Source: Jim Walgenbach, NCSU COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE, 6/19/18


We are currently in that time period where we are at the lowest risk for damage by direct insect pests. We are between generations of codling moth and TABM, nearing the end of second-generation OFM (which is typically of little threat), and about a month before apple maggot emergence begins. At this time, orchards should be scouted for several indirect pests, including apple aphid, potato leafhopper and European red mite. For aphids and leafhoppers, several neonicotinoids or closely related products are highly effective, including Admire (imidacloprid), Actara, Assail, Closer and Sivanto.

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