Thanks to everyone for the input. Art Kelly Kelly Orchards Acton, ME
On Sat, Aug 22, 2015 at 9:17 AM, Peter J. Jentsch <p...@cornell.edu> wrote: > Art, > > > Once the fruit is infested, cold storage for 3 days at 33F will kill the > majority of larva in the fruit, retaining the integrity of fruit at the > time of harvest from further injury. > > - If the fruit are clean (uninfested) at the time of application AND > the material has a high degree of efficacy in reducing SWD egg laying, the > fruit will remain clean. > > > - If the fruit has been newly infested with one or more eggs you > may get some efficacy from the application to reduce larval activity, > with protection from further infestation in the field depending on > insecticide efficacy. Its likely they will remain infested with larval > activity increasing in storage unless cold treated. > > > - Sound stone fruit are much less likely to be infested. We have only > reared a singly fly from sound peach. We have seen oviposition on plum with > no fly emergence. Blueberry have shown to be much less attractive to SWD > then raspberry and blackberry. A 7 day schedule for blueberry using the > best materials has been shown to be effective at managing the pest > on many farms with consistent pest management programming. In the Hudson > Valley a 3d program is required in raspberry and blackberry > for commercial quality fruit. > > Best, > > Peter J. Jentsch > Hudson Valley Laboratory Superintendent > Senior Extension Associate - Entomology > Department of Entomology, Cornell University > Hudson Valley Research Lab > P.O. Box 727, 3357 Rt. 9W > Highland, NY 12528 > > Office: 845-691-7151 > Cell: 845-417-7465 > FAX: 845-691-2719 > > E-mail: p...@cornell.edu > http://www.hudsonvalleyresearchlab.org/ > http://blogs.cornell.edu/jentsch/ > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.net < > apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.net> on behalf of Arthur Kelly < > kellyorcha...@gmail.com> > *Sent:* Friday, August 21, 2015 7:36 PM > *To:* Apple-Crop > *Subject:* [apple-crop] SWD > > If you apply a 3 day PHI spray for SWD will it continue to protect the > fruit in the packing room or retail stand? I'm thinking of peaches or > plums and blueberries. > > -- > Art Kelly > Kelly Orchards > Acton, ME > > _______________________________________________ > apple-crop mailing list > apple-crop@virtualorchard.net > http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop > > -- Art Kelly Kelly Orchards Acton, ME
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