Fruit IPM for August 2, 2017

Peach:

Oriental Fruit Moth (OFM): The third flight is on the way down in southern counties, and northern counties. Populations are low in peaches, but higher in apples.

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Fruit IPM for July 26, 2017

Peach:

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB): Adults are present at two sites in Monmouth and Middlesex Counties. Numbers are very low, and in both cases the orchard consists of weedy ground cover.

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Fruit IPM for 7/21/17

Peach:

Oriental Fruit Moth (OFM): Treatments for the third brood are almost over. The second and final treatments are due in southern counties by this weekend. The first sprays for this brood are due in northern counties by this weekend. As with the previous generations, timing for the third generation depends on the type of material that is used. Application timings are as follows:

 

OFM 3rd Generation Timing
Insecticide Type
County/Region Degree Days by 7/20 base 45 Conventional

Target – 2100-2200, 2450-2500

Intrepid / IGRs

Target -2050-2100, 2400-2450

Diamides (Altacor, Exirel

Target – 2025-2150, 2375-2450

Gloucester – Southern 2366 1st – past

2nd – 7/22-7/24

1st – past

2nd – 7/21-7/22

1st – past

2nd – 7/20-7/21

Hunterdon – Northern 2047 1st – 7/22-7/24

2nd – 8/3-8/4

1st – 7/21-7/22

2nd – 8/2-8/3

1st – 7/20-7/21

2nd – 8/1-8/2

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Fruit IPM for 7/13/17

Peach:

Oriental Fruit Moth (OFM): The 3rd OFM flight is well underway in all counties. These adults produce 3rd brood of larvae, which primarily infest the fruit.

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Fruit IPM for 7/7/17

Peach:

Oriental Fruit Moth (OFM): The next and 3rd flight for OFM has begun in southern counties. This will produce the 3rd brood of larvae. First generation eggs are laid primarily on leaf petioles and larvae mine down the petiole into new shoot growth, causing the flagging on terminal growth. The second generation has a similar behavior, but also lays eggs on the fruit, producing fruit infestations. This generation lays eggs primarily on the fruit, and can cause considerable fruit infestation or ‘wormy fruit’ if left uncontrolled or improperly sprayed.

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Fruit IPM for 06/27/17

Blueberry:

Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD): Adult trap captures have remained close to the averages seen the previous week, but maximum trap captures increased in Atlantic County to 30 males per trap on 1 farm. Weekly applications are still required on both Duke and Bluecrop. The same type of program should also include late varieties like Elliott. No infested harvested fruit have been found on any commercial farms as of this date.

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