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| Need for protection
against plum curculio egglaying begins around fruit set. A final plum curculio insecticide application on Friday, June 10 is expected to give adequate protection until the end of the immigration period on Sunday, June 19 (indicated by yellow highlight). If using Surround deterrent, rough estimate for decline in plum curculio egglaying is Wednesday, July 6. |
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| Weather data for Sanford ME. Forecast values begin September 20, 2011 | |||||
| 95% McIntosh Petal Fall estimated or reported as: May 27, Friday | |||||
| Full-dose Plum Curculio insecticide application date |
PC degree days accumulated on spray date | Inches Rain |
Estimated end of protection |
Percent of PC control period (& PC degree days) completed by end of protection |
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| Fri, May 27 | 95% McIntosh Petal Fall |
0 | June 8, Wed | 58% | (180) |
| Sat, May 28 | 12 | 0 | June 9, Thu | 66% | (204) |
| Sun, May 29 | 32 | 0 | June 10, Fri | 72% | (221) |
| Mon, May 30 | 56 | 0 | June 11, Sat | 74% | (228) |
| Tue, May 31 | 74 | 0 | June 12, Sun | 75% | (230) |
| Wed, June 1 | 95 | 0.07 | June 14, Tue | 78% | (240) |
| Thu, June 2 | 106 | 0 | June 14, Tue | 78% | (240) |
| Fri, June 3 | 113 | 0 | June 15, Wed | 82% | (253) |
| Sat, June 4 | 119 | 0 | June 16, Thu | 88% | (272) |
| Sun, June 5 | 127 | 0 | June 18, Sat | 99% | (306) |
| Mon, June 6 | 141 | 0 | June 18, Sat | 99% | (306) |
| Tue, June 7 | 158 | 0 | June 18, Sat | 99% | (306) |
| Wed, June 8 | 180 | 0 | June 18, Sat | 99% | (306) |
| Thu, June 9 | 204 | 0.51 | June 18, Sat | 99% | (306) |
| Fri, June 10 | 221 | 0 | June 22, Wed | 100% | (368) |
| Sat, June 11 | 228 | 0.63 | June 22, Wed | 100% | (368) |
| Sun, June 12 | 230 | 0.30 | June 23, Thu | 100% | (377) |
| Mon, June 13 | 236 | 0 | June 24, Fri | 100% | (382) |
| Tue, June 14 | 240 | 0.04 | June 24, Fri | 100% | (382) |
| Wed, June 15 | 253 | 0 | June 24, Fri | 100% | (382) |
| Thu, June 16 | 272 | 0 | June 24, Fri | 100% | (382) |
| Fri, June 17 | 288 | 0.21 | June 24, Fri | 100% | (382) |
| Sat, June 18 | 306 | 0.38 | June 24, Fri | 100% | (382) |
| Sun, June 19 | 321 | 0 | June 25, Sat | 100% | (389) |