Scaffolds is published weekly from March to September by Cornell University -- NYS Agricultural Experiment Station (Geneva), and Ithaca -- with the assistance of Cornell Cooperative Extension.

New York field reports welcomed. Send submissions by 3 p.m. Monday to:

Scaffolds Fruit Journal

Editors: A. Agnello, D. Kain

Dept. of Entomology, NYSAES

Geneva, NY 14456-0462

Phone: 315-787-2341 FAX: 315-787-2326

Current DD accumulations

43°F

50°F

(Geneva 1/1-7/16):

1786

1176

(Geneva 1/1-7/16/2000):

1807

1123

(Geneva "Normal"):

1777

1217

(Highland 1/1-7/16):

2048

1390

(Hudson 1/1-7/16):

1874

1238

Coming Events:

Ranges:

American plum borer 2nd flight begins

906-1895

967-1337

Apple maggot oviposition punctures present

1566-2200

1001-1575

Codling moth 2nd flight begins

1355-2302

864-1549

Comstock mealybug 1st flight subsides

1668-2245

1101-1450

Dogwood borer peak catch

1551-1952

986-1306

STLM 2nd gen. tissue feeders present

1504-2086

952-1201

Geneva

7/5

7/9

7/13

7/16

Redbanded Leafroller

0.2

1.1

0.5

0.3

Spotted Tentiform Leafminer

132

428

400

191

Oriental Fruit Moth

9.2

15.1

8.4

4.7

Lesser Appleworm

8.3

4.0

9.5

10.3

Codling Moth

0.7

1.8

2.6

1.0

San Jose Scale

2.0

0.5

0.1

0.5

American Plum Borer

0.2

0.1

0.6

0.2

Lesser Peachtree Borer

2.3

6.9

2.1

7.0

Peachtree Borer

0.2

1.8

0.3

1.0

Dogwood Borer

0.0

1.4*

2.0

0.0

Obliquebanded Leafroller

0.5

0.3

0.0

0.2

Apple maggot

0.0

0.1

0.3

0.3

Highland (Dick Straub, Peter Jentsch):

6/25

7/2

7/9

7/16

Redbanded Leafroller

2.9

4.0

1.4

1.7

Spotted Tentiform Leafminer

46.1

44.5

33.8

40.7

Oriental Fruit Moth

0.4

0.4

0.7

0.6

Codling Moth

5.4

2.7

1.4

0.3

Lesser Appleworm

1.4

0.5

0.5

0.5

Variegated Leafroller

0.9

0.7

0.4

0.1

Obliquebanded Leafroller

5.6

0.5

0.6

0.0

Tufted Apple Budmoth

0.9

0.0

0.0

0.0

Apple Maggot

0.0

0.1

0.3

1.1

Dogwood Borer

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Sparganothis Fruitworm

0.0

0.0

0.1*

0.0

Hudson (Steve McKay):

6/25

7/2

7/9

7/16

American Plum Borer

0.0

0.0

-

0.0

Oriental Fruit Moth

0.0

0.0

-

0.0

Geneva:

Apple Maggot trap catches increasing.

Spotted Tentiform Leafminer flight subsiding.

Spotted Tentiform Leafminer 2nd flight began 6/14. DD (base 43°F) accumulated since then = 853. (Resample at 840-1149; see the Recommends, p. 64)

Codling Moth model is at 843 DD (base 50°F); 2nd brood sprays at 1260-1370.

Highland:

Apple Maggot trap catch above threshold and oviposition evident in early varieties.

Codling Moth model is at 1047 DD.

Spotted Tentiform Leafminer 2nd generation larvae entering tissue feeding stage.

Spotted Tentiform Leafminer 2nd flight began 6/11. DD (base 43°F) accumulated since then = 978.

Pest Mite development slowed by cool weather; Apple Rust Mite and Predator Mite numbers increasing.