INSECT AND MITE CONTROL IN THE HOME ORCHARD
| Pesticides | |||||||||
| APPLE and PEAR | CONTROL PERIOD 1 (months or stage) |
MALATHION | DIAZINON | DORMANT OIL2 | IMIDAN | KELTHANE | SEVIN 3 | THIODAN | GENERAL PURPOSE MIXTURE 4 |
| Aphids | April-June | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| Apple Maggot | July-August | X | X | X | X | ||||
| Codling Moth | May-August | X | X | X | X | ||||
| Japanese Beetle | June-August | X | X | X | X | ||||
| Leafhoppers | May-August | X | X | X | X | ||||
| Leafrollers | May-August | X | X | X | X | ||||
| Mites | April-July | X | X | X | X | ||||
| Pear Psylla | March-August | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| Plant Bugs | April-May | X | X | X | |||||
| Plum Curculio | May | X | X | X | |||||
| Scale | April, June, August | X | X | X | X | ||||
| European Apple Sawfly | May | X | X | X | |||||
1 Based on conditions in the Eastern Panhandle.
2 Dormant or delayed-dormant only.
3 Is likely to cause mite increase following application.
4 Use mixture containing malathion, methoxychlor and captan. This mixture may
not be as effective for some pests as other individual chemicals that are recommended.
Read the pesticide label carefully and use the chemicals in accordance with label cautions, warning and directions. Trade and brand names are used only for the purpose of information, and the West Virginia University Extension Service does not guarantee nor warrant the standard of the product, nor does it imply approval of the product to the exclusion of others which may also be suitable. The West Virginia University Extension Service assumes no responsibility in the use of hazardous chemicals.