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VEGETABLE NEWS

Vegetable Insect Pest Update

STRAWBERRY NEWS

Strawberry Weekly Pest Sampling Data

Strawberry Update

APPLE NEWS

Apple Weekly Trap Counts

Apple Scab Infections

Apple Pest Profile: Dogwood Borer (Synanthedon scitula)

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Insect, Pest Fact Sheets

Vol 3 No. 5   June 9, 2006

May 22 – June 8 Trap Counts

 

County

 

Location

 

2006 Degree Days 2006 (Dates)**

Dates Traps in Orchard

 

CM

 

DWB

 

LAW

 

OBLR

 

RBLR

 

STLM

La Crescent Region

Fillmore

Preston

586.0 (4/01 to 6/05)

5/31 to 6/05

6

0

20

1

1

13

Houston

La Crescent

587.4 (3/22 to 6/07)

5/31 to 6/07

2

0

27

9

0

13

Winona

St. Charles

XXX

5/30 to 6/06

0

0

0

35

0

0

Hiawatha Region

Rice

Faribault-Site 2

XXX (4/03 to 6/07)

5/31 to 6/07

4

0

23

34

0

10

Wabasha

Elgin

599.9 (4/05 to 6/07)

5/31 to 6/07

144

0

16

1

0

2

Wabasha

Lake City

643.4 (4/05 to 6/07)

5/31 to 6/07

87

0

25

3

0

8

St. Croix Region

Chisago

Shafer

625.8 (4/01 to 6/07)

5/31 to 6/07

4.25 (avg. 4 traps)

0

14

23

0

25

Dakota

Lakeville

716.2 (4/01 to 6/07)

5/31 to 6/07

6

0

4

2

0

6

Dakota

West St. Paul

518.5 (3/25 to 6/07)

5/31 to 6/07

3

0

25

30

0

22

Washington

Hastings-Site 1

666 (4/01 to 6/06)

5/31 to 6/06

58 (avg. 2 traps)

0

0

14

0

3.5 (avg. 2 traps)

Washington

Hastings-Site 2

653.2 (4/02 to 6/07)

5/31 to 6/07

8 (avg. 3 traps)

0

7

19

1

16

Washington

Hugo

597.5 (4/03 to 6/06)

5/31 to 6/06

20

3

12

6

0

0

Washington

White Bear Lake

544.8 (4/01 to 6/06)

5/31 to 6/06

20

0

12

2

0

213

West Metro Region

Scott

Veseli

727.7 (4/01 to 6/07)

5/31 to 6/07

19

0

19

13

0

6

Stearns

Fairhaven

508.8 (4/04 to 6/02)

5/22 to 6/02

27

0

54

1

58

40

Wright

Maple Lake

XXX

5/29 to 6/07

5

0

0

25

0

0

Other Location

Pine

Kerrick

385.0 (4/01 to6/07)

5/30 to 6/07

0

2

16

0

5

1

XXX = no information provided.
** 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.
KEY: CM = codling moth, DWB = dogwood borer, LAW = lesser appleworm, OBLR = obliquebanded leafroller, RBLR = redbanded leafroller, STLM = spotted tentiform leafminer

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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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