Flyspeck prevention for Low Risk trees, Full dose captan or ziram: 1st cover through June

Background Information for this page
Return to radar list for Middletown RI
This table is only for trees with LOW Flyspeck risk.
See Background Information for defintion of Low Risk 
     2nd generation flyspeck spores from border row hosts become available around June 24.  Beyond that date preventive or postinfection flyspeck control is advised up until 30 days before the latest possible harvest date.
     Postinfection control of flyspeck requires application of a strobilurin or Topsin M fungicide within 50 wet hours aft June 24, the estimated end of the 50 wet hour postinfection control window is June 30.
Weather data for Middletown RI.  Forecast values begin September 2, 2008
Inches Rain Spray Date on Low Risk trees
- assumes that fungicide was applied before any rain recorded on spray date
Protection End Date for full-dose
captan or ziram
applied on spray date
Deadline for
postinfection strobilurin or
Topsin M application
(= 50 wet hours after protection ends)
Latest Safe Storage
(& Fresh pick)
Harvest Dates with low Flyspeck risk
- Storage date assumes fruit will be cool and dry within 50 hours after harvest
0 Wed, May 28 June 18 June 23 July 20  (Jul 23)
0 Thu, May 29 June 19 June 23 July 20  (Jul 23)
0 Fri, May 30 June 20 June 23 July 20  (Jul 23)
0.12 Sat, May 31 June 21 June 23 July 20  (Jul 23)
0 Sun, June 1 June 22 June 24 July 21  (Jul 24)
0 Mon, June 2 June 23 June 29 July 23  (Jul 26)
0 Tue, June 3 June 24 July 3 July 24  (Jul 30)
0.54 Wed, June 4 June 25 July 3 July 24  (Jul 31)
0 Thu, June 5 June 26 July 3 July 24  (Jul 31)
0.19 Fri, June 6 June 27 July 3 July 24  (Jul 31)
0 Sat, June 7 June 28 July 3 July 24  (Jul 31)
0 Sun, June 8 June 29 July 4 July 26  (Aug 2)
0 Mon, June 9 June 30 July 5 July 27  (Aug 5)
0 Tue, June 10 July 1 July 5 July 27  (Aug 5)
0 Wed, June 11 July 2 July 6 July 30  (Aug 6)
0 Thu, June 12 July 3 July 6 July 30  (Aug 6)
0 Fri, June 13 July 4 July 7 July 31  (Aug 7)
0 Sat, June 14 July 5 July 13 August 5  (Aug 8)
0.39 Sun, June 15 July 6 July 20 August 5  (Aug 10)
0.75 Mon, June 16 July 7 July 20 August 6  (Aug 10)
0.04 Tue, June 17 July 8 July 21 August 7  (Aug 11)
0.24 Wed, June 18 July 9 July 22 August 7  (Aug 11)
0.02 Thu, June 19 July 10 July 22 August 8  (Aug 12)
0 Fri, June 20 July 11 July 22 August 8  (Aug 12)
0 Sat, June 21 July 12 July 22 August 8  (Aug 12)
0.16 Sun, June 22 July 13 July 22 August 8  (Aug 12)
0.16 Mon, June 23 July 14 July 22 August 10  (Aug 13)
0.48 Tue, June 24 July 15 July 22 August 10  (Aug 13)
0 Wed, June 25 July 16 July 22 August 10  (Aug 13)
0 Thu, June 26 July 17 July 22 August 10  (Aug 13)
0 Fri, June 27 July 18 July 22 August 10  (Aug 13)
0 Sat, June 28 July 19 July 22 August 10  (Aug 13)
0.02 Sun, June 29 July 20 July 22 August 10  (Aug 14)
0.12 Mon, June 30 July 21 July 23 August 11  (Aug 15)