch For At The End Of The Season. With the end of the second generation of codling moth and the decline of the apple maggot flight it’s tempting to consider that the last spray in mid-August … Continue reading
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) numbers last week show continued increase of late instar nymph movement to pheromone baited Tedders traps. The late start to the season may have pushed forward the emergence of the overwintering adults later into the … Continue reading
During the growing season there are periods of uncertainty for starting and stopping management for specific pests. The beginning of management for most insects is straight forward. Early season timing is often based on tree phenology such as delayed dormant … Continue reading
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