28 April 2026 - Bees in Orchards with Shianne Lindsay, Scab and Fireblight Updates

This week on Scaffolds, I talk to Shianne Linsday, a graduate student in Dr Scott McArt’s lab, about our cool weather’s impact on pollinators, Kerik talks about getting through extended/multiple apple scab infection periods, and the lack of fire blight risk in a cold early bloom, and Anna gives us our state of the state update on trap captures and degree day accumulation around the state. State of the State show notesHistorical Phenology and Average Degree Day Accumulation Base 43 (for reference)-            Tight cluster (McIntosh) || 228 ± 27 || 27-Apr ± 7 days-            Pink (McIntosh) || 289 ± 26 || 3-May ± 7 days-            Full bloom (McIntosh) || 378 ± 35 || 10-May ± 6 days-            Petal fall (McIntosh) || 479 ± 42 || 18-May ± 6 days Phenology &amp; DDs for NY NEWA Stations from 1/1 – 4/27Station || Stage || DD 43F || DD 43 Forecast Through 5/3 ||Geneva (AgriTech North) || Pink || 404 || 436Highland (HVRL) || Full Bloom || 450 || 502Clifton Park || Pink || 351 || 397Peru (Forrence) || 1/2&quot; Green || 220 || 267Medina (Roberts) - Inland || Early Pink || 368 || 398Appleton North - Lake || Early Pink || 255 || 279Fairville (The Apple Shed) - Inland || Early Pink || 386 || 415Williamson (DeMarree) - Lake  || Early Pink || 322 || 342*all DDs Baskerville-Emin, B.E Upcoming Pest EventsPest/Phenology Event || DD Base 43˚F || Approx. DateSTLM Traps set out   || 1-AprPear psylla – egg laying || 84 ± 44 || 33 ± 21 || 4-Apr ± 11 daysRBLR – 1st catch || 144 ± 32 || 60 ± 20 || 17-Apr ± 9 daysRosy apple aphid – 1st nymphs present || 189 ± 55 || 86 ± 30 || 25-Apr ± 7 daysSTLM – 1st adult catch || 168 ± 48 || 73 ± 28 || 20-Apr ± 9 daysSTLM – 1st egg observed || 208 ± 65 || 94 ± 36 || 27-Apr ± 5 days---Tight cluster (McIntosh) || 228 ± 27 || 105 ± 19 || 27-Apr ± 7 daysTarnished plant bug – 1st observed || 222 ± 105 || 105 ± 62 || 25-Apr ± 15 daysOBLR – 1st overwintered larvae observed || 236 ± 78 || 112 ± 48 || 29-Apr ± 7 daysBlack stem borer – 1st adult catch || 283 ± 50 || 137 ± 40 || 6-May ± 3 daysEuropean red mite – egg hatch observed || 284 ± 53 || 134 ± 34 || 6-May ± 4 days---Pink (McIntosh) || 289 ± 26 || 139 ± 21 || 3-May ± 7 daysOFM Traps set out || PinkOriental fruit moth – 1st adult catch || 229* ± 44* || 126 ± 33 || 2-May ± 8 daysRBLR – 1st flight peak || 303 ± 75 || 150 ± 48 || 4-May ± 9 daysSTLM – 1st flight peak || 337 ± 71 || 168 ± 45 || 7-May ± 8 days---Full bloom (McIntosh) || 378 ± 35 || 192 ± 25 || 10-May ± 6 daysOBLR Overwintered Gen. Sample || BloomCodling Moth Traps set out || Bloom  Cold Temperature and Frost RiskPicture Table of Critical Spring Temperatures for Tree Fruit Bud Development Stages https://www.canr.msu.edu/resources/picture-table-critical-spring-temperatures-for-tree-fruit-bud-development-stages  Regional Weather Events page for NEWA weather stations, including a map of freeze events from 2024 and 2025. https://newa.cornell.edu/regional-weather-events/Cornell Statewide Frost Protection webinar held on Friday April 12th recording now available online here: https://youtu.be/TIBEpfb98wsScouting and Monitoring ResourcesVideo: Apple Insect Targets and IPM Practices (including explanations of Degree Day calculations),  https://youtu.be/NwyBAcvbpUs  NY Tree Fruit Pest Monitoring Network Blog<