This Week: We have passed the window for use of pheromone trapping to capture the first CM adult for on farm biofix in the Hudson Valley and we are too late to effectively control 1st generation CM through mating disruption. … Continue reading
Plum Curculio (PC): Cool temperatures have kept the lid on migrating populations of PC over the past two weeks, delaying and or reducing oviposition of fruit in many locations in the Hudson Valley. Since petal fall on the 8th of … Continue reading
Synopsis: Sweet cherry and other stone fruit develop a week or so before most apple varieties, and are often hit first by PC. An untreated sentinel cherry tree along the orchard border can assist apple growers in determining the early … Continue reading
Synopsis: Cool temperatures are expected over the next ten-days providing conditions for extended apple bloom of mid-late varieties in the Hudson Valley. Today we are seeing full bloom of McIntosh with Ginger Gold, Honey Crisp and Red Delicious at petal … Continue reading
The Short: If you find your insect pest management slipping with increasing damage from codling moth (CM), you should consider the use of pheromone trapping for the adult CM during bloom. The first adult flight signals the adult biofix and … Continue reading
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