Plum curculio protection period

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Adequate plum curculio damage prevention expected by maintaining insecticide residue
 from Petal fall through Tuesday, June 17
(indicated by yellow highlight).
Earliest final spray date that lasts through that end date is: Sunday, June 15.
Weather data for Sanford ME.  Forecast values begin October 17, 2008
95% McIntosh Petal Fall estimated or reported as:  May 26,  Monday
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
Mon, May 26   95% McIntosh
Petal Fall
0 June 7, Sat 44%   (135) 
Tue, May 27   17 0 June 8, Sun 53%   (162) 
Wed, May 28   22 0 June 9, Mon 61%   (189) 
Thu, May 29   33 0 June 10, Tue 70%   (215) 
Fri, May 30   43 0 June 10, Tue 70%   (215) 
Sat, May 31   53 0.45 June 10, Tue 70%   (215) 
Sun, June 1   68 0 June 11, Wed 77%   (236) 
Mon, June 2   81 0 June 12, Thu 82%   (253) 
Tue, June 3   95 0.04 June 13, Fri 87%   (269) 
Wed, June 4   103 0.31 June 14, Sat 93%   (285) 
Thu, June 5   110 0.01 June 15, Sun 95%   (293) 
Fri, June 6   116 0.49 June 15, Sun 95%   (293) 
Sat, June 7   135 0 June 15, Sun 95%   (293) 
Sun, June 8   162 0 June 15, Sun 95%   (293) 
Mon, June 9   189 0 June 15, Sun 95%   (293) 
Tue, June 10   215 0.31 June 15, Sun 95%   (293) 
Wed, June 11   236 0.36 June 16, Mon 99%   (304) 
Thu, June 12   253 0 June 16, Mon 99%   (304) 
Fri, June 13   269 0 June 16, Mon 99%   (304) 
Sat, June 14   285 0.41 June 16, Mon 99%   (304) 
Sun, June 15   293 1.09 June 17, Tue 100%   (317) 
Mon, June 16   304 0.51 June 22, Sun 100%   (386) 
Tue, June 17   317 0.73 June 23, Mon 100%   (402)