Rhode Island Apple IPM

2001 - Current Pest Report - Tarnished Plant Bug

Tree stage:
4/2/01 - Silver tip
4/9/01 - buds breaking
4/18/01 - 1/4 inch green
4/20 - 1/2 inch green
4/23 - tight cluster
5/1/01 - pink
5/3/01 - bloom



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 4/10/01 4/18/01 4/23/01 4/30/01
Steere   see 1 TPB on bud 4/20/01 see 2 TPB on 2 buds  
Barden     see 2 oozing buds  
D. Smith        
Phantom     7/ 5 traps
Hill      
East Farm 1/ 5 traps 3/ 5 traps 2/ 3 traps 2/ 4 traps
Lamore    

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