2003 – Current Pest Report – Tarnished Plant Bug

Tree stage

4/14/03 – green tip
4/21/03 – half inch green
4/28/03 – tight cluster
5/5/03 – full pink
5/9/03 – bloom
– petal fall

Tarnished plant bug trap captures

Average number of tarnished plant bug adults captured per trap in each monitored block. Averages are cummulative.** Threshold =5/ trap by tight cluster or 8/ trap by pink.**

 

orchard 4/16/03 4/21/03 4/28/03 5/5/03
East Farm 0/ 5 traps 0/ 4 traps
Lamore 2/ 4 traps
Steere 0/ 3 traps 5/ 5 traps 2/ 5 traps
Jaswell 4/ 4 traps 4/ 4 traps
G. Smith 11/ 4 traps 12/ 4 traps
Hill 3/ 4 traps
B. Smith 1/ 4 traps 27/ 4 traps