Spraying Fruit trees

[Football Hunter]

I use seven dust spray,got a better I dea?Gotta keep the bugs off.

 

[PickettSFHunter]

I just use sevin dust too. Maybe someone else knows other ideas.

 

[ShaneHallum]

Check into this stuff called Maverick. you can get it at the co-op. We use it for our fruit trees,rose bushes,etc. it's kinda pricey, but it really works good.

Keeps the athides(sp) off the plants.

 

[WestTn Huntin man]

Timing for fruit tree sprays is critical. If you spray the wrong thing at the wrong time it will kill the blossoms. It can also make thr fruit fall off. Your ag agent and U.T. can help alot.
http://www.utextension.utk.edu/publicat ... P307-D.pdf
http://www.utextension.utk.edu/publicat ... #gardening

 

[WestTn Huntin man]

I just use sevin dust too. Maybe someone else knows other ideas.

I use the liquid sevin with a tablespoon of liquid dishwashing detergent. The detergent will kill some bugs it also makes the sevin stick to the leaves better and last longer.
If you have Tent catapillars you need to use Something with B.T. in it.They will eat the leaves and die.
http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/Insect/05556.html

 

[Camp]

DON'T spray anything until the blossoms are OFF. Many people spray while it's in bloom but when you do that you kill all the honeybee pollinators. Once the blooms have all dropped the bees work is done and spraying won't hurt them and there really isn't need to spray until the fruit starts anyway.

I've had some people tell me they just spray with a mild detergent water mix. I've never tried it but they swear the detergent alone kills everything or at least keeps them off of the trees. Don't know.

 

[WestTn Huntin man]

Camp it works very well for most soft body bugs. It is just homemade insectcial soap. A tablespoon of alchol per 1/2 gal will make work on most hard bodies. Sticky traps work for most crawling insects. The japanesse beetle is pretty tuff you will need sevin,sunspray or something stronger for the little monsters.If you use a japanesse bettle trap put it a long way away from your fruit trees it will attract them in swarms.

 

[NBF7240]

you spray fruit trees with a fungicide practically all year if you want to, but dont spray insecticide on trees with blossoms or you will kill the the insects that would pollinate the trees.

 

[Football Hunter]

good info

 

[Diehard Hunter]

NEEM oil is great for fruit trees. You can get it at any store with lawn and garden supplies. I know Lowes carries it. It will work for insects, fungus, etc.

 

[Football Hunter]

ok

 

[Football Hunter]

2 in 1 never seen that will give it a try,hate to see those leaves getting eaten up.