Ive not seen them up north at our farm but... I planted several peaches, apples and pears this spring. What do you spray on them to protect?
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.............for all you fruit tree and chestnut tree growers...........the dreaded Japanese beetles are starting to show up..............get your sprayers ready............permethrin, bonide, or sevin are your friends - that is all!
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Saw the first few today - that means the masses are a week or so out - you'll know when the leaves on your trees are veins only.
As stated above - permethrin, sevin, or bonide are your friend - I prefer permethrin as it's a little more rainfast and the constant rains will make control tougher.
They won't hardly touch the pears but will devour the apples, peaches, cherries, and chestnuts!
As stated above - permethrin, sevin, or bonide are your friend - I prefer permethrin as it's a little more rainfast and the constant rains will make control tougher.
They won't hardly touch the pears but will devour the apples, peaches, cherries, and chestnuts!
The same permethrin that you mix to spray on livestock?Saw the first few today - that means the masses are a week or so out - you'll know when the leaves on your trees are veins only.
As stated above - permethrin, sevin, or bonide are your friend - I prefer permethrin as it's a little more rainfast and the constant rains will make control tougher.
They won't hardly touch the pears but will devour the apples, peaches, cherries, and chestnuts!
yes sir - or your hunting clothes!The same permethrin that you mix to spray on livestock?
Saw the first few of the year in semo over the weekend
The sevin is locked and loaded.
Thanks for the warning . Dang thing are a pain .
Brett have you ever used triazicide
I have - in fact that's what I used today since my jug of permethrin is hiding from me. :banghead:Brett have you ever used triazicide
Proud to report there are hundreds of dead jap beetles laying below my trees right now - they were way worse than it initially appeared but the Triazicide smoked them.
Mix Triazicide at .5 oz per gallon and it does the trick!
Have you tried horse fly spray for the little buggers ? Thats what I spray the basement and stuff with. It works great for getting rid of spiders.
I personally haven't because the majority of my trees are of fruit bearing age and not all insecticides are safe for eventual human consumption.Have you tried horse fly spray for the little buggers ? Thats what I spray the basement and stuff with. It works great for getting rid of spiders.
Bonide is a brand not an active ingredient, same with triazicide and sevin.
Correct - both are labeled for fruit tree use.Bonide is a brand not an active ingredient, same with triazicide.
What is the active in the bonide product you are mentioning? Triazicide is one of the cyhalothrin isomers I believe and sevin is carbaryl.
Bonide's active insecticides are malathion and carbaryl. It also contains the fungicide captan so it's a one two punch doing both pest and fungus control but it's pricey and too dilute for my liking.
That'd be a good bagworm product too I'd imagine. It's probably too dilute because with that many actives in the jug, its probably not too stable unless its watered down. Malathion is not a friendly active in water and needs solvents. Stinks tooBonide's active insecticides are malathion and carbaryl. It also contains the fungicide captan so it's a one two punch doing both pest and fungus control but it's pricey and too dilute for my liking.
They also will devour grapes and raspberries as well
Thanks for the heads up Brett!
First, folks, spreader/sticker is your friend. Also, some kind of acidic agent, if you are using carbaryl to any great extent.
Mix up a big old batch of carbaryl with most city water (pH 9-11) and you're effectively spraying water in about 2 hours.
On fruit trees, I'm using cyfluthrin (various brand names, but a pyrethroid), and on other trees, acephate, cause it will go mildly systemic, and last longer.
Mix up a big old batch of carbaryl with most city water (pH 9-11) and you're effectively spraying water in about 2 hours.
On fruit trees, I'm using cyfluthrin (various brand names, but a pyrethroid), and on other trees, acephate, cause it will go mildly systemic, and last longer.
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