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Current Orchard Conditions

Summary - Week of October 12, 2009

This is the final Orchard Conditions report for 2009. We will begin monitoring insect populations and degree days for the 2010 growing season in March. In the meantime, this website will be updated periodically with information on the Henderson County winter apple school, Southeastern apple growers meeting, and other relevant topics. See you next year!

Population Trends


Accumulated Degree Days

County Codling Moth Oriental Fruit Moth Tufted Apple Bud Moth
Henderson County 3105 4055 3903
Polk County 3936 5003 4723
Lincoln County ended ended ended
Buncombe County 2911 3906 3760

 


Average Number of Insects per Trap for the Past Week

Location Treatment Codling Moth Oriental Fruit Moth Tufted Apple Bud Moth Red-banded Leafroller Lesser Apple Worm Oblique-banded
Leafroller
Apple Maggot Spotted Tentiform Leafminer Dogwood Borer
Henderson County, NC Conventional ended 1.0 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1   6.8
Henderson County, NC Mating Disruption ended 0.1  
Polk County, NC Conventional ended 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 1.0 0.3    
Polk County, NC Mating Disruption ended 0.0  
Lincoln County, NC Conventional ended ended ended ended ended ended ended    
Buncombe County, NC Conventional     0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0    
Buncombe County, NC Mating Disruption 0.0 0.0  
Research Station, Mills River, NC Research Orchard 0.0 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 19.0  

Southeastern Apple Production
Mountain Horticultural Crops Research & Extension Center
455 Research Drive
Mills River, NC 28759
Phone: 828.684.3562 ~ Fax: 828.684.8715
Email: jim_walgenbach@ncsu.edu


Web Crafters: Anne S. Napier and Steve Schoof
Email: anne_napier@ncsu.edu

Data updated October 21, 2009, by Steve Schoof; page updated October 21, 2009, by Anne Napier.