August 13, 2015

Fruit IPM Report 8-13-2015

Peach

Oriental Fruit Moth (OFM): The third flight and all required treatment timings are now over throughout the state. Additional treatments will only be required on very late varieties, and only if trap counts exceed 6 moths per trap.

Tufted Apple Budmoth (TABM): We are in the middle of the second flight, but pest pressure is very low. On most farms treatments are not needed. If you did have feeding injury from the first generation or have high trap counts, then you may wish to observe the following TABM timings.
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Filed Under: Blueberry, Fruit, Tree Fruit, Wine Grape
August 6, 2015

Fruit IPM Report 8-6-2015

Peach

Oriental Fruit Moth (OFM): While overall pest pressure in peaches is very low for oriental fruit moth, we are at the proper time to treat if your farm has trap captures above 6 males per trap. Timing for third brood OFM applications are as follows:

OFM Third Generation Timing
Insecticide Type
County/Region Degree Days by 8/6
base 45		 Conventional
Complete		 Intrepid/IGRs
Complete		 Diamides
Complete
Gloucester-Southern 2803 All 3rd brood sprays completed. Treat if trap counts exceed 6 moths per trap. All 3rd brood sprays completed. Treat if trap counts exceed 6 moths per trap. All 3rd brood sprays completed. Treat if trap counts exceed 6 moths per trap.
Hunterdon-Northern 2511 1st – Past
2nd – 8/4-6 (Past)		 1st – Past
2nd – 8/3-5 (Past)		 1st – Past
2nd – 8/2-4 (Past)

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Filed Under: Blueberry, Fruit, Tree Fruit, Wine Grape
July 29, 2015

Fruit IPM Report 7-28-2015

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July 23, 2015

Fruit IPM Report 7-22-2015

Peach

Oriental Fruit Moth (OFM): While overall pest pressure in peaches is very low for oriental fruit moth, we are at the proper time to treat if your farm has trap captures above 6 males per trap. Timing for third brood OFM applications are as follows:

OFM 3nd Generation Timing
Insecticide Type
County/Region Degree Days by 7/22
base 45		 Conventional Intrepid/IGRs Diamides
Gloucester-Southern 2317 1st – 7/17-19,
2nd – 7/27-28		 1st – 7/14-15,
2nd – 7/25-27		 1st – 7/13-18,
2nd – 7/24-27
Hunterdon-Northern 2053 1st – 7/24-28,
2nd – about 8/5-7		 1st – 7/22-24,
2nd – about 8/3-5		 1st – 7/22-23,
2nd – about 8/3-5

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July 16, 2015

Fruit IPM Report 7-16-2015

Peach

Oriental Fruit Moth (OFM): The third brood should be treated based on the timings below. Overall pest pressure is light with some exceptions in northern counties.
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Filed Under: Blueberry, Fruit, Tree Fruit
July 9, 2015

Fruit IPM Report 7-9-2015

Peach

Oriental Fruit Moth (OFM): While we are still between flights, trap counts indicate a slight pick up of moth activity for the start of the 3rd flight. The first insecticides will be due by the middle of the month in southern counties and about a week later in northern counties. Time your sprays according to the following table:
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Filed Under: Blueberry, Fruit, Tree Fruit