Flyspeck prevention, Low dose captan or ziram: July spray dates

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     2nd generation flyspeck spores from border row hosts become available around June 20.  Beyond that date preventive or postinfection flyspeck control is advised up until 30 days before the end of harvest.
     Postinfection control of flyspeck requires application of a strobilurin or Topsin M fungicide within 50 wet hours after the 'Protection end date' of the previous fungicide application.  For flyspeck infections starting on unprotected apples on June 20, the estimated end of the 50 wet hour postinfection control window is June 23.
     Flyspeck infection risk increases with development of 3rd generation spores around July 9, and peaks with 4th generation starting around July 30.
     If the 'Protection End Date' is within 30 days of final harvest, then flyspeck infections that start after protection wears off will only have enough development time to become visible on fruit if unusually wet weather allows an additional 270+ cumulative wet hours before harvest.
Weather data for Monmouth ME.  Forecast values begin October 17, 2008
Inches Rain Spray Date
- assumes fungicide was applied before any rain recorded on spray date
Protection End Date
for low-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 Tue, July 1 July 11 July 18 July 27  (Jul 30)
0 Wed, July 2 July 12 July 18 July 27 (Jul 30)
0.14 Thu, July 3 July 13 July 18 July 27 (Jul 31)
0 Fri, July 4 July 14 July 19 July 28 (Jul 31)
0 Sat, July 5 July 15 July 19 July 29 (Jul 31)
0 Sun, July 6 July 16 July 19 July 29 (Aug 1)
0 Mon, July 7 July 17 July 19 July 29 (Aug 1)
0 Tue, July 8 July 18 July 20 July 30 (Aug 1)
0.19 Wed, July 9 July 19 July 21 July 31 (Aug 2)
0 Thu, July 10 July 19 July 21 July 31 (Aug 2)
0 Fri, July 11 July 19 July 21 July 31 (Aug 2)
0 Sat, July 12 July 19 July 21 July 31 (Aug 2)
0 Sun, July 13 July 19 July 21 July 31 (Aug 2)
0.07 Mon, July 14 July 19 July 21 July 31 (Aug 2)
0 Tue, July 15 July 19 July 21 July 31 (Aug 2)
0 Wed, July 16 July 19 July 21 July 31 (Aug 2)
0 Thu, July 17 July 19 July 21 July 31 (Aug 2)
0.73 Fri, July 18 July 19 July 21 July 31 (Aug 2)
0.20 Sat, July 19 July 19 July 21 July 31 (Aug 2)
1.36 Sun, July 20 July 20 July 22 August 1 (Aug 3)
0.65 Mon, July 21 July 23 July 26 August 3 (Aug 6)
0.01 Tue, July 22 July 23 July 26 August 3 (Aug 6)
0.28 Wed, July 23 July 23 July 26 August 3 (Aug 6)
1.78 Thu, July 24 July 23 July 26 August 3 (Aug 6)
0.17 Fri, July 25 July 30 August 1 August 8 (Aug 11)
0 Sat, July 26 July 30 August 1 August 8 (Aug 11)
0.27 Sun, July 27 July 30 August 1 August 8 (Aug 11)
0 Mon, July 28 July 31 August 2 August 10 (Aug 12)
0.08 Tue, July 29 July 31 August 2 August 10 (Aug 12)
0 Wed, July 30 July 31 August 2 August 10 (Aug 12)
1.36 Thu, July 31 July 31 August 2 August 10 (Aug 12)