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Apple Insect Pests
| Pest Type | Definition | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| key/major | present in most orchards in most years and usually causing economic damage if not managed. MD: Mating Disruption | ||||||||
| minor/ rare | often present but usually/ occasionally not causing economic damage and not requiring management. MD: Mating Disruption | ||||||||
Apple Growth Stages
The (colored) boxes represent the crop stages where common pests in the Midwest are active and action (scouting and preventative sprays) may be necessary/recommended.
Stage
| Dormant | Green Tip | Half-inch Green | Tight Cluster | Pink | Bloom | Petal Fall | 1st and 2nd Cover | 3rd Cover | Summer Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CM-MD | Codling moth | ||||||||
| OFM-MD | Oriental fruit moth | ||||||||
| Plum curculio | |||||||||
| Apple maggot | |||||||||
| Brown marmorated stink bug | |||||||||
| European red mite | |||||||||
| Japanese beetle | |||||||||
| Rosy apple aphid | |||||||||
| San Jose scale | San Jose scale | ||||||||
| Woolly apple aphid | |||||||||
| Periodical Cicada | |||||||||
| Potato leafhopper | |||||||||
| DWB-MD | Dogwood borer | ||||||||
| Green apple aphid | |||||||||
| Leafrollers | |||||||||
| Tarnished plant bug | |||||||||
| spotted tentiform leafminer- adults | spotted tentiform leafminer- larvae | spotted tentiform leafminer- larvae | spotted tentiform leafminer | ||||||
| Ambrosia beetles | |||||||||
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