In this Issue:

VEGETABLE NEWS

European Corn Borer Flight Ready for Take-off

Vegetable Insect Pest Update

STRAWBERRY NEWS

Strawberry Weekly Pest Sampling Data

Strawberry Update

APPLE NEWS

Apple Weekly Trap Counts

Apple Scab Infections

Apple Pest Injury

Insect, Pest Fact Sheets
Vol 3 No. 4   June 2, 2006

MDA's Strawberry Weekly Pest Sampling* Data

Location

Date Sampled

Strawberry Bud Weevil

Tarnished Plant Bug

Thrips

 
Avg. # clipped buds/2ft2
# Adult weevils found in field
Avg. #nymphs/flower cluster
# Adults in 20 flower clusters
Avg. #/flower bud

White Bear Lake **

6/1

0.33

2

0

0

1.3

* Sampling is done using standard sampling techniques for each pest. Data collected at a given cooperator site is a snap-shot” of that particular field and does not represent other fields in that area.
**Plant stage: Early cultivar (Anapolis) – fruit enlargement and coloration; Late cultivar (Jewel) – full bloom with 50% fruit set.

 

 

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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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