In this Issue:

GUEST ARTICLE

Impact, Callisto and Callisto Package Mix Options for Processing and Fresh Market Sweet Corn

VEGETABLE NEWS

Vegetable Insect Pest Update

STRAWBERRY NEWS

Strawberry Weekly Pest Sampling Data

Strawberry Update

APPLE NEWS

Apple Weekly Trap Counts

Apple Scab Infections

June 20th Apple Field Day


ELECTION NEWS

USDA-Farm Service Agency County Committee Election

Insect, Pest Fact Sheets

Vol 3 No. 3   May 26, 2006

Apple: May 15 – May 25 Trap Counts

 

County

 

Location

 

Degree Days in 2006 (Dates)**

Dates Traps in Orchard

 

CM

 

DWB

 

LAW

 

OBLR

 

RBLR

 

STLM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

La Crescent Region

Fillmore

Preston

260.0 (4/01-5/22)

5/17 to 5/22

0

0

0

0

41

38

Houston

La Crescent

(3/22-5/24)

5/18 to 5/24

10

0

13

0

10

65

Winona

St. Charles

XXX

5/17 to 5/23

7

0

0

1

1

0

Hiawatha Region

Rice

Faribault - Site 1

299.8 (4/06-5/23)

5/16 to 5/23

0

0

0

0

41

182

Rice

Faribault – Site 2

343.7 (4/03-5/25)

5/17 to5/25

1

0

1

0

8

4

Wabasha

Elgin

303.1 (4/05-5/24)

5/17 to 5/24

58

0

0

0

6

20

Wabasha

Lake City

328.3 (4/05-5/24)

5/17 to 5/24

24

0

2

0

22

94

St. Croix Region

Chisago

Shafer

334.4 (4/01-5/24)

5/17 to 5/24

2.75 (avg. 4 traps)

0

8

0

50

83

Dakota

Lakeville

344.2 (4/01-5/24)

5/17 to 5/24

0

0

3

0

6

8

Washington

Hastings – Site 1

343 (4/01-5/23)

5/16 to 5/23

9 (avg. 2 traps)

0

7

0

10

11 (avg. 2 traps)

Washington

Hastings – Site 2

344.6 (4/02-5/24)

5/17 to 5/24

3

0

2

0

17

34

Washington

Hugo

330.1 (4/03-5/24)

5/17 to 5/24

1

0

7

0

7

27

Washington

White Bear Lake

260.8 (4/01-5/23)

5/18 to 5/25

26

0

13

0

5

134

West Metro Region

Scott

Veseli

390 (4/01-5/24)

5/16 to 5/24

11

0

31

0

35

56

Stearns

Fairhaven

274.6 (4/04-5/22)

5/15 to 5/22

0

0

1

0

51

129

Wright

Maple Lake

XXX

5/17 to 5/24

0

0

0

0

6

14

Other Location

Pine

Kerrick

161 (4/01-5/24)

5/16 to 5/24

0

0

1

0

70

46

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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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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