July-August mite scouting frequency adjusted to ERM generation time

Background Information for this page
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Weather data for Greenville RI.  Forecast values begin May 16, 2012
    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"
Sun, July 1   ---> 7 --->     July 8, Sun July 15, Sun
Mon, July 2   ---> 7 --->     July 9, Mon July 16, Mon
Tue, July 3   ---> 7 --->     July 10, Tue July 16, Mon
Wed, July 4   ---> 7 --->     July 11, Wed July 17, Tue
Thu, July 5   ---> 6 --->     July 11, Wed July 18, Wed
Fri, July 6   ---> 6 --->     July 12, Thu July 19, Thu
Sat, July 7   ---> 6 --->     July 13, Fri July 20, Fri
Sun, July 8   ---> 6 --->     July 14, Sat July 21, Sat
Mon, July 9   ---> 6 --->     July 15, Sun July 22, Sun
Tue, July 10   ---> 6 --->     July 16, Mon July 23, Mon
Wed, July 11   ---> 6 --->     July 17, Tue July 24, Tue
Thu, July 12   ---> 6 --->     July 18, Wed July 25, Wed
Fri, July 13   ---> 6 --->     July 19, Thu July 26, Thu
Sat, July 14   ---> 6 --->     July 20, Fri July 26, Thu
Sun, July 15   ---> 6 --->     July 21, Sat July 27, Fri
Mon, July 16   ---> 6 --->     July 22, Sun July 28, Sat
Tue, July 17   ---> 6 --->     July 23, Mon July 29, Sun
Wed, July 18   ---> 6 --->     July 24, Tue July 30, Mon
Thu, July 19   ---> 6 --->     July 25, Wed July 31, Tue
Fri, July 20   ---> 6 --->     July 26, Thu August 2, Thu
Sat, July 21   ---> 6 --->     July 27, Fri August 3, Fri
Sun, July 22   ---> 6 --->     July 28, Sat August 4, Sat
Mon, July 23   ---> 6 --->     July 29, Sun August 5, Sun
Tue, July 24   ---> 6 --->     July 30, Mon August 6, Mon
Wed, July 25   ---> 6 --->     July 31, Tue August 7, Tue
Thu, July 26   ---> 6 --->     August 1, Wed August 8, Wed
Fri, July 27   ---> 6 --->     August 2, Thu August 9, Thu
Sat, July 28   ---> 6 --->     August 3, Fri August 10, Fri
Sun, July 29   ---> 6 --->     August 4, Sat August 11, Sat
Mon, July 30   ---> 6 --->     August 5, Sun August 13, Mon
Tue, July 31   ---> 6 --->     August 6, Mon August 14, Tue
Wed, August 1   ---> 6 --->     August 7, Tue August 15, Wed
Thu, August 2   ---> 6 --->     August 8, Wed August 16, Thu
Fri, August 3   ---> 6 --->     August 9, Thu August 17, Fri
Sat, August 4   ---> 7 --->     August 11, Sat August 18, Sat
Sun, August 5   ---> 7 --->     August 12, Sun August 19, Sun
Mon, August 6   ---> 7 --->     August 13, Mon August 20, Mon
Tue, August 7   ---> 7 --->     August 14, Tue August 22, Wed
Wed, August 8   ---> 7 --->     August 15, Wed August 23, Thu
Thu, August 9   ---> 7 --->     August 16, Thu August 24, Fri
Fri, August 10   ---> 7 --->     August 17, Fri August 25, Sat
Sat, August 11   ---> 7 --->     August 18, Sat August 27, Mon
Sun, August 12   ---> 7 --->     August 19, Sun August 28, Tue
Mon, August 13   ---> 7 --->     August 20, Mon August 29, Wed
Tue, August 14   ---> 7 --->     August 21, Tue August 30, Thu
Wed, August 15   ---> 7 --->     August 22, Wed No more ERM scouting
Thu, August 16   ---> 8 --->     August 24, Fri  
Fri, August 17   ---> 8 --->     August 25, Sat  
Sat, August 18   ---> 8 --->     August 26, Sun  
Sun, August 19   ---> 8 --->     August 27, Mon  
Mon, August 20   ---> 8 --->     August 28, Tue  
Tue, August 21   ---> 8 --->     August 29, Wed  
Wed, August 22   ---> 8 --->     August 30, Thu  
Thu, August 23   No more ERM scouting  
Fri, August 24      
Sat, August 25        
Sun, August 26      
Mon, August 27      
Tue, August 28      
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