On this week’s episode, I speak with Dr. Awais Khan, an associate professor and geneticist at Cornell Agritech about his sabbatical trip to the point of origin of apple, Kerik about captan being under review by EPA and other topics, and Anna gives us our weekly state of the state update on degree days and trap captures.

Phenology & DDs for NY NEWA Stations from 1/1 - 6/24

Station || Stage || DD 43F || Weekly Rainfall (in)

Geneva || fruit sizing || 1614 || 0.9

Highland (HVRL) || fruit sizing || 1728 || 2.28

Clifton Park || fruit sizing || 1585 || 1.09

Peru (Forrence) || fruit sizing || 1363 || 1.91

Medina - Inland || fruit sizing || 1568 || 0.54

Appleton North - Lake || fruit sizing || 1416 || 0.36

Fairville (The Apple Shed) - Inland || fruit sizing || 1508 || 0.13

Williamson (DeMarree) - Lake || fruit sizing || 1511 || 0.17

*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

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

Peachtree borer – peak catch || 1579 ± 465 || 7-Jul ± 19 days

Lesser appleworm – 2nd flight starting || 1768 ± 339 || 14-Jul ± 12 days

OFM – 2nd flight peak || 1450* ± 147* || 11-Jul ± 9 days

American plum borer – 2nd flight starting || 1850 ± 290 || 16-Jul ± 11 days

RBLR – 2nd flight peak || 1721 ± 232 || 13-Jul ± 7 days

San Jose scale – 2nd flight starting || 1804 ± 170 || 15-Jul ± 8 days

Codling moth – 2nd flight starting || 1887 ± 313 || 20-Jul ± 13 days

Dogwood borer – peak catch || 1611 ± 226 || 8-Jul ± 10 days

STLM – 2nd flight ending || 2167 ± 177 || 28 Jul ± 8 days

American plum borer – 2nd flight peak || 2290 ± 285 || 1-Aug ± 8 days

OFM – 2nd flight ending || 2044* ± 233* || 31-Jul ± 7 days

*Base temperature for OFM 45F

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