PEAR 3RD - 5TH COVER SPRAYS
| Time of Application | Material/gal water | To Control | Remarks |
| At 14 day intervals | 2.0-4.0 tbsp Sulfur 90W plus 2 fl oz permethrin 2.5% or 2-4 tbsp esfenvalerate 0.425% or 1.5 tsp Confirm T/O or 2 fl oz Fruit Tree & Plant Guard |
Scab, powdery mildew, rust, apple rot, sooty blotch, fly speck, Brooks spot, fire blight, curculio, codling moth, mites, aphids, boron deficiency | If mites become a problem,
add 5.0 tbsp of M-Pede (2% solution) to the spray.
If Japanese
beetles become a problem, add 2 tbsp Sevin 50W. (Do
not use Sevin until 30 days after bloom.) Do not make more
than four applications of Fruit Tree & Plant Guard per
year, and do not apply it closer than 21 days to harvest. |
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