| Pest |
Where to look |
When to look |
What to record |
Comments |
| RAA |
Fruit clusters/bud terminals |
Until mid-season |
No. of infested terminals /
100 terminals or fruit
clusters |
Stop counting at 5 infested
terminals / tree |
| WAA, GAA |
Fruit clusters/bud terminals |
Until mid-season |
No. of infested terminals /
100 terminals or fruit
clusters |
Stop counting at 50 infested
terminals / tree |
| CM |
Pheromone traps
(One trap for each 10 acres,
with a minimum of 2 traps) |
Starting early April |
No. of moths captured / trap |
Mark this number with a
"PT". Use date of 5th moth
captured as biofix for
Degree Day model. See
Appendix 9. |
| Fruit |
Fruit set through maturity |
No. of fruit with entry holes
/ 100 fruit |
Entry holes mostly at caylx
end |
| PC |
Fruit |
Fruit set through maturity |
No. of fruit with "moon"
shaped scars / 100 fruit. |
Record any adult curculio
seen while scouting. Use
precautionary sprays at pink
and petal fall. |
| WALH |
Underside of leaves |
All Season |
No. of nymphs and adults /
100 leaves |
Stop counting at 300 / tree. |
| FTLR, OBLR, RBLR |
Pheromone traps |
Fruit set through maturity |
No. of moths captured / trap |
Mark this number with a
"PT" |
| Fruit clusters and leaves |
All season |
No. of larvae / 100 fruit
clusters or leaves |
Distinguish between fruit
and leaf samples on scouting
form. |
| ERM |
Undersides of leaves |
All season |
No. of mites / 100 leaves |
|
| SJS |
Pheromone traps |
April and May |
Date of 1st male scale
capture |
Use this date for biofix with
SJS degree day model. See
Appendix 9. |
| Twigs and limbs |
Beginning mid-May |
Incidence of crawlers |
Record date crawlers are
first seen |
| STLM |
Leaves |
All season |
No. of mines / 100 leaves |
|
| GFW |
Fruit |
Fruit set through maturity |
No. of larvae / 100 fruit |
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