PEAR 6TH-7TH COVER SPRAYS
| Time of Application | Material/gal water | To Control | Remarks |
| At 14 day intervals | 2.0-4.0 tbsp Sulfur 90W
plus 2 fl oz permethrin 2.5% or 2 tbsp esfenvalerate 0.425% or 1.5 tsp Confirm T/O or 2 fl oz Fruit Tree & Plant Guard |
apple rot, sooty blotch, flyspeck, apple maggot, codling moth, bitter pit | Same as 3rd-5th
covers. Generally speaking, apply protectant sprays
up to 25-30 days before harvest. Sticky sphere traps are
available that can control AM on a few backyard trees.
Pick up all drop fruit to help control AM. Do not
make more than four applications of Fruit Tree & Plant
Guard per year, and do not apply it closer than 21 days to
harvest. |
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