Fire Blight Infections 12-14 April in All Virginia as Announced Last Week

Fire blight infection conditions are reported by NEWA model for 12-14 April in most locations in Virginia and as we previously announced in a blog post last week: 1. No Risk From Scab Infections; 2. Keep An Eye on Cedar-Apple Rust Galls; 3. Potential Risk From Fire Blight 12-14 April. Streptomycin applications will be needed today to protect any apple trees still in bloom. Below are today’s outputs from NEWA model showing when infections will happen at different locations in Virginia. Keep looking at the NEWA Fire Blight model EIP. Infections are predicted in Winchester, Quicksburg, Sperryville, Roseland, Charlottesville, and Rustburg, while Bristol could have an infection if you provide spray water as EIP is over 100 and in the orange field. Before you make any spray decisions, do not forget to use the “Streptomycin Spray Date” function in this model as it can help you decide when to spray your next streptomycin application. Add fungicides to your spray tank to make this application more economical.