July-August mite scouting frequency adjusted to ERM generation time

Background Information for this page
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Weather data for Hancock NH.  Forecast values begin September 3, 2011
    These estimates of maximum safe intervals between sampling dates for European red mite (ERM) are based on temperature-driven development rate.  The time required for ERM to grow from egg to reproductive adults changes dramatically between cool versus hot temperatures.  Weekly sampling is usually adequate, but is more frequent than needed during cool temperatures.  Knowing the number of days between generations allows growers to reduce sample frequency during cool weather, and alerts growers to periods of extremely rapid mite reproductive capacity requiring samples every 4 or 5 days to detect population increase before foliar damage and tree stress occurs. 
     The resample dates are constrained to require at least one sample during the 7 days before egglaying starts for each generation.  Date for 3rd generation eggs is in red, and 4th generation in blue.  Those dates may be in the June ERM sample date table.
     Recommended treatment thresholds change through the summer.  See Background page for definition of "below threshold" and "FAR BELOW threshold".
Date on which mites were monitored Number of days before resampling if mite density was
"below threshold"
   Resample date
   if mite density was
   "below threshold"
Resample date
if mite density was
 "FAR BELOW threshold"
Fri, July 1   ---> 6 --->     July 7, Thu July 12, Tue
Sat, July 2   ---> 6 --->     July 8, Fri July 13, Wed
Sun, July 3   ---> 6 --->     July 9, Sat July 14, Thu
Mon, July 4   ---> 6 --->     July 10, Sun July 16, Sat
Tue, July 5   ---> 6 --->     July 11, Mon July 16, Sat
Wed, July 6   ---> 5 --->     July 11, Mon July 17, Sun
Thu, July 7   ---> 5 --->     July 12, Tue July 18, Mon
Fri, July 8   ---> 5 --->     July 13, Wed July 19, Tue
Sat, July 9   ---> 5 --->     July 14, Thu July 19, Tue
Sun, July 10   ---> 5 --->     July 15, Fri July 20, Wed
Mon, July 11   ---> 5 --->     July 16, Sat July 21, Thu
Tue, July 12   ---> 6 --->     July 18, Mon July 22, Fri
Wed, July 13   ---> 5 --->     July 18, Mon July 22, Fri
Thu, July 14   ---> 5 --->     July 19, Tue July 23, Sat
Fri, July 15   ---> 4 --->     July 19, Tue July 23, Sat
Sat, July 16   ---> 4 --->     July 20, Wed July 24, Sun
Sun, July 17   ---> 4 --->     July 21, Thu July 26, Tue
Mon, July 18   ---> 4 --->     July 22, Fri July 28, Thu
Tue, July 19   ---> 3 --->     July 22, Fri July 29, Fri
Wed, July 20   ---> 3 --->     July 23, Sat July 30, Sat
Thu, July 21   ---> 5 --->     July 26, Tue August 1, Mon
Fri, July 22   ---> 6 --->     July 28, Thu August 3, Wed
Sat, July 23   ---> 6 --->     July 29, Fri August 5, Fri
Sun, July 24   ---> 7 --->     July 31, Sun August 6, Sat
Mon, July 25   ---> 6 --->     July 31, Sun August 7, Sun
Tue, July 26   ---> 6 --->     August 1, Mon August 7, Sun
Wed, July 27   ---> 6 --->     August 2, Tue August 8, Mon
Thu, July 28   ---> 6 --->     August 3, Wed August 9, Tue
Fri, July 29   ---> 6 --->     August 4, Thu August 10, Wed
Sat, July 30   ---> 6 --->     August 5, Fri August 12, Fri
Sun, July 31   ---> 6 --->     August 6, Sat August 13, Sat
Mon, August 1   ---> 6 --->     August 7, Sun August 16, Tue
Tue, August 2   ---> 6 --->     August 8, Mon August 17, Wed
Wed, August 3   ---> 6 --->     August 9, Tue August 18, Thu
Thu, August 4   ---> 6 --->     August 10, Wed August 18, Thu
Fri, August 5   ---> 6 --->     August 11, Thu August 19, Fri
Sat, August 6   ---> 7 --->     August 13, Sat August 21, Sun
Sun, August 7   ---> 7 --->     August 14, Sun August 23, Tue
Mon, August 8   ---> 9 --->     August 17, Wed August 24, Wed
Tue, August 9   ---> 9 --->     August 18, Thu August 25, Thu
Wed, August 10   ---> 8 --->     August 18, Thu August 26, Fri
Thu, August 11   ---> 8 --->     August 19, Fri August 27, Sat
Fri, August 12   ---> 8 --->     August 20, Sat August 28, Sun
Sat, August 13   ---> 8 --->     August 21, Sun August 30, Tue
Sun, August 14   ---> 8 --->     August 22, Mon August 31, Wed
Mon, August 15   ---> 8 --->     August 23, Tue August 31, Wed
Tue, August 16   ---> 7 --->     August 23, Tue No more ERM scouting
Wed, August 17   ---> 7 --->     August 24, Wed  
Thu, August 18   ---> 7 --->     August 25, Thu  
Fri, August 19   ---> 7 --->     August 26, Fri  
Sat, August 20   ---> 8 --->     August 28, Sun  
Sun, August 21   ---> 8 --->     August 29, Mon  
Mon, August 22   ---> 8 --->     August 30, Tue  
Tue, August 23   ---> 8 --->     August 31, Wed  
Wed, August 24   No more ERM scouting  
Thu, August 25        
Fri, August 26      
Sat, August 27      
Sun, August 28      
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