Plum curculio protection period

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Adequate plum curculio damage prevention expected by maintaining insecticide residue
 from Petal fall through Tuesday, June 24
(indicated by yellow highlight).
Earliest final spray date that lasts through that end date is: Monday, June 16.
Weather data for Monmouth ME.  Forecast values begin August 3, 2008
95% McIntosh Petal Fall estimated or reported as:  May 27,  Tuesday
Full-dose
Plum Curculio (PC) insecticide
Spray Date
PC degree days accumulated on spray date Inches Rain Estimated
end of protection
Percent of
PC control period
(& PC degree days)
completed by end of protection
Tue, May 27   95% McIntosh
Petal Fall
0.05 June 6, Fri 24%   (73) 
Wed, May 28   4 0 June 7, Sat 28%   (87) 
Thu, May 29   13 0 June 8, Sun 36%   (110) 
Fri, May 30   19 0 June 9, Mon 44%   (134) 
Sat, May 31   23 0.82 June 10, Tue 50%   (155) 
Sun, June 1   35 0 June 11, Wed 56%   (173) 
Mon, June 2   45 0.02 June 12, Thu 60%   (186) 
Tue, June 3   56 0.20 June 13, Fri 65%   (200) 
Wed, June 4   62 0.30 June 15, Sun 72%   (221) 
Thu, June 5   70 0.05 June 15, Sun 72%   (221) 
Fri, June 6   73 0.19 June 16, Mon 74%   (228) 
Sat, June 7   87 0 June 17, Tue 77%   (239) 
Sun, June 8   110 0 June 17, Tue 77%   (239) 
Mon, June 9   134 0 June 17, Tue 77%   (239) 
Tue, June 10   155 0.65 June 17, Tue 77%   (239) 
Wed, June 11   173 0.28 June 21, Sat 91%   (280) 
Thu, June 12   186 0 June 22, Sun 95%   (292) 
Fri, June 13   200 0 June 22, Sun 95%   (292) 
Sat, June 14   214 0 June 22, Sun 95%   (292) 
Sun, June 15   221 0.51 June 22, Sun 95%   (292) 
Mon, June 16   228 0.40 June 24, Tue 100%   (321) 
Tue, June 17   239 0.24 June 27, Fri 100%   (373) 
Wed, June 18   249 0.22 June 27, Fri 100%   (373) 
Thu, June 19   258 0.01 June 29, Sun 100%   (395) 
Fri, June 20   268 0.24 June 29, Sun 100%   (395) 
Sat, June 21   280 0 June 29, Sun 100%   (395) 
Sun, June 22   292 0.70 June 29, Sun 100%   (395) 
Mon, June 23   306 0.12 June 29, Sun 100%   (395) 
Tue, June 24   321 0.15 June 29, Sun 100%   (395)