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CHERRIES FIRST COVER SPRAY

Effectiveness rating: E = excellent, G = good, F = fair


Disease Effectiveness Suggested Chemicals 100 Gal Dilute Acre Concentrate
Leaf spot E = 1, 4, 5, 6

G = 2

 1. Topsin-M 70W + Captan 50W 6-8 oz + 1-2 lb 18-24 oz + 3-6 lb
Mildew E = 5

G = 1, 6

 2. 1Captan 50W 2 lb 5 lb
Black knot E = 1 

F = 2

 4. Indar 2F ___ 6 fl oz
Brown rot E = 1, 5

G = 2, 4

 5. Rally 40WSP 1.25-2.0 oz 2.5-6.0 oz
    6. Rubigan 1E 3 fl oz 6 fl oz

1 CAUTION: Some sweet cherry cultivars such as Schmidt, Emperor Francis, and Giant may be sensitive to captan.

CHERRIES FIRST COVER SPRAY

Effectiveness rating: E = excellent, G = good, F = fair


Insects/Mites Effectiveness Suggested Chemicals 100 Gal Dilute Acre Concentrate
Plum curculio (PC) E = 1, 2, 9
 1. Guthion 50W -- 1.5 lb

G = 5
 2. 1Imidan 70WSB 12-16 oz 2-3 lb
Black cherry aphid (BCA) E = 4, 5, 10, 12, 13 3. Vendex 50W 6 oz 1 lb
 Mites (ERM/TSM) E = 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 14



G = 3 4.  Admire Pro or Pasada 1.6F
 --
2 fl oz
 1.4-2.8 fl oz
or 4-8 fl oz
Brown marmorated stink bug
(BMSB)
 G = 5, 16, 17, 18
 5. 3Actara 25WG
 --
 3.0-5.5 oz
Spotted wing drosophila (SWD)
 E = 2, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19
 6. Envidor 2SC
 --
 16-18 fl oz


7. Apollo 42SC -- 4-8 oz
    8. Savey 50DF or Onager 1EC
 -- 3-6 oz or 12-24 fl oz


9. Avaunt 30WDG
 --
 5-6 oz


10. Beleaf 50SG
 --
 2-2.8 oz


11. Acramite 50WS
 --
 12-16 oz


12. Movento 2SC
 --
 6-9 fl oz


13. Assail 30SG
 --
 2.5-5.3 oz


14. Zeal 72WDG
 --
 2-3 oz


15. Delegate 25WG
 --
 4.5-7.0 oz


16. Endigo ZC
 --
 5.0-5.5 fl oz


17. Mustang Max
 --
 4.0 fl oz


18. Danitol 2.4EC
 --
 10.7-21.3 fl oz


19. Asana XL
 --
 4.8-14.5 fl oz

1 Do not apply Imidan on sweet cherries.

2 Use higher rate for TSM.

3 Use 3.0-4.0 oz for aphids and 4.5-5.5 oz for PC.

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