Heavy scab infection period May 10-12.

We recorded another heavy combined apple scab infection period at Winchester over this past weekend: May 10-13 (47 combined hr wet at 53° with 1.44 inches of rain). Scab lesions have been observed on unprotected trees in the Winchester area. A follow-up fungicide application with after-infection scab activity is suggested. Cedar-apple rust gall inoculum is now mostly depleted.

Also, we have had 20 days favorable for powdery mildew infection since spores were available at Winchester Apr 6.