Art, there is no "threshold" as far as I know. Pheromone traps are typically used to establish a biofix to time the best treatment. See:
http://www.fruitadvisor.info/tfruit/clements/models/oblr.html According to AgRadar, you should be out spraying for this pest July 3 so you can relax on the 4th. But, your namesake tropical depression/storm/hurricane Arthur may have something to say about that too! http://pronewengland.org/AllModels/MEmodel/ME-Sanford-InsectDates.htm Jon On Mon, Jun 30, 2014 at 2:55 PM, Arthur Kelly <[email protected]> wrote: > Is there a treatment threshold for pheromone trap captures for OBLR? We > averaged 7.5/trap today. We trapped the first adults on 6/20, one per trap. > > -- > Art Kelly > Kelly Orchards > Acton, ME > > _______________________________________________ > apple-crop mailing list > [email protected] > http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop > > -- Jon Clements aka 'Mr Honeycrisp' UMass Cold Spring Orchard 393 Sabin St. Belchertown, MA 01007 413-478-7219 umassfruit.com
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