Peach
Tufted Apple Budmoth (TABM)
Timings for TABM control are outlined below. This is now a minor pest, due to its increased control in recent years. TABM adults started to emerge in northern counties on 5/17. If you are a grower who did have TABM damage last year, you are advised to use the timings that follow:
| Conventional, Diamides |
Conventional, Diamides |
Intrepid, Rimon |
Bt | |
| County Area | AM | EM | EM | EM |
| Southern | About 5/31 | About 6/3 | About 6/2 | 1st 6/6-8 |
| Northern | About 2 weeks away |
Plum Curculio (PC): PC activity continues, however in southern counties, treatments applied this week should provide control until egg laying activity ceases in early June as long as severe rain storms do not wash off insecticide. Fresh egg scars are still present in northern counties, so insecticide coverage is still required in northern areas.
San Jose Scale (SJS): Scale crawlers usually emerge about the first week of June. If you have scale infestations on your trees, it is important to note if crawlers are present, even if you treated with oil in the early spring. If crawlers are present then treatment options include Esteem, Movento, Centaur, and Diazinon. Esteem, Centaur and Movento should be applied at the beginning of crawler emergence. Diazinon is labeled for only one post bloom or foliar application on stone fruit (Rec = max. of 2 lb/acre of the 50W). The apple label allows up to 2 foliar applications per year as long as a prebloom application WAS NOT made. Foliar applications may cause russet, but has worked in the field for scale crawlers as long as applications are made 1-2 weeks after the start of crawler emergence and again 2 weeks later.
Thrips: Thrips tend to start building up at this time of year in weedy groundcovers and in hedgerows with flowering shrubs. This is shaping up to be a good year for thrips, as hot and dry conditions appear to be prevalent. Thrips were found during bloom in stone fruit and were observed in ripening cherries this week. A good way to monitor for thrips activity is to collect blossoms from flowering plants near the orchard and shake them onto a sheet of white paper. If present the adults will fall out of the blossoms and can be seen moving quickly on the paper sheet. Thrips control will be most important as fruit begins to color.
Anthracnose: Hot and wet weather is favorable for anthracnose infections. The varieties Klondike, Harrow Beauty, Snow Giant, and Sugar Giant seem to be particularly susceptible. Growers may find it useful to protect against anthracnose, especially in blocks that have a history of the disease. For all practical purposes this means avoiding the use of sulfur in those blocks, and substituting Captan (2.5# 80W; 4# 50W) for the next several weeks. Ziram @4.5-8#/ac is also effective. Pristine should also be effective.
Apple
Codling Moth (CM): The following chart updates application timings for southern and northern counties. Overall, trap counts are low, but a few sites still show populations above treatment levels, even though 2 timed treatments may have already been applied.
| Codling Moth Degree Day Timing | ||||||||
| Application and Insecticide Type | ||||||||
| County Area | Biofix | Rimon: 75-100DD + 14-17 days later | Intrepid 150 + 450 DD Diamides – Altacor, Voliam mixes: (150-200 DD) + 14-21 days later | Cyd-X, Carpovirusine 250 DD + every 7-9 days during brood hatch (later if first spray is an IGR) | Standard Insecticides – Delegate, Avaunt, OP’s, carbamates, pyrethroids 250 DD + 550 DD | |||
| DD | 75 | 100 | 150 | 450 | 250 | 250 | 550 | |
| Southern | May5 | Past | Past | Past | 5/30 | 5/18 (Past) | Past | 6/3-4 |
| Northern | May12 | Past | Past | Past | About 6/6-7 |
About 5/28 |
About 5/28 |
About 6/12-13 |
Tufted Apple Budmoth (TABM): See peach section.
Fire Blight: The shoot blight phase of the disease is present in some locations in only a few locations in southern counties at low levels. Most levels are very low in northern counties. However where orchards were not treated, severe fire blight cases have been noted. Considering the high potential for infection predicted by the model at NEWA this is good news. Where blight is present pruning out infected shoots is important now especially if thunderstorms are predicted.
Summer Diseases: In addition to continuing management for the end of primary scab season, Rots and Sooty Blotch and Fly Speck should be taken into consideration. Anthracnose (Bitter Rot) has been troublesome over the past few wet seasons especially on Empire. If you are using the extended EBDC schedule control should be good on most cultivars. Where anthracnose control has been difficult to control consider using Pristine, or adding Captan or Ziram to the program.
Pear
Pear Psylla: Egg laying is increasing. Emergence of nymphs will increase over the next week. If you have pears and psylla are present, then target treatments for the young nymphs (softshells), if you have not done so already. See last week’s newsletter for suggested materials.
Blueberry
Plum Curculio Damage 5-26-15
Leps. and other larva: Leaf roller larvae and other leps are present in 17.6% of the fields. The maximum number of lep larvae over the past week has increased to 4 per beating tray sample. Over the past week there has been some damage to fruit, the highest level of injury seen was 4% of fruit sampled. In addition to leaf rollers, green fruitworm species and eastern tent caterpillars are also being found.
Aphids: Aphids were first found on May 6th and we continue to find aphids in Burlington and Atlantic counties. Over the past week 58.3% of sites scouted had aphids present. An average of 2.6 aphids are being found per 50 shoot sample. So while aphids are getting more widespread, there actual numbers are low. Since aphids are capable of vectoring Blueberry Scorch Virus, there is a low threshold for aphids in the field. Treatment options for aphids include: Assail, Actara, Admire Pro and Sivanto. Sivanto Is Not a Neonicotinoid, and is a bee safe product. Its mode of action is similar to that of the neonicotinoids, and therefore is very effective for sucking insects. In blueberries it is labeled for aphids and thrips. At the higher rate, Assail will control cranberry fruitworm. Actara also controls PC but not Leps like cranberry fruitworm.
Cranberry Fruitworm (CBFW): Trap counts for CBFW remained low over the past week. In the past week 3 traps each had 1 CBFW present. Typically the spike in CBFW is around the end of May or beginning of June. We are continuing to monitor traps for adults.
Tree Fruit Scouting Calendar Southern Counties
The following table is intended as an aid for orchard scouting. It should not be used to time pesticide applications. Median dates for pest events and crop phenology are displayed. These dates are compiled from observations made over the past 5-10 years in Gloucester County. Events in northern New Jersey should occur 7-10 days later.
| Pest Event or Growth Stage | Approximate Date | 2015 Observed Date |
| 1/4″ Green Tip Red Delicious | March 31 +/- 13 Days | April 14 |
| Tight Cluster Red Delicious | April 9 +/- 13 Days | April 19 |
| Oriental Fruit Moth Biofix | April 9 +/- 13 Days | April 20 |
| Pink Peach (Redhaven) | April 4 +/- 15 Days | April 19 |
| Pink Apple (Red Delicious) | April 14 +/- 12 Days | April 22 |
| Full Bloom Peach (Redhaven) | April 9 +/- 14 Days | April 27 |
| Green Peach Aphid Observed | April 16 +/- 16 Days | May 6 |
| Full Bloom Apple (Red Delicious) | April 22 +/- 11 Days | April 30 |
| Petal Fall (Redhaven) | April 22 +/- 10 Days | May 4 |
| Petal Fall (Red Delicious) | April 27 +/- 14 Days | May 6 |
| Shuck Split (Redhaven) | April 30 +/- 11 Days | May 11 |
| Tufted Apple Bud Moth Biofix | May 4 +/- 10 Days | May 11 |
| First PC Oviposition Scars Observed | May 3 +/- 18 Days | May 3 |
| Codling Moth Biofix | April 27 +/- 13 Days | May 5 |
| Pear Psylla-2nd generation nymph hatch | May 25 +/- 8 Days | Not Yet Observed |
| White Peach Scale Crawlers-first generation | May 26 +/- 11 Days | Not Yet Observed |
| SJS Crawlers-first generation | June 2 +/- 8 Days | Not Yet Observed |
Tree Fruit Trap Counts – Southern Counties
| Weekend | STLM | TABM-A | CM | AM | OFM-A | DWB | OFM-P | TABM-P | LPTB | PTB |
| 4/18 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | – |
| 4/25 | 23 | – | – | – | 5 | – | 0 | – | – | – |
| 5/2 | 8 | – | – | – | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – |
| 5/9 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 86 | 14 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 5/16 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 50 | 8 | 4 | 15 | |||
| 5/23 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 32 | 24 |
Tree Fruit Trap Counts – Northern Counties
| Weekend | STLM | TABM-A | CM | AM | OFM-A | DWB | OBLR | OFM-P | TABM-P | LPTB | PTB |
| 4/18 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | – | |
| 4/25 | 14 | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | 0 | – | – | – |
| 5/2 | 36 | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | 0.6 | – | – | – |
| 5/9 | 148 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 17.1 | 0.0 | ||||||
| 5/16 | 92 | 0.0 | 7.9 | 3.5 | 19.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| 5/23 | 31 | 3.6 | 7.3 | 8.5 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 0.0 |
