Columbus MT - C9321
Data is up through September 17, 2024
Growing Degree Days since January 1:
Change Station:
Apple Maggot
Biofix: January 1, 2024
Degree Days since Biofix:3872
Management Action 1 Week Ago:none
Present Management Action:none
Management Action for the Next 3 Weeks:none
For a current Apple Maggot summary click here.
Billbugs
Biofix: January 13, 2024
Degree Days since Biofix:5120
Management Action 1 Week Ago:none
Present Management Action:none
Management Action for the Next 3 Weeks:none
For a current Billbugs summary click here.
Cereal Leaf Beetle
Biofix: May 6, 2024
Degree Days since Biofix:3309
Management Action 1 Week Ago:none
Present Management Action:none
Management Action for the Next 3 Weeks:none
For a current Cereal Leaf Beetle summary click here.
Codling Moth - Trap Biofix
Biofix: May 10, 2024
Degree Days since Biofix:2581
Moth Flight: Moth Flight is over for the season
Egg Hatch: Egg Hatch is over for the season
Management Action 1 Week Ago:none
Present Management Action:none
Management Action for the Next 3 Weeks:none
For a current Codling Moth - Trap Biofix summary click here.
Fire Blight
*This model only applies when trees are in bloom.
Greater Peachtree Borer
Biofix: January 1, 2024
Degree Days since Biofix:2206
Management Action 1 Week Ago:none
Present Management Action:none
Management Action for the Next 3 Weeks:October 4 to October 15 - Moth flight winds down at this time, protection of trunks/roots should carry through mid to late September.
For a current Greater Peachtree Borer summary click here.
Obliquebanded Leafroller
Biofix: June 15, 2024
Degree Days since Biofix:1831
Management Action 1 Week Ago:none
Present Management Action:none
Management Action for the Next 3 Weeks:none
For a current Obliquebanded Leafroller summary click here.
Peach Twig Borer
Biofix: June 2, 2024
Degree Days since Biofix:2361
Moth Flight: Moth Flight is over for the season
Egg Hatch: Egg Hatch is over for the season
Management Action 1 Week Ago:September 9 to September 10 - Begin protection for egg hatch (5% - 16%) third summer generation. Pick the date in this range depending on your pest pressure. Continue protection of fruit until harvest or until September 15, whichever is earlier.
Present Management Action:none
Management Action for the Next 3 Weeks:none
For a current Peach Twig Borer summary click here.
San Jose Scale
Biofix: May 10, 2024
Degree Days since Biofix:2491
Males: Adult Males is over for the season
Crawlers: Crawlers is over for the season
Management Action 1 Week Ago:none
Present Management Action:none
Management Action for the Next 3 Weeks:none
For a current San Jose Scale summary click here.
Spotted Wing Drosophila
Biofix: January 1, 2024
Degree Days since Biofix:2819
Management Action 1 Week Ago:September 10 to September 12 - Continue servicing traps. Adult emergence of the 5th generation of flies is peaking at this time.
Present Management Action:none
Management Action for the Next 3 Weeks:October 8 to October 13 - Continue to keep fruit protected with insecticides if spotted wing has been confirmed on your fruit farm.

Peak egg-laying by 5th generation flies is now occurring.
For a current Spotted Wing Drosophila summary click here.
Walnut Husk Fly
Biofix: January 1, 2024
Degree Days since Biofix:4415
Management Action 1 Week Ago:none
Present Management Action:none
Management Action for the Next 3 Weeks:none
For a current Walnut Husk Fly summary click here.
Western Cherry Fruit Fly
Biofix: Not established yet for 2024
Degree Days since March:4415
Management Action 1 Week Ago:none
Present Management Action:none
Management Action for the Next 3 Weeks:none
For a current Western Cherry Fruit Fly summary click here.