Midwest Tree Fruit Spray Guide
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2014 Midwest Tree Fruit Spray Guide Arkansas Kentucky University of Arkansas University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service AG1282 ID-92 Illinois Missouri University of Illinois Extension University of Missouri and Missouri State University ICSG4-12 MP651 Indiana Ohio Purdue Extension Ohio State University Extension ID-168 506A2 Iowa Wisconsin Iowa State University Extension University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension Service PM 1282 A3314 Kansas Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service S-146 2014 Midwest Tree Fruit Spray Guide This publication is one of a series of publications for fruit growers in the Midwest developed by the Midwest Fruit Workers Group. Other publications include the Midwest Small Fruit Pest Management Handbook, Midwest Commercial Small Fruit and Grape Spray Guide, and Midwest Tree Fruit Pest Management Handbook. Contact your local Cooperative Extension office for information on these publications. CONTRIBUTORS* University of Arkansas University of Missouri Entomology * Donn T. Johnson Entomology Bruce Barrett Horticulture Elena Garcia Missouri State University University of Illinois Integrated Pest Management Maciej Psczcolkowski Entomology * Rick Weinzierl Horticulture John Avery Horticulture Mosbah M. Kushad Martin Kaps John Masiunas Plant Pathology Laslo Kovacs * Elizabeth Wahle Plant Pathology * Mohammad Babadoost The Ohio State University Entomology * Celeste Welty Iowa State University Horticulture Diane Miller Entomology * Donald R. Lewis Plant Pathology * Michael A. Ellis * Laura C.H. Jesse Weed Science Douglas Doohan Horticulture * Joe Hannan Patrick O’Malley Purdue University Mike White Entomology * Rick E. Foster Plant Pathology * Mark L. Gleason Horticulture * Peter M. Hirst Erika Saalau-Rojas Steve C. Weller Plant Pathology * Janna Beckerman Kansas State University Entomology Raymond Cloyd University of Wisconsin Horticulture Ted Carey Agronomy Roger A. Flashinski Plant Pathology Megan Kennelly Entomology Christelle Guedot Plant Pathology * Patricia S. McManus University of Kentucky Entomology * Ricardo T. Bessin Horticulture * John G. Strang * Shawn Wright Plant Pathology * Nicole Ward Gauthier DISCLAIMER References to products in this publication are not intended to be an endorsement to the exclusion of others that may be similar. Any person using products listed in this publication assumes full responsibility for their use in accordance with current directions of the manufacturer. Non-Discrimination Statement The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital or family status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) 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CONTENTS Apple Spray Schedule ................................................................................................................7 Efficacy of Selected Insecticides and Acaricides Against Apple Insects and Mites .............19 Special Problems and Pests of Apple ......................................................................................20 Pear Spray Schedule .................................................................................................................24 Cherry Spray Schedule .............................................................................................................28 Peach Spray Schedule ..............................................................................................................33 Plum Spray Schedule ...............................................................................................................38 Special Problems and Pests of Peach and Other Stone Fruit ................................................41 Insecticides Used to Manage Borers of Peach, Cherry, and Plum Trees ...............................43 Pre-harvest Intervals and Restricted-Entry Intervals (REI) for Common Fungicides ...........44 Efficacy of Selected Fungicides Against Apple Diseases .......................................................45 Efficacy of Selected Fungicides Against Stone Fruit Diseases ..............................................45 Pre-harvest Intervals and Restricted-Entry Intervals (REI) for Insecticides and Miticides ..46 Pre-harvest Intervals and Restricted-Entry Intervals (REI) for Growth Regulators ..............47 Pre-harvest Intervals and Restricted-Entry Intervals (REI) for Herbicides ............................48 Generic Insecticides ..................................................................................................................49 Orchard Vole Control ................................................................................................................50 Suggestions for Growth Regulators .......................................................................................52 Chemical Thinning of Apples ...................................................................................................54 Chemical Weed Control ............................................................................................................56 Herbicide Recommendations for Apple and Pear ..................................................................57 Herbicide Recommendations for Peach, Nectarine, Plum and Cherry .................................61 Herbicide Recommendations for Non-Bearing Fruit Trees Only ...........................................64 Floral Development Stages for Fruit Crops ............................................................................65 Record Keeping Requirements for Production Chemicals ....................................................66 Record Keeping Forms .............................................................................................................69 The Midwest Tree Fruit Pest Management Handbook is a companion publication to this spray guide that contains further information on pesticide safety, sprayer calibration, tree fruit diseases and insect pests, pesticide characteristics, growth regulators and spray adjuvants, and other related topics. Copies of this publication are available from your state extension service. Foreword Fruit Grower Newsletters Commercial fruit production has become a highly ILLINOIS skilled technological profession. Concerns for residues, University of Illinois Extension publishes The Illinois operator risks, and the environment dictate that all Fruit & Vegetable News. This newsletter covers fruit growers exercise extreme caution in the use of production practices and insect and disease all pesticides and, indeed, all chemicals. The EPA management. It is available at www.ipm.illinois.edu/ifvn. has designated a number of fruit pesticides as For information, or to order, contact Rick Weinzierl, “restricted-use.” Record-keeping and worker protection Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois, requirements have changed dramatically since 1994. AW-101 Turner Hall, 1102 S. Goodwin Avenue, Consult the Pesticide Applicator Training program or Urbana, IL 61801; phone: 217) 244-2126; local extension office for more information. email: [email protected]. Growers who wish to use restricted-use materials must INDIANA be certified as “private applicators.” Certification requires Purdue Extension offers Fact for Fancy Fruit, a fruit that applicators understand: labels and labeling; safety grower newsletter issued at frequent intervals during factors; potential environmental concerns, identification the fruit season to Indiana growers by first class mail of common pests; knowledge of pesticides and their for $15 a year. This service supplies timely information usage; proper equipment use; and applicable state and on disease and insect activity throughout the state, federal regulations. Contact your local cultural information, and announcements of upcoming extension office for information about certification meetings. The newsletter also is available free at training programs. www.hort.purdue.edu/fff and through email. Pest management recommendations provide up-to-date To receive the paper copy, send your name, address, information on pesticides and their applicability to your and present fruit interests along with a check for $15 problem. We suggest that you use this information to set made out to Purdue University, to Facts for Fancy Fruit, up your own spray program. You should include space Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, for records in the program, such as materials used; date 625 Agricultural Mall Drive, Purdue University, of application; stage of growth; and weather. In case West Lafayette, IN 47907-2010. of questions, nothing beats a good set of records, and records are required for restricted-use pesticides. IOWA Iowa State University Extension and Outreach publishes a free monthly small fruit and vegetable newsletter. Topics covered include production practices, seasonal issues including weather, insect, disease, and weed management strategies,