SCALD WARNING
Cranberry IPM Message
Many first fruitworm sprays have gone out already and some growers may be applying their second spray soon. The second treatment goes out about 10 days after the first application, if you are using the standard fruitworm practice. As fruits set, begin inspecting 50 randomly picked berries per acre, with a minimum of 200 berries per piece. Check the guidelines on p.
The Ent lab reports several calls with growers reporting BHF larvae out on the bog.
The Ent lab reports several calls with growers reporting BHF larvae out on the bog.
Brown spanworm larvae may start to show up soon. Look for thin, thread-like larvae on the rim of the sweep net. Check pheromone traps weekly and change lures about every 3-4 weeks as needed. Several of our new products like Delegate, SpinTor, Belay, and Entrust are highly toxic to bees, so spray these products when bees are not actively foraging. Toxicity does drop once the spray dries. ...
Spag finds continue to be the hot insect topic this week. Some second generation weevils have been picked up. Now is also the time that you might be seeing true brown spanworms showing up as thread-like larvae on the rim of the net.
We have had several reports this week of Spag in numbers above the action threshold (>1 per set). Some growers have discussed waiting until sprays are needed for cranberry fruitworm to treat for Spag (to try to save money and sprays). The Ent Lab discourages this consideration. They recommend trying to target the first generation (which is now). Although the larvae are getting large,...
The weather has not been cooperating as far as getting sprays out. Wednesday was one of the best days so far and folks were out sweeping. Reports are variable, but high counts of weevil and BHF are in. Avaunt sprays have been going out for weevil. Winter moth is mostly through its cycle on the bog. If you are going to be using pheromone traps to time Spag, girdler or BHF infestations,...
The constant rain of the past week forced several growers to use short-term floods for BHF and/or dodder control. It was actually a good scenario as temperatures were cool and the window to spray was small or nonexistent.
Dodder is definitely up and we are all hoping for a good spray window for QuinStar applications. Dodder ranges from newly emerged to limited coiling around their first host. QuinStar should still do a good job, even if coiling has just started. Next week is forecasted to be unsettled as well, so when the window opens, go for it. As I mentioned in the newsletter, it is fine to mix QuinStar...
