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The UVM Apple Team

Dr. Lorraine Berkett, Dr. Elena Garcia, 

Terence Bradshaw, Chris Benedict, Marlys Eddy

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The UVM Apple Program:

Extension and Research for the commercial tree fruit grower in Vermont and beyond...

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Vermont Apple IPM Focus

  L.P.Berkett, IPM Specialist


2004 Degree Day Accumulation for Arthropod Pests

2004  Estimated Degree-Day Accumulation (Base 50F, from Jan. 1) for Selected Sites

Date

UVM HRC

South Burlington Chittenden Co.

Elev. 71 M

Shoreham 

Addison Co.

Elev. 107 M

South Hero

Grand Isle Co.

Elev. 54M

Bennington

Bennington Co.

Elev. 370 M

Dummerston

Windham Co.

Elev. 171 M

4/04

12

12

10

9

14

4/10

12

12

10

9

16

4/17

15

16

12

15

24

4/24

50

61

43

62

78

5/01

99

109

91

99

121

5/08

135

149

124

135

166

5/15

223

246

207

222

258

5/17

242

267

226

243

284

5/22

293

321

275

296

343

5/30

343

378

324

363

401

6/05

384

421

362

405

447

6/07

409

445

389

423

467

6/12

477

515

457

490

541

6/19

599

634

580

601

665

6/26

684

717

667

679

756

7/06

838

866

821

817

911

7/10

908

936

892

880

982

7/24

1196

1215

1182

1128

1251

7/31

1320

1335

1307

1237

1373

8/07

1434

1450

1418

1349

1501

8/14

1551

1564

1535

1457

1623

8/21

1666

1677

1650

1561

1740

8/28

1774

1783

1756

1658

1847

Degree Day and other weather information received from Skybit E-Weather Service: http://www.skybit.com/

2004 Guide to Arthropod Pest Events Based on Degree-Day Accumulations1

Pest/Phenology Event

Estimated DD Base 50 F for Event

Redbanded Leafroller (RBLR) - 1st catch 32-116
Rosy Apple Aphid 56-116

Spotted Tentiform Leafminer (STLM) - 1st adult catch

38-114

STLM - 1st egg observed

58-130

Tight Cluster (McIntosh) 91-123

Tarnished Plant Bug (TPB) - 1st observed

43-167

Obliquebanded leafroller (OBLR) - 1st overwintered larvae observed 64-160

European Red Mite (ERM) - egg hatch observed

100-168

Pink (McIntosh) 125-157
Oriental Fruit Moth (OFM) - 1st adult catch 77-205
STLM - 1st generation adult peak flight 110-212
Full Bloom (McIntosh) 170-218
San Jose Scale (SJS) - 1st adult catch 181-321

CM - 1st adult catch

186-324

STLM -1st sap-feeding mines observed

165-317

Petal Fall (McIntosh) 228-282

Plum Curculio (PC) - 1st oviposition scars observed

249-323

OBLR - 1st adult catch, 1st summer brood

478-606

STLM - 2nd gen. 1st adult catch

558-742

SJS - 1st crawlers observed 619-757

OBLR - peak catch

569-837

AMF - 1st capture

746-1032

OFM - 2nd gen. 1st adult catch 799-1025
RBLR - 2nd gen. peak catch 781-1087

STLM - 2nd gen. peak catch

861-1225

RBLR - 2nd gen. peak catch 968-1378

OBLR - 1st catch, 2nd summer brood

1539-1847

STLM - 3rd gen. peak catch

1800-2138

1 Source of Estimated DD (Base 50F) for arthropod pest events:

Pest Management Guidelines for   Commercial Tree-Fruit Production 2003.  A Cornell Cooperative Extension Publication, Table 14: "Degree-day accumulations (from January 1) corresponding to selected fruit phenology and arthropod pest events."  http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/ent/treefruit/


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