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L.P.Berkett, IPM Specialist
2010 Degree Day Accumulation for Arthropod Pests
2010 Estimated Degree-Day Accumulation (Base 50F, from Jan. 1) for Selected Sites |
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| 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 |
East Dorset Elev. 408 M |
| 4/04 | 52 | 58 | 47 | 56 | 44 |
| 4/10 | 82 | 93 | 74 | 100 | 78 |
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4/17 |
93 | 107 | 84 | 117 | 89 |
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4/24 |
115 | 132 | 105 | 144 | 106 |
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5/01 |
140 | 157 | 127 | 175 | 127 |
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5/08 |
214 | 235 | 197 | 261 | 198 |
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5/15 |
236 | 257 | 218 | 285 | 216 |
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5/22 |
308 | 330 | 291 | 354 | 276 |
| 6/01 | 492 | 511 | 475 | 539 | 439 |
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6/08 |
585 | 612 | 566 | 656 | 537 |
| 6/15 | 656 | 680 | 640 | 733 | 595 |
| 6/22 | 770 | 795 | 758 | 856 | 696 |
| 6/29 | 901 | 930 | 887 | 1007 | 825 |
| 7/06 | 1034 | 1058 | 1023 | 1142 | 940 |
| 7/14 | 1255 | 1279 | 1245 | 1365 | 1142 |
| 7/24 | 1486 | 1512 | 1473 | 1605 | 1357 |
| 7/31 | 1607 | 1634 | 1595 | 1744 | 1471 |
| 8/07 | 1750 | 1778 | 1733 | 1893 | 1601 |
| 8/14 | 1893 | 1926 | 1873 | 2047 | 1737 |
| 8/18 | 1974 | 2005 | 1954 | 2129 | 1809 |
| 8/31 | 2186 | 2217 | 2168 | 2353 | 1999 |
| 9/04 | 2291 | 2270 | 2321 | 2460 | 2093 |
| 9/11 | 2378 | 2354 | 2406 | 2553 | 2168 |
| 9/18 | 2426 | 2402 | 2455 | 2611 | 2207 |
| 9/25 | 2498 | 2531 | 2470 | 2703 | 2277 |
| 10/02 | 2571 | 2615 | 2543 | 2800 | 2353 |
| 10/09 | 2601 | 2641 | 2566 | 2825 | 2371 |
| 10/16 | 2616 | 2657 | 2581 | 2846 | 2383 |
| 10/23 | 2621 | 2663 | 2586 | 2854 | 2387 |
Degree Day and other weather information received from Skybit E-Weather Service: http://www.skybit.com/
2010 Guide to Arthropod Pest Events Based on Degree-Day Accumulations1 |
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| 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 |
3 9-113 |
| 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 |
1 90-330 |
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 |
4 79-605 |
STLM - 2nd gen. 1st adult catch |
5 60-740 |
| SJS - 1st crawlers observed | 619-757 |
OBLR - peak catch |
5 65-827 |
AMF - 1st capture |
7 50-1034 |
| 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 |
Please send comments and suggestions to: lorraine.berkett@uvm.edu
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