Petal Fall - June mite scouting frequency

Background Information for this page
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Weather data for Monmouth ME.  Forecast values begin July 3, 2009
     This table estimates maximum safe intervals between European red mite (ERM) sampling dates based on temperature-driven population development.  The intent is to help growers keep track of ERM populations in apple orchards with the minimum number of samples.
     The resample dates are constrained to require at least one sample during the 7 days before egglaying starts for 2nd generation eggs (date marked in green font), 3rd generation eggs (red font), and 4th generation eggs (blue font).  The 3rd and 4th generation egglaying start dates may be in July.
     See Background page for definition of "below threshold".
Date on which mites were monitored Number of days before resampling if mite density was
"below threshold"
Resample date if mite density was
 "below threshold"
95% McIntosh Petal Fall
Fri, May 22
19  June 10, Wed
Sat, May 23   18  June 10, Wed
Sun, May 24   17  June 10, Wed
Mon, May 25   16  June 10, Wed
Tue, May 26   15  June 10, Wed
Wed, May 27   14  June 10, Wed
Thu, May 28   13  June 10, Wed
Fri, May 29   12  June 10, Wed
Sat, May 30   11  June 10, Wed
Sun, May 31   10  June 10, Wed
Mon, June 1   9  June 10, Wed
Tue, June 2   8  June 10, Wed
Wed, June 3   17  June 20, Sat
Thu, June 4   17  June 21, Sun
Fri, June 5   17  June 22, Mon
Sat, June 6   17  June 23, Tue
Sun, June 7   16  June 23, Tue
Mon, June 8   16  June 24, Wed
Tue, June 9   16  June 25, Thu
Wed, June 10   15  June 25, Thu
Thu, June 11   14  June 25, Thu
Fri, June 12   14  June 26, Fri
Sat, June 13   14  June 27, Sat
Sun, June 14   13  June 27, Sat
Mon, June 15   13  June 28, Sun
Tue, June 16   13  June 29, Mon
Wed, June 17   13  June 30, Tue
Thu, June 18   13  July 1, Wed
Fri, June 19   13  July 2, Thu
Sat, June 20   13  July 3, Fri
Sun, June 21   13  July 4, Sat
Mon, June 22   13  July 5, Sun
Tue, June 23   12  July 5, Sun
Wed, June 24   11  July 5, Sun
Thu, June 25   10  July 5, Sun
Fri, June 26   9  July 5, Sun
Sat, June 27   8  July 5, Sun
Sun, June 28   7  July 5, Sun
Mon, June 29   13  July 12, Sun
Tue, June 30   12  July 12, Sun