Try GF-120 very easy and fast to apply John Bellewoodapples.com
-----Original Message----- From: apple-crop@virtualorchard.net [mailto:apple-c...@virtualorchard.net] On Behalf Of Jonathan B. Bishop Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 10:40 AM To: Apple-Crop Subject: Re: Apple-Crop: For Discussion: Pesticide Applications Rates and Tree Row Vol... The timing to kill Apple Maggot is when the adult flies are present in the orchard flying around and feeding but prior to oviposition. There is currently no pupacide on the market and if there was we would be applying it with a ground sprayer to the orchard floor, not an airblast rig to the tree canopy. Regards, Jonathan Bishop ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? B.W. Bishop & Sons, Inc. Bishop's Orchards 1355 Boston Post Road Growers of Fine Fruit Guilford, CT 06437 Since 1871 Vistit us on the web at: www.bishopsorchards.com ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? kborcha...@aol.com wrote: > I would think that because apple maggot over winter on the ground that > reduction of amount applied per acre in theory would result in a less > than proper amount of active material applied to control the pest. > The small to large house would not be as important as the fact that > each was on a one acre lot. Just my opinion and experience. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The 'Apple-Crop' LISTSERV is sponsored by the Virtual Orchard <http://www.virtualorchard.net> and managed by Win Cowgill and Jon Clements <webmas...@virtualorchard.net>. Apple-Crop is not moderated. Therefore, the statements do not represent "official" opinions and the Virtual Orchard takes no responsibility for the content. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The 'Apple-Crop' LISTSERV is sponsored by the Virtual Orchard <http://www.virtualorchard.net> and managed by Win Cowgill and Jon Clements <webmas...@virtualorchard.net>. Apple-Crop is not moderated. Therefore, the statements do not represent "official" opinions and the Virtual Orchard takes no responsibility for the content.
