INSECTS PINK BUD- Pink control strategy for STLM, Caterpillars, Mites, plum curculio. DISEASES APPLE SCAB Ascospore maturity, control suggestions. FIRE BLIGHT Biology, MARYBL YT, weather and strep sprays, summer control. BLACK KNOT. NOV A Nova registered on cherries and peaches. FIELD NOTES Hudson Valley Lab field reports on tree phenology, scab ascospore maturity, tower shoot, scab control suggestions and pheromone trap catches. USING DEGREE DAY ACCUMULATIONS. PHENOLOGIES Geneva. PHEROMONE TRAP CATCHES Geneva. UPCOMING PEST EVENTS.