WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations – September 14, 2020
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The last full pest report was September 8, but traps will continue to be checked and the numbers updated until insect populations approach zero. Most pests except for brown marmorated stink bug are continuing to decline in number.
The full September 8 pest report can be seen on our website. All previous 2020 pest reports can be found by scrolling down this page.
Learn more about southeastern apple insect pests at the Apple Insect Management page.
2020 Average Weekly Trap Captures
| HENDERSON COUNTY | |||
| Insects per trap | |||
| Aug 31 | Sep 7 | Sep 14 | |
| Codling moth | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Oriental fruit moth | 4.3 | 2.6 | 4.4 |
| Tufted apple bud moth | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Redbanded leafroller | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Obliquebanded leafroller | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Lesser appleworm | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Apple maggot (abandoned and research orchards) | 7.0 | 2.0 | 1.3 |
| Brown marmorated stink bug (commercial) | 3.7 | 7.3 | 4.3 |
| Brown marmorated stink bug (unsprayed) | 23.5 | 31.8 | 32.3 |
| Spotted tentiform leafminer | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Dogwood borer | 27.0 | 13.0 | 12.0 |
| Peachtree borer | 18.0 | 14.0 | 22.0 |
| Lesser peachtree borer | 38.0 | 33.0 | 29.0 |
| San Jose scale | 225.0 | 35.0 | 7.5 |
*Note that these averages illustrate only the timing of insect emergence and fluctuations in populations, and are not representative of population levels in any given orchard. The only way to have an accurate assessment of an individual orchard’s populations is to set up traps in that orchard.
2020 Accumulated Degree Days
| HENDERSON COUNTY | ||||
| Aug 31 | Sep 7 | Sep 14 | ||
| Codling moth (Biofix 4/20) | 2405 DD | 2567 DD | 2713 DD | |
| Oriental fruit moth (Biofix 3/30) | 3223 DD | 3417 DD | 3598 DD | |
| Tufted apple bud moth (Biofix 4/27) | 2965 DD | 3159 DD | 3340 DD | |
2020 Pest Trends (click to enlarge)
Visit WNC Orchard Insect Populations for archived posts.
Additional Resources
- Apple Insect Management Overview
- How to Monitor Apple Insect Pests (IPM)
- Brown Marmorated Stink Bug in North Carolina
- Integrated Orchard Management Guide for Commercial Apples in the Southeast
- Walgenbach Entomology Lab