European Sawfly

There is evidence that the sawfly has some slight varietal preferences. A larger than average number of EA fruit were attacked on earlier blooming and longer Sawfly blooming apple varieties. This was not the case across Ant 48 3 the board, but was recordable. Bowing 3 Breaky 3 Also, varieties which tend to set heavily had a larger Burgundy 3 percentage of attack. This was accentuated in those Cranberry 3 that tend to set in a “rope” of fruits (clustering along Dolgo 3 the branch). The significance of this condition is that it Early Harvest 3 allows easier apple to apple infection of a single larva. Equinox 3 Heavier setting varieties such as Prairie Spy and Greensleeves 3 had higher damage, as did roping varieties like Haralred 3 Patterson, and various crabs. This close proximity of 3 fruit to fruit was also higher in attack in varieties that Hyslop Crab 3 pair, like Oriole which almost always occurs as two Kazakh 761 (k-17) 3 tightly joined. Keepsake 3 It should be noted, that nearly all varieties had some Leo 3 damage. Some badly affected did not appear Liberty 3 to line up to any characteristics as noted above. 3 Keepsake, for instance (neither early blooming, nor Mantet 3 tightly clustered in 2014) had 60% of its fruit attacked in McIntosh 3 our count. There likely exists no truly e.a.s. resistant 3 variety, though some categories of apple apparently are Milwaukee 3 more likely to have greater damage if unregulated. It Noran 3 also is of note that cultural practices like timely thinning Norland 3 can be of great service in reducing damage and overall Oriole 3 pest population. Parkland 3 Patterson 3 Sampling : 10 apples per variety were examined for damage. Prairie Spy 3 Key – Red 3 1 : 0-20% 2: 31-50% Shafer 3 3: 51 % or greater Spencer 3 Wealthy 3 Anoka 2 2 Bedford 2 Collet 2 Dayton 2 Duchess 2 Dudley Winter 2 Fameuse 2 Heyer 12 2 European apple sawfly, now deceased, on a sticky trap Irish Peach 2

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