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The UVM Apple Team

Dr. Lorraine Berkett, 

Terence Bradshaw,  Sarah Kingsley-Richards

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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


2006 Degree Day Accumulation for Arthropod Pests

2006  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

19

19

17

32

4/08

22

22

20

40

4/15

49

52

46

77

4/22

81

83

77

114

4/29

87

91

82

128

4/30

92

96

87

133

5/06

133

137

127

171

5/13

187

186

185

202

5/16

204

197

205

205

5/20

227

221

225

229

5/28

288

281

288

300

6/03

403

395

402

410

6/10

473

461

475

471

6/17

567

552

571

571

6/24

711

713

697

722

7/01

846

830

849

859

7/08

987

965

991

1000

7/15

1151

1122

1158

1161

7/22

1326

1294

1331

1338

7/29

1484

1447

1490

1497

8/05

1650

1617

1656

1677

8/12

1758

1723

1766

1792

8/19

1881

1840

1892

1913

8/26

1975

1939

1984

2021

9/03

2063

2025

2073

2105

9/09

2143

2103

2153

2183

9/16

2207

2163

2216

2243

9/24

2294

2247

2301

2338

10/01

2336

2289

2343

2379

10/08

2367

2322

2374

2419

10/14

2392

2349

2397

2449

10/21

2405

2361

2411

2465

10/31

2405

2365

2411

2470

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

2006 Guide to Arthropod Pest Events Based on Degree-Day Accumulations1

Pest/Phenology Event

Estimated DD Base 50 F (Jan 1)

Redbanded Leafroller (RBLR) - 1st catch 32-124
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 81-205
STLM - 1st generation adult peak flight 113-209
Full Bloom (McIntosh) 170-220
San Jose Scale (SJS) - 1st adult catch 186-324

CM - 1st adult catch

190-330

STLM -1st sap-feeding mines observed

165-317

Petal Fall (McIntosh) 227-283

Plum Curculio (PC) - 1st oviposition scars observed

249-323

OBLR - 1st adult catch, 1st summer brood

479-605

STLM - 2nd gen. 1st adult catch

560-740

SJS - 1st crawlers observed 619-757

OBLR - peak catch

565-827

AMF - 1st capture

750-1034

OFM - 2nd gen. 1st adult catch 784-1020
RBLR - 2nd gen. peak catch 770-1070

STLM - 2nd gen. peak catch

861-1217

RBLR - 2nd gen. peak catch 965-1353

OBLR - 1st catch, 2nd summer brood

1528-1836

STLM - 3rd gen. peak catch

1775-2121

1 Source of Estimated DD (Base 50F) for arthropod pest events: 2006 Pest Management Guidelines for  Commercial Tree-Fruit Production.  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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