Source: NCSU COOPERATIVE EXTENSION 8/28/18


With the exception of brown marmorated stink bug, insect populations are low throughout the region. Codling moth and OFM populations remain low in the vast majority of sites we’re monitoring, and apple maggot trap captures declined drastically during the past week. BMSB does remain a potential threat to late-maturing fresh market apples. This is of greatest concern in higher elevations (>1500 ft) where first generation BMSB adults are still emerging. An insecticide application should be considered over the next week or so on fresh market culivars that won’t be harvested until after mid September.

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