Revised March 2005
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Pesticide recommendations are subject to change at any time. Before purchasing
any materials, make sure they are still approved for recommended use.
Missouri Poison Control Hotline
800-392-9111
All Poison Control Centers in Missouri are coordinated through Cardinal Glennon Memorial Hospital in St. Louis. This facility has a 24-hour Poison Control Hotline staffed by professionals. The Center will refer you to your closest Poison Control Hospital for treatment.
In case of accidental poisoning involving a pesticide, follow the first aid directions printed on the label of the container and consult your physician immediately. Additional information concerning treatment and course of action can be obtained from your nearest poison control center.
Pesticides in this publication are
listed by common name. Some brand names usually available in Missouri are listed
in the chart. Undoubtedly, other brand names are available. No discrimination
is intended, and no endorsement is implied. Consult the labels for appropriate
rates.
Fruit Spray Schedules for the Homeowner
Cherries
Cherries
Dormant
spray
Apply before buds break in spring.
Mites, scale
- Material
dormant oil
- Comments
Oil smothers overwintering eggs of mites and scale.
Cherries
Bloom spray
Apply when 25 percent of blossoms
are open. Do not apply insecticides at this time -- Save the bees.
Brown rot
- Material
chlorothalonil
or myclobutanil
or thiophanate-methyl
- Comments
Best control is achieved if an application is also applied at the prebloom
or pink ("popcorn") stage.
Cherries
Petal-fall spray
Apply
when most of blossom petals have fallen.
Plum curculio
- Material
carbaryl
or methoxychlor
or esfenvalerate
or neem
- Comments
Neem (azadirachtin) is a botanical insecticide.
Scale
- Material
carbaryl
or summer oil
- Comments
To prevent damage to foliage or fruits, never use a summer oil with captan,
carbaryl, or other sulfur-containing pesticides. Allow at least 14 days between
applications of sulfur-containing compounds and the use of a summer oil. Apply
oil at temperatures above 40 degrees Fahrenheit and below 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
Aphids
- Material
carbaryl
or malathion
or insecticidal soap
or pyrethrins and rotenone
or neem
- Comments
For insecticidal soap repeat application 3 to 4 days later.
For pyrethrin and rotenone premix, repeat application every 5 to 10 days
or as needed, do not apply within 1 day of harvest.
Neem (azadirachtin) is a botanical insecticide.
Cherries
Shuck-split
spray
Apply when shucks have split and
are fallling from expanding fruit.
Plum curculio
- Material
carbaryl
or methoxychlor
or neem
- Comments
See comments in "petal fall spray" section.
Cherries
First cover spray
Apply 10 days after shuck-fall.
Plum curculio, cherry fruit fly
- Material
carbaryl
or malathion
or esfenvalerate
or methoxychlor
or neem
or pyrethrins and rotenone
or spinosad
- Comments
Maggot-infested fruit by the cherry fruit fly is often shrunken and
misshapen, ripens earlier than surrounding fruit, and is unmarketable.
Cherry fruit fly
only: malathion, pyrethrins and rotenone, and spinosad.
Aphids
- Material
carbaryl
or malathion
or neem
or pyrethrins and rotenone
or insecticidal soap
- Comments
See comments in "petal fall spray" section.
Scale
- Material
carbaryl
or summer oil
- Comments
See comments in "petal fall spray" section.
Brown rot
- Material
captan
or myclobutanil
or thiophanate-methyl
Cherries
Second cover spray
Apply 10 days after first cover.
Aphids
- Material
carbaryl
or malathion
or neem
or pyrethrins and rotenone
or insecticidal soap
- Comments
See comments in "petal fall spray" section.
Plum curculio, cherry fruit fly
- Material
carbaryl
or malathion
or esfenvalerate
or methoxychlor
or neem
or pyrethrins and rotenone
or spinosad
- Comments
See comments in "first cover spray" section.
Mites
- Material
summer oil
or insecticidal soap
or pyrethrins and rotenone
- Comments
To prevent damage to foliage or fruits, never use a summer oil with
captan, carbaryl, or other sulfur-containing pesticides. Allow at least 14
days between applications of sulfur-containing compounds and the use of a
summer oil. Apply oil at temperatures above 40 degrees Fahrenheit and below 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
Scale
- Material
carbaryl
or summer oil
- Comments
See comments in "petal fall spray" section.
Brown rot
- Material
captan
or myclobutanil
or thiophanate-methyl
Cherries
Additional
cover sprays
Apply 10 days after second cover,
then every 10 to 14 days.
Cherry fruit fly
- Material
carbaryl
or malathion
or methoxychlor
or esfenvalerate
or neem
or pyrethrins and rotenone
or spinosad
- Comments
See comments in "first cover spray" section.
- Days between last application and harvest
Table 2
Aphids
- Material
carbaryl
or malathion
or neem
or pyrethrins and rotenone
or insecticidal soap
- Comments
See comments in "petal fall spray" section.
- Days between last application and harvest
Table 2
Mites
- Material
summer oil
or insecticidal soap
or pyrethrins and rotenone
- Comments
See comments in "second cover spray" section.
- Days between last application and harvest
Table 2
Scale
- Material
carbaryl
or summer oil
- Comments
See comments in "petal fall spray" section.
- Days between last application and harvest
Table 2
Cherry leaf spot
- Material
myclobutanil
or thiophanate-methyl
- Comments
Apply as soon as all the fruit have been harvested.
G6010, revised March 2005
