Disease Forecasting

Introduction - The Disease Forecasting section of the Tree Fruit and Berry Pathology website is where you will find links to current disease information. The science of disease forecasting is a constantly changing field and is a relatively new approach to managing pesticide applications. This section of our website is just starting to develop, so check back frequently to see what is being added.

• Ascospore Degree-day Maturity Model - A model to estimate ascospore maturity based on degree-day accumulation.
  
  

• The Mills Tables - A straightforward method for estimating the risk and degree of infection by apple scab for a defined wetting event.

• Cougarblight - A model developed by Tim Smith of Washington State University for estimation of the risk of blossom blight risk.