Source: NCSU COOPERATIVE EXTENSION, 4/20/21


Last week’s pest update provided options for insecticide applications at petal fall, emphasizing the importance of plum curculio control at this time, as well as oriental fruit moth in those orchards not using mating disruption. Highs for the remainder of this week are predicted to be in the 50s and 60s, and temperatures will not return to the 70s until next Monday. If petal fall insecticide sprays have not yet been applied, it would be advantageous to wait until early next week when pest activity again picks up to make applications.

Our codling moth biofix date for Henderson County was 10 April, and in Cleveland County it was estimated at 6 April. Hence, we are still at least 10 to 14 days and possibly longer before anticipated first spays for first generation codling moth.

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