This is the update version of the 1998 Fireblight prediction using the MaryBlyt model for the Peach Ridge Weather Station in Sparta, Michigan.
Apple & Pear Fireblight Predictions
Philip Schwallier & Amy Brown
1998 Peach Ridge Data, Final Version, May 25, 1998
Month
Day
Bloom Stage
Ave 
Temp.
Precip.
Pear
EIP
Pear
Risk
Crab
EIP
Crab
Risk
Early
EIP
Early  
Risk
Mid
EIP
Mid
Risk
Late 
EIP
Late
Risk
Comments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
April
24
1st Bloom, Pears
57
0
12
Low
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
25
1st Bloom, Crabs
52
.01
8
Moderate
0
Moderate
0
 Moderate
 
 
 
 
 
 
26
1st Bloom, Ida
44
.61
0
Low
0
Moderate
0
 Moderate
 
 
 
 
 
 
27
20% Bloom, Pears
44
 
0
Low
0
Low
0
Low
 
 
 
 
 
 
28
 1st Bloom, 
Gingergold
49
 
0
Low
0
Low
0
Low
 
 
 
 
 
 
29
1st Bloom, 
Paulared
53
.04 
0
Moderate
0
Moderate
0
Moderate
 
 
 
 
 
 
30
 
58
.5
0
Moderate
0
Moderate
0
Moderate
 
 
 
 
 
May
1
Full Bloom, 
Pears, Crabs
1st Bloom, Jons
62
.1
12
High
12
High
12
High
12
High
 
 
 Hail trauma blight 
to show up on 5-15
 
2
 King Bloom,
Idas, Gingergold,
Paulared,
1st Bloom, Rome
Fuji, Braeburn
56
 .01
8
Moderate
8
Moderate
8
Moderate
8
Low
0
Moderate 
 
 
3
 Full Bloom,
Ida, Paulared, Gingergold
1st Bloom, Golden,
Jonagold, Gala
59
 .33
8
Moderate
8
Moderate
8
Moderate
8
Low
 0
 Moderatre
 
 
4
 King Bloom, Jon, Rome
Full Bloom, Fuji,
Braeburn
61
 0
44
 High
 44
 High
44
High
44
High
36
High
 
 
5
King Bloom, Golden,
Gala, Jonagold
59
.01
57
Low
57
Low
57
Low
57
Low
48
Low
 
 
6
Petal Fall, Pears, 
Early Crabs
Full Bloom, Jon, Rome, 
Jonagold, Gala, Golden
66
.09
85
High
85
High
85
High
85
High
85
High
Hail truma blight 
to show up on 5-17
 
7
Petal Fall, Ida,
Gingergold
66
0
121
High
121
High
121
High
121
High
121
High
 
 
8
Petal Fall, Paulared 
66
0
121 
High
121 
High
121
High
121 
High
1121
High
 
 
9
Petal Fall, Jon, Fuji,
Braeburn
66
0
133
High
133
High
133
High
133
High
133
High
 
 
10
Bloom End, Pears, 
Early Crabs
60
0
 
 
 
 
133
High
133
High
133
High 
 
 
11
 
60
0
 
 
 
 
109
High
109
High
109
High
 
 
12
Bloom End, Ida
Petal Fall, Gala,
Golden, Rome
63
Fog,
Dew
 
 
 
 
109
Infection
109
Infection
109
Infection
Strikes to 
show on 5-20.
 
13
Bloom End, 
Gingergold, Paulared
61
.63
 
 
 
 
109
Infection
109
Infection
109
Infection
Strikes to
show on 5-21.
 
14
Bloom End, Fuji, 
Braeburn,Golden
64
0
 
 
 
 
 
 
145
Infection
145
Infection
Strikes to
show on 5-23.
 
15
Bloom End, Jons, 
Jonagold, Gala,
75
0
 
 
 
 
 
 
255
High
255
High
 
 
16
Bloom End, Rome
68
0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
242
High
 
 
17
 
66
0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
18
 
73
0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PATROL ORCHARDS 
WEEKLY.
 
19
 
71 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
20
 
68
 0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
May 12 strikes 
should be showing.
 
21
 
57
0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
May 13 strikes 
should be showing.
 
22
 
55
0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
23
 
56
0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
May 14 strikes 
should be showing.
 
24
 
58
.02
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1st strikes found on
Jons, light numbers.
 
25
 
61
.02