Table 1. Numbers of CM and OBLR used to determine longevity in apple orchards at different times in the season and longevity in calendar days and degree-days (DD).
Female Longevity Male Longevity
Species Year Generation No. Females Mean (d) Maximum (d) Mean (DD) Maximum (DD) No. Males Mean (d) Maximum (d) Mean (DD) Maximum (DD) Dates Out Average DD/Day (sd)
CM 2004 1 24 9.0 14 45 75 - - - - - 5 - 21 May 5.0 (0.42)
2 80 4.7 8 64 121 40 4.7 8 69.7 115 8 July - 14 Aug 13.8 (2.22)
2005 1 124 8.3 18 64 130 80 8.6 21 56.6 126 2 May - 20 June 7.8 (2.22)
2 181 3.8 8 56 120 96 3.5 7 44.7 90 18 July - 21 Aug 14.9 (6.18)
OBLR 2004 1 41 3.1 5 44 76 39 2.4 4 33.5 62 18 June - 30 June 14.0 (2.32)
2 18 4.7 6 43 57 21 4.1 6 37.4 57 23 Aug - 29 Aug 8.9 (0.52)
2005 1 135 5.4 11 54 117 142 4.4 9 41.1 96 7 June - 16 July 9.9 (1.91)
2 50 3.5 6 54 94 167 2.7 5 39.0 81 25 July - 21 Aug 14.8 (1.74)