Today, I’m here with Anna Wunsch, Anna did a master's degree with Dr. Marc Fuchs and is now working as Research Support Specialist in his laboratory and today we are going to talk about viruses in apples! Kerik gives an update on Apple Blotch and Anna provides the major pest events across the state.

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For more information or questions about viruses in apples: aw838@cornell.edu

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Phenology & DDs for NY NEWA Stations from 1/1 - 6/10

Station || Stage || DD 43F || Rainfall past week (in)

Geneva || fruit sizing || 1191 || 1.48

Highland (HVRL) || fruit sizing || 1282 || 0.72

Clifton Park || fruit sizing || 1156 || 0.97

Peru (Forrence) || fruit sizing || 1002 || 1.23

Medina - Inland || fruit sizing || 1172 || 1.6

Appleton North - Lake || fruit sizing || 1043 || 1.64

Fairville (The Apple Shed) - Inland || fruit sizing || 1113 || 1.7

Williamson (DeMarree) - Lake || fruit sizing || 1116 || 1.27

*all DDs Baskerville-Emin, B.E

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Upcoming Pest Events

Pest/Phenology Event || DD Base 43˚F || Approx. Date

ERM Sample – 2.5 mites/leaf || 1-Jun

OBLR traps set out || 1-Jun

Black stem borer – 1st flight peak || 681 ± 170 || 1-Jun ± 9 days

RBLR – 1st flight ending || 753 ± 140 || 2-Jun ± 8 days

American plum borer – 1st flight peak || 784 ± 183 || 3-Jun ± 9 days

Codling moth – 1st flight peak || 768 ± 206 || 3-Jun ± 12 days

STLM – 1st flight ending || 813 ± 128 || 5-Jun ± 9 days

OBLR – 1st adult catch || 884 ± 90 || 9-Jun ± 6 days

OFM – 1st flight ending || 825* ± 126* || 12-Jun ± 8 days

Peachtree borer – 1st adult catch || 1032 ± 266 || 15-Jun ± 11 days

San Jose scale – 1st flight ending || 1039 ± 182 || 16-Jun ± 8 days

Black stem borer – 1st flight ending || 1056 ± 198 || 19-Jun ± 9 days

STLM – 2nd gen. 1st adult catch || 1063 ± 91 || 16-Jun ± 6 days

San Jose scale – 1st crawlers observed || 1124 ± 91 || 19-Jun ± 8 days

Dogwood borer – 1st adult catch || 964 ± 230 || 12-Jun ± 9 days

American plum borer – 1st flight ending || 1344 ± 144 || 29-Jun ± 7 days

Apple Maggot Traps Set Out (in orchard) || 1-Jul"

ERM Sample – 5.0 mites/leaf || 1-Jul

Comstock mealybug tape traps set out || July 1 (ENY), July 15 (WNY)

OFM – 2nd flight starting || 1180* ± 136* || 29-Jun ± 5 days

OBLR Summer Gen. 1st Sample || 10-Jul ± 5 days

STLM Summer Gen. 1st Sample || 9-Jul ± 7 days

RBLR – 2nd flight starting || 1367 ± 105 || 29-Jun ± 6 days

AM – 1st catch || 1509 ± 285 || 4-Jul ± 12 days

Lesser peachtree borer – peak catch || 1234 ± 470 || 25-Jun ± 19 days

STLM – 2nd flight peak || 1563 ± 207 || 6-Jul ± 8 days

Codling moth – 1st flight ending || 1557 ± 262 || 6-Jul ± 12 days

*Base temperature for OFM 45F