Rhode Island Apple IPM

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

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