Plum curculio protection period

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Adequate plum curculio damage prevention expected by maintaining insecticide residue
 from Petal fall through Tuesday, June 15
(indicated by yellow highlight).
Earliest final spray date that lasts through that end date is: Sunday, June 6.
Weather data for Monmouth ME.  Forecast values begin August 3, 2010
95% McIntosh Petal Fall estimated or reported as:  May 14,  Friday
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
Fri, May 14   95% McIntosh
Petal Fall
0 May 26, Wed 42%   (129) 
Sat, May 15   5 0.02 May 27, Thu 45%   (139) 
Sun, May 16   12 0 May 28, Fri 48%   (147) 
Mon, May 17   20 0 May 29, Sat 51%   (158) 
Tue, May 18   25 0 May 30, Sun 56%   (171) 
Wed, May 19   27 0.77 May 31, Mon 58%   (180) 
Thu, May 20   40 0 June 1, Tue 61%   (189) 
Fri, May 21   49 0 June 2, Wed 64%   (199) 
Sat, May 22   57 0 June 3, Thu 67%   (206) 
Sun, May 23   67 0 June 5, Sat 75%   (232) 
Mon, May 24   83 0 June 5, Sat 75%   (232) 
Tue, May 25   107 0 June 5, Sat 75%   (232) 
Wed, May 26   129 0 June 5, Sat 75%   (232) 
Thu, May 27   139 0 June 6, Sun 78%   (240) 
Fri, May 28   147 0 June 6, Sun 78%   (240) 
Sat, May 29   158 0 June 6, Sun 78%   (240) 
Sun, May 30   171 0 June 6, Sun 78%   (240) 
Mon, May 31   180 0 June 6, Sun 78%   (240) 
Tue, June 1   189 0.51 June 6, Sun 78%   (240) 
Wed, June 2   199 0 June 6, Sun 78%   (240) 
Thu, June 3   206 0.35 June 6, Sun 78%   (240) 
Fri, June 4   219 0 June 6, Sun 78%   (240) 
Sat, June 5   232 0.98 June 6, Sun 78%   (240) 
Sun, June 6   240 1.09 June 16, Wed 100%   (323) 
Mon, June 7   249 0 June 20, Sun 100%   (391) 
Tue, June 8   256 0.04 June 20, Sun 100%   (391) 
Wed, June 9   265 0 June 20, Sun 100%   (391) 
Thu, June 10   268 0.40 June 20, Sun 100%   (391) 
Fri, June 11   276 0 June 23, Wed 100%   (443) 
Sat, June 12   286 0.01 June 23, Wed 100%   (443) 
Sun, June 13   294 0 June 23, Wed 100%   (443) 
Mon, June 14   303 0.17 June 24, Thu 100%   (462) 
Tue, June 15   314 0 June 25, Fri 100%   (480)