Volume 6, No. 24 September 2, 1997
43F 50F
Current DD accumulations (Geneva 1/1-9/2): 2796 1881
Coming Events: Ranges:
Oriental fruit moth 3rd flight peaks 2389-3267 1712-2326
Spotted tentiform leafminer 3rd flight peaks 2415-3142 1728-2231
Redbanded leafroller 3rd flight peaks 2514-3225 1818-2625
Obliquebanded leafroller 2nd flight peaks 2634-3267 1789-2231
Apple maggot flight subsides 2764-3656 1904-2573
TRAP CATCHES (Number/trap/day)
Geneva:
8/18 8/21 8/25 8/28 9/2
Redbanded Leafroller 0 0.3 0 0 0.5
Spotted Tentiform Leafminer 168 458 363 485 228
Lesser Appleworm 3.4 4.7 2.4 0.8 0.7
Oriental Fruit Moth (apple) 5.8 4.8 2.0 0.8 1.3
San Jose Scale 9.9 - 0.8 1.3 0.3
Codling Moth 3.6 2.2 1.6 0 9.0
American Plum Borer 1.4 0.5 2.0 1.3 1.0
Lesser Peachtree Borer 2.1 1.2 0.1 1.0 0.6
Peachtree Borer 0 0 0 0 0
Obliquebanded Leafroller 0.1 0.2 0.8 0 0.1
Apple maggot 0.1 0.3 0.06 0.75 0.55
by Dave Kain & Art Agnello
Entomology, Geneva
Our annual article on botanical insecticides (Scaffolds 8/4/97) stated that 
all agricultural uses of rotenone had been deleted from the label, due to the high cost of reregistration. After hearing from Brian Caldwell of Tioga Co. (N.Y.) Cooperative Extension that this was apparently not the case, we've dug up some additional information. Although some registrations have been discontinued, two companies, Webb Wright (Pyrellin E.C.) and Rockland (Rotenone-Pyrethrum Insecticide), have renewed registration of their rotenone products through the 1998 growing season. Both include fruit crops on their labels.
Brian also brought it to our attention that the futures of ryania and sabadilla are in question due to limited use. The registrant of ryanodine, the active ingredient of ryania, has submitted a Request for Cancellation, which means that ryanodine may well be lost as a pesticide. The EPA states that "Those who are concerned about the potential loss of [this active ingredient] for pesticidal use are encouraged to work directly with the registrant to explore the possibility of their withdrawing the request for cancellation." The registrant is Progressive Agri-Systems, Wind Gap, PA. We found no new information on sabadilla.
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Photographs courtesy of New York State Integrated Pest Management Program