Peach Insect Chemical Ratings (2013 revisions)

Updated 15 April 2013

Direct Pests of Peach - affecting the fruit directly

Internal Feeders

Oriental fruit moth

Excellent: Altacor, Asana or Adjourn, Ambush, Baythroid, CheckMate OFM-F, Delegate, Imidan, Isomate-M 100, Isomate-M Rosso, Lannate, Pounce, Voliam Flexi, Voliam Xpress, Warrior,
Good: Belt, Sevin

Plum curculio

Excellent: Actara, Avaunt, Endigo, Imidan, Voliam Flexi,
Good: Altacor, Asana, Ambush, Baythroid, Danitol, Delegate, Leverage, Pounce, Proaxis, Warrior

External Feeders

Tarnished plant bug and Stink bugs

Excellent: Asana, Assail, Ambush, Baythroid, Carzol, Danitol, Endigo, Leverage, Pounce, Proaxis, Voliam Flexi Voliam Xpress, Warrior

Good: Actara, Imidan, Lannate, Thionex,

Leafrollers

Excellent: Altacor, Belt, Delegate, Lannate, Entrust, Warrior
Good: Imidan,

Japanese beetle

Excellent: Sevin
Good: Altacor, Assail, Lannate

Western flower thrips

Excellent: Delegate, Entrust,
Good: Lannate

Borers

Lesser peachtree borer

Excellent: Isomate LPTB, Lorsban
Good: Asana, Ambush, Danitol, Pounce, Voliam Xpress, Warrior (adults)

Peachtree borer

Excellent: Isomate P, Lorsban
Good:

Others - affecting other parts of the tree (leaves, shoots, etc.)

Green peach aphid

Excellent: Actara, Admire Pro, Assail, Endigo, Leverage, Movento, Voliam Flexi,
Good: Lannate

European red mite

Excellent: Superior oil, Apollo, Envidor, Nexter, Onager, Savey
Good: Acramite, Vendex

Cicada

Excellent: Ambush, Asana, Danitol, Pounce, Proaxis, Sevin, Voliam Xpress, Warrior
Good: Lannate, Sevin
Fair: Thionex

White peach scale

Excellent: Centaur, Esteem
Good: Movento

San Jose scale

Excellent: Centaur, Lorsban, Superior oil, Envidor (crawlers)

Direct Pests of Cherry - affecting the fruit directly

Internal Feeders

Spotted wing drosophila

Excellent: Delegate, Danitol, Imidan (not for sweet cherries),
Good: malathion,

Plum curculio

Excellent: Avaunt, Guthion, Imidan (not for sweet cherries),
Good: Actara,

Cherry fruit fly

Excellent: Imidan (not for sweet cherries),
Good: Actara, Altacor, Assail, Delegate, Diazinon, Entrust, Sevin,

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