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Weekly Trap Counts: July 11 - July 21, 2005
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| Vol 2 No.11 | July 25, 2005 |
Apple: Weekly Trap Counts
County |
Location |
Dates Traps were Out in Orchard |
Degree Days (Dates)** |
CM |
RBLR |
OBLR |
LAW |
AM*** |
La Crescent Region |
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Fillmore |
Preston |
7/11 to 7/18 |
~1404.2 (4/05 to 7/18) |
13 |
17 |
2 |
xxx |
4.7 (avg. for 3 baited spheres) |
Houston |
La Crescent |
7/13 to 7/20 |
xxx |
5 |
105 |
6 |
xxx |
1.7 (avg. for 3 baited spheres) |
Hiawatha Region |
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Rice |
Faribault - Site 1 |
7/12 to 7/19 |
1479.6 (4/06 to 7/19) |
2 |
134 |
3 |
9 |
5.7 (avg. for 3 baited spheres) |
Rice |
Faribault – Site 2 |
7/14 to 7/20 |
xxx |
1 |
99 |
2 |
xxx |
1.7 (avg. for 3 baited spheres) |
Wabasha |
Elgin |
7/13 to 7/20 |
1399.6 (4/05 to 7/20) |
18 |
14 |
1 |
2 |
3.7 (avg. for 3 baited spheres) |
Wabasha |
Lake City |
7/13 to 7/20 |
1493.5 (4/05 to 7/20) |
58 |
111 |
3 |
xxx |
5.0 (avg. for 3 baited spheres) |
St. Croix Region |
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Chisago |
Shafer (Avg. for 2 traps/insect) |
7/13 to 7/20 |
1432.41 (3/31 to 7/20) |
0 |
90 |
0.5 |
xxx |
0.67 (avg. for 6 unbaited spheres) |
Dakota |
Lakeville (Avg. for 3 traps/insect) |
7/13 to 7/20 |
xxx |
0.7 |
14 |
1.3 |
0 |
0 (avg. for 12 unbaited spheres) |
Dakota |
West St. Paul |
7/13 to 7/20 |
xxx |
5 |
29 |
13 |
xxx |
0 avg. for 7 unbaited spheres) |
Washington |
Hastings – Site 2 (Avg. for 3 traps/insect) |
7/14 to 7/20 |
1387.7 (4/01 to 7/20) |
6.7 |
30 |
7 |
4.3 |
0 (avg. for 6 unbaited spheres) |
Washington |
Hastings – Site 3 |
7/13 to 7/20 |
xxx |
1 |
83 |
7 |
8 |
5.7 (avg. for 3 baited spheres) |
Washington |
Hugo |
7/13 to 7/20 |
1472.8 (4/06 to 7/20) |
4 |
82 |
0 |
xxx |
0 (avg. for 3 baited spheres) |
Washington |
White Bear Lake |
7/14 to 7/21 |
xxx |
7 |
24 |
10 |
xxx |
6.0 (avg. for 3 baited spheres) |
West Metro Region |
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Scott |
Veseli |
7/13 to 7/20 |
xxx |
0 |
113 |
8 |
xxx |
0.33 (avg. for 3 baited spheres) |
Stearns |
Fairhaven |
7/11 to 7/18 |
1332.8 (4/04 to 7/18) |
4 |
110 |
0 |
14 |
11.7 (avg. for 3 baited spheres) |
Wright |
Maple Lake |
7/13 to 7/20 |
xxx |
4 |
12 |
2 |
xxx |
1.7 (avg. for 3 baited spheres) |
Other Locations |
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Martin |
Fairmont |
7/13 to 7/20 |
xxx |
2 |
0 |
2 |
xxx |
3.3 (avg. for 3 baited spheres) |
Pine |
Kerrick |
7/13 to 7/19 |
956 (4/01 to 7/19) |
1 |
10 |
35 |
xxx |
0 (avg. for 3 baited spheres) |
* Locations monitored for: CM = codling moth, RBLR = redbanded leafroller, OBLR = obliquebanded leafroller, and LAW = lesser appleworm at selected locations, XX = no information provided, xxx = not monitored at these locations, --- = begins week of 7/18.
** Degree days using Spec 7 Pro = cumulative or integral degree days (uses hourly temperatures), with calculation parameters of Base Temp = 50° F and Upper Limit = 86° F.
***AM – Note that some locations use apple essence bait while others do not. The threshold for a baited sphere is 5 AM and 1 AM for unbaited sphere.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Co-Editors: Bill Hutchison (hutch002@umn.edu), Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota, Jeanne Ciborowski, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, Ag. Resources Management and Development Division, and Suzanne Wold-Burkness (woldx018@umn.edu), Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota
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