July-August mite scouting frequency adjusted to ERM generation time

Background Information for this page
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Weather data for Greenville RI.  Forecast values begin April 28, 2013
    These estimates of maximum safe intervals between sampling dates for European red mite (ERM) are based on temperature-driven development rate.  The time required for ERM to grow from egg to reproductive adults changes dramatically between cool versus hot temperatures.  Weekly sampling is usually adequate, but is more frequent than needed during cool temperatures.  Knowing the number of days between generations allows growers to reduce sample frequency during cool weather, and alerts growers to periods of extremely rapid mite reproductive capacity requiring samples every 4 or 5 days to detect population increase before foliar damage and tree stress occurs. 
     The resample dates are constrained to require at least one sample during the 7 days before egglaying starts for each generation.  Date for 3rd generation eggs is in red, and 4th generation in blue.  Those dates may be in the June ERM sample date table.
     Recommended treatment thresholds change through the summer.  See Background page for definition of "below threshold" and "FAR 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"
Resample date
if mite density was
 "FAR BELOW threshold"
Mon, July 1   ---> 7 --->     July 8, Mon July 15, Mon
Tue, July 2   ---> 7 --->     July 9, Tue July 16, Tue
Wed, July 3   ---> 7 --->     July 10, Wed July 16, Tue
Thu, July 4   ---> 7 --->     July 11, Thu July 17, Wed
Fri, July 5   ---> 6 --->     July 11, Thu July 18, Thu
Sat, July 6   ---> 6 --->     July 12, Fri July 19, Fri
Sun, July 7   ---> 6 --->     July 13, Sat July 20, Sat
Mon, July 8   ---> 6 --->     July 14, Sun July 21, Sun
Tue, July 9   ---> 6 --->     July 15, Mon July 22, Mon
Wed, July 10   ---> 6 --->     July 16, Tue July 23, Tue
Thu, July 11   ---> 6 --->     July 17, Wed July 24, Wed
Fri, July 12   ---> 6 --->     July 18, Thu July 25, Thu
Sat, July 13   ---> 6 --->     July 19, Fri July 26, Fri
Sun, July 14   ---> 6 --->     July 20, Sat July 26, Fri
Mon, July 15   ---> 6 --->     July 21, Sun July 27, Sat
Tue, July 16   ---> 6 --->     July 22, Mon July 28, Sun
Wed, July 17   ---> 6 --->     July 23, Tue July 29, Mon
Thu, July 18   ---> 6 --->     July 24, Wed July 30, Tue
Fri, July 19   ---> 6 --->     July 25, Thu July 31, Wed
Sat, July 20   ---> 6 --->     July 26, Fri August 2, Fri
Sun, July 21   ---> 6 --->     July 27, Sat August 3, Sat
Mon, July 22   ---> 6 --->     July 28, Sun August 4, Sun
Tue, July 23   ---> 6 --->     July 29, Mon August 5, Mon
Wed, July 24   ---> 6 --->     July 30, Tue August 6, Tue
Thu, July 25   ---> 6 --->     July 31, Wed August 7, Wed
Fri, July 26   ---> 6 --->     August 1, Thu August 8, Thu
Sat, July 27   ---> 6 --->     August 2, Fri August 9, Fri
Sun, July 28   ---> 6 --->     August 3, Sat August 10, Sat
Mon, July 29   ---> 6 --->     August 4, Sun August 11, Sun
Tue, July 30   ---> 6 --->     August 5, Mon August 13, Tue
Wed, July 31   ---> 6 --->     August 6, Tue August 14, Wed
Thu, August 1   ---> 6 --->     August 7, Wed August 15, Thu
Fri, August 2   ---> 6 --->     August 8, Thu August 16, Fri
Sat, August 3   ---> 6 --->     August 9, Fri August 17, Sat
Sun, August 4   ---> 7 --->     August 11, Sun August 18, Sun
Mon, August 5   ---> 7 --->     August 12, Mon August 19, Mon
Tue, August 6   ---> 7 --->     August 13, Tue August 20, Tue
Wed, August 7   ---> 7 --->     August 14, Wed August 22, Thu
Thu, August 8   ---> 7 --->     August 15, Thu August 23, Fri
Fri, August 9   ---> 7 --->     August 16, Fri August 24, Sat
Sat, August 10   ---> 7 --->     August 17, Sat August 25, Sun
Sun, August 11   ---> 7 --->     August 18, Sun August 27, Tue
Mon, August 12   ---> 7 --->     August 19, Mon August 28, Wed
Tue, August 13   ---> 7 --->     August 20, Tue August 29, Thu
Wed, August 14   ---> 7 --->     August 21, Wed August 30, Fri
Thu, August 15   ---> 7 --->     August 22, Thu No more ERM scouting
Fri, August 16   ---> 8 --->     August 24, Sat  
Sat, August 17   ---> 8 --->     August 25, Sun  
Sun, August 18   ---> 8 --->     August 26, Mon  
Mon, August 19   ---> 8 --->     August 27, Tue  
Tue, August 20   ---> 8 --->     August 28, Wed  
Wed, August 21   ---> 8 --->     August 29, Thu  
Thu, August 22   ---> 8 --->     August 30, Fri  
Fri, August 23   No more ERM scouting  
Sat, August 24      
Sun, August 25        
Mon, August 26      
Tue, August 27      
Wed, August 28      
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