Please let me know if you would like one. I only ask that the cooperator use it diligently and report to me when the program indicates that an infection period has occurred and when you see your first fire blight symptoms. The program is not difficult to operate, and can help tremendously in managing fire blight. The MaryBlyt program uses temperature and rainfall amounts to tell you when you need to spray with streptomycin and to tell you when to expect fire blight symptoms to appear. The program will improve control efficiency, resulting in better control with fewer sprays than would be obtained by spraying on a fixed schedule.
Fewer sprays mean less chance of resistance to streptomycin developing.
Hopefully, you can use the program this year in your operation. You don't need to enter the data into the computer until the blooms begin to open, but you do need to record the measurements every day, and reset the max-min thermometer and empty the rain gauge after the reading. When the first blossom bud opens, the data must be entered into the computer each day. The thermometer should be located in the shade, away from the ground. The rain gauge should be located in the open.