Rhode Island Apple IPM

2004 - Current Pest Report - Tarnished Plant Bug

Tree stage for McIntosh (Greenville area)
4/5/04 - Silver tip
4/13/04 -
Green tip
4/18/04 -
Half inch green
4/26/04 - Tight cluster
5/2/04 - King bloom
5/5/04 - Full bloom
5/12/04 - 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 4/19/04 4/27/04 5/3/04 5/10/04
East Farm .2/trap .2/trap 2/trap 4/trap
Lamore   2/trap   2.2/trap
Steere 1/trap     4/trap
Jaswell   1/trap 3.5/trap  
G. Smith 2/trap     4/trap
Phantom 0/trap .5/trap 2.5/trap  

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