Disease	Effectiveness	Suggested Chemicals	100 Gal Dilute	Acre Concentrate
Scab	E = 1, 2, 3	1. Topsin-M 70W + Mancozeb 75DF	4 oz + 1 lb	1 lb + 3 lb
Leaf spot	E = 1, 2, 4	2. Topsin-M 70W + Ziram 76DF or WDG	4 oz + 1 lb	1 lb + 3 lb
		3. Rubigan 1E	3 fl oz	9 fl oz
		4. Ziram 76DF or WDG	1.5-2 lb	6-8 lb

Insects/Mites	Effectiveness	Suggested Chemicals	100 Gal Dilute	Acre Concentrate
Pear psylla (PP)	E = 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 18, 19	1. Superior oil	2 gal	6 gal
	G = 5, 6	2. Asana XL or Adjourn 0.66EC	3 fl oz	9 fl oz
San Jose scale (SJS)	E = 1, 6, 15	3. Perm-UP 3.2EC or Pounce 3.2EC	--	12-16 fl oz
Tarnished plant bug (TPB)1	E = 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 14, 16, 17, 19, 21	4. Perm-UP 25WP or Ambush 25WP	--	19-25.6 ozoz
	G = 5, 7, 11, 13, 22	5. Thionex 50WP or 3EC	1.5 lb or 1 qt	5 lb or 3.3 qt
Climbing cutworms (CC)2	E = 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 14, 16, 17, 19, 21	6. Lorsban 3.8, Nufos 4E, Yuma 4E or Lorsban 75WG	1 pt or 10 oz	2.5 pt or 2 lb
	G = 5, 6	7. Surround WP	25 lb	--
		8. Danitol 2.4EC	--	16-21 fl oz
		9. Warrior 1CS, Lambda Cy 1EC, Silencer 1EC or Warrior 2CS	--	2.6-5.1 fl oz or 1.3-2.5 fl oz
		10. Proaxis 0.5CS	--	2.6-5.1 fl oz
		11. Actara	--	5.5 oz
		12. Assail 30SG	--	8.0 oz
		13. Calypso 4F	1-2 fl oz	4-8 fl oz
		14. Decis 1.5EC	--	1.9 fl oz
		15. Esteem 35WP	--	5 oz
		16. Battalion 0.2EC	--	7.0-14.1 fl oz
		17. Baythroid XL 1EC or Tombstone 2EC	--	2.0-2.4 fl oz
		18. Dimilin 2L	--	40-48 fl  oz
		19. Mustang Max 0.8EC	--	4 fl oz
		20. Beleaf 50SG	--	2-2.8 oz
		21.  Bifenture 2EC	--	2.6-12.8 fl oz

¹ Monitor appearance of TPB by jarring tree limbs over a sheet placed on the ground; TPB will fall from limbs to sheet.

² CC feed in trees at night and hide in ground cover during the day.
 
 
 

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