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The UVM Apple Team

Dr. Lorraine Berkett, 

Terence Bradshaw,  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


2005 Degree Day Accumulation for Arthropod Pests

2005  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

Dummerston

Windham Co.

Elev. 171 M

4/01

3

6

2

6

4/09

13

20

12

26

4/12

16

25

14

33

4/16

21

32

19

41

4/19

41

52

39

63

4/23

56

71

52

88

4/27

70

85

66

100

4/30

75

90

70

106

5/04

79

93

74

111

5/07

89

103

85

117

5/10

106

120

103

130

5/14

130

148

126

161

5/21

157

178

153

196

5/29

199

217

194

228

6/04

291

304

289

306

6/11

452

464

457

469

6/18

575

590

571

589

6/26

712

724

709

726

7/03

879

886

877

883

7/09

996

998

992

986

7/16

1162

1163

1159

1154

7/23

1341

1340

1338

1329

8/7

1643

1652

1638

1659

8/13

1792

1803

1788

1815

8/20

1906

1917

1900

1940

8/27

2019

2027

2012

2053

9/04

2174

2179

2170

2212

9/10

2248

2256

2243

2297

9/17

2378

2386

2374

2428

9/24

2467

2479

2462

2528

10/01

2516

2527

2513

2577

10/08

2613

2618

2611

2676

10/15

2635

2639

2630

2703

10/22

2641

2649

2634

2719

10/29

2641

2649

2634

2719

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

2005 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 32-110
Rosy Apple Aphid 56-116

Spotted Tentiform Leafminer (STLM) - 1st adult catch

39-113

STLM - 1st egg observed

58-130

Tight Cluster (McIntosh) 84-122

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 78-204
STLM - 1st generation adult peak flight 112-210
Full Bloom (McIntosh) 171-221
San Jose Scale (SJS) - 1st adult catch 184-322

CM - 1st adult catch

188-324

STLM -1st sap-feeding mines observed

165-317

Petal Fall (McIntosh) 230-286

Plum Curculio (PC) - 1st oviposition scars observed

249-323

OBLR - 1st adult catch, 1st summer brood

478-604

STLM - 2nd gen. 1st adult catch

557-739

SJS - 1st crawlers observed 619-757

OBLR - peak catch

564-830

AMF - 1st capture

747-1029

OFM - 2nd gen. 1st adult catch 780-1018
RBLR - 2nd gen. peak catch 768-1074

STLM - 2nd gen. peak catch

854-1212

RBLR - 2nd gen. peak catch 959-1357

OBLR - 1st catch, 2nd summer brood

1525-1837

STLM - 3rd gen. peak catch

1779-2129

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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