
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - August 12, 2025
During the past week, codling moth and apple maggot numbers in traps have slightly declined, oriental fruit moth (OFM) …
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Collapse ▲During the past week, codling moth and apple maggot numbers in traps have slightly declined, oriental fruit moth (OFM) …
Reports of late blight on tomato around McDowell and Rutherford Counties have been circulating, but not yet confirmed. Regardless, …
The recent cool weather has slowed insect development, and consequently not much has changed in the past week. Codling …
Cucumber downy mildew (CDM) has been confirmed on cucumber plant samples from a research plot at the Mountain Research …
As August approaches, apple insect activity continues to pick up. Although many orchards still have low pest pressure, codling …
As we move into the latter part of July and into August, the diversity of potential insect pests will …
Codling moth: At 1600 cumulative degree days (DD), we are in the midst of second generation codling moth in …
Second generation codling moth is the main insect of concern this week, with first generation brown marmorated stink bug …
Codling Moth: In lower elevation orchards (i.e., those ranging from about 800 to 1300 ft) an insecticide targeting second …
In Henderson County and similar elevations, first generation codling moth flight is complete, and second generation flight is not …
As cotton starts to square, it’s time for growers to check their fields every week for tarnished plant bugs. …
Codling Moth: Throughout the region we remain in that window where codling moth is between generations, and unless there …
Written by Lina Quesada-Ocampo, Sarah Cochran-Murray, and Inga Meadows Reports of pepper anthracnose outbreaks caused by Colletotrichum scovillei are increasing across …
Downy mildew, caused by the oomycete Pseudoperonospora cubensis, has been identified on cucumber crops in Eastern North Carolina as …
Depending on elevation, we are either approaching or in that period when most major pests exhibit a low potential …
In orchards at elevations of about 2000 ft or higher (e.g., Henderson County), this week should see the last …
First generation codling moth remains a key pest of concern across the region. Also, the window for tufted apple …
Codling moth degree-day accumulations range from about 370 in Henderson County (2100 ft) to about 600 in the lower …
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