In this Issue:

VEGETABLE NEWS

Corn Earworm Early Warning: Time to Check Traps, Change Lures, and Watch for an Increase in Moth Flights

Vegetable Insect Update

STRAWBERRY NEWS

Strawberry Video

APPLE NEWS

Apple Tour

Key Pests of Concern During the Summer and Fall

Apple Scab Infections

Degree Day Accumulations

Weekly Trap Counts

 

Web Site of Interest

 

PLEASE NOTE: There will be no newsletter next week. The next edition will be out on August 6.

Insect, Pest Fact Sheets
Vol 1 No. 11   July 26, 2004

Degree Day Accumulations (base 50 degrees F)

Orchard

Cumulative Degree Days (Daily Average Method) A

Cumulative Degree Days (Integral Method) B

From

To

Elgin

1,076.0

1,147.5

4/7

7/19

Fairhaven

986.8

1,079.3

4/6

7/20

Faribault

1,228.4

1,293.4

4/8

7/21

La Crescent

1,200.0

1,160.3

4/15

7/21

Lake City

1,096.7

1,150.6

4/7

7/19

White Bear Lake

1,012.1

1,086.6

4/1

7/20

A. Using high-low average temperatures.
B. Using integrated (hourly) temperatures.

 

 

 

 

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Co-Editors: Bill Hutchison, Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota, hutch002@umn.edu
Jeanne Ciborowski, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, Ag. Resources Division,jeanne.ciborowski@state.mn.us
Suzanne Wold-Burkness, Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota, woldx018@umn.edu

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Last Revised July 22, 2004.
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