Archives for August 2024

Peach:

Oriental Fruit Moth: A biofix point for OFM was set on 4/10 in both northern and southern counties.  All timed treatments OFM this season have past. Monitor traps and treat for counts over 6 adult moths/trap.

Tarnished Plant Bugs; and Other Catfacing Insects: Catfacing insects remain very active. Some recent fruit feeding has been observed.

Scale Insects: Second generation san jose scale and white peach scale crawlers began emergence in late July. Late season treatments include Actara (14 day PHI); Esteem (14 day PHI), Centaur (14 day PHI), Diazinon (postharvest as per label), and Venerate (2 applications 0 day PHI).

Apples and Pears:

Diseases: Summer diseases such as fruit rots (esp. Bitter rot), and sooty blotch and fly speck are the key pests at this point. Bitter rot control has been difficult at best in recent years even where management programs have been rigorous. Summer and late season fungicides for summer diseases include: Merivon, Luna Sensation, Inspire Super, Topsin-M, captan and ziram. Experience has suggested that the addition of phosphorous acid products such as Prophyt or Rampart to captan sprays may improve control. Observations are that these phosphite products improve control of other summer diseases such as sooty blotch and flyspeck, and may help suppress scab infections where present. Bitter rot symptoms have been appearing for several weeks in southern counties. Symptoms continue to increase in sensitive varieties.

Scale Insects: San jose scale crawlers are emerging. Actara has a 35 Day PHI at rates effective for scale on pome fruit. Belay has a 7 day phi on pome fruit. Esteem has a 45 day PHI on Pome fruit. Centaur has a 14 day PHI. Diazinon has a 21 day PHI with a 96 hour reentry.

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug: BMSB nymphs have been seen feeding in some apple and pear blocks. Effective materials include Brigade, Actara (35 Day PHI), Belay, Leverage, Mustang Max and Venerate at 2 qts.

Codling Moth (CM): The first generation codling moth timings have ended. Trap captures Continue and increased in some southern county orchards this week. A biofix was set for CM on April 17^th in both northern and southern counties. All timed treatments for CM have past. Trap Captures in some southern county orchards remain above threshold. Growers with trap captures above 5 moths/trap should still use effective materials within label restrictions.

Wine Grape:

Diseases: Continue fungicides and hedging for downy mildew and powdery mildew. At veraison apply fungicides effective for bunch rots.

Spotted Wing Drosophila: SWD are now being caught on sticky traps in vineyards. Include insecticides effective for control from now until harvest.

Spotted Lantern Fly: Adult Forms are now appearing and will be moving into vineyards to feed over the next few week. No treatments are needed unless significant adult presence (> 5/vine) is seen.

Phenology Table: Based on annual observations made in Gloucester County.

Tree Fruit Trap Captures – Southern Counties

Tree Fruit Trap Captures – Northern Counties