Apple Insect Chemical
Ratings (2013 revisions)
Updated 15 April 2013
- Direct Pests of Apple - affecting
the fruit directly
- Internal Feeders
- Codling
moth
- Excellent: Altacor,
Guthion,
Imidan,
Lannate+OP,
Rimon, Voliam
Flexi,
- Good: Ambush,
Asana, Assail,
Avaunt,
Aza-Direct, Battalion, Belt, Calypso, CheckMateDual, Cyd-X, Danitol,
diazinon,
Disrupt
CM-Xtra, Esteem,
Intrepid,
Isomate-CM/OFM
TT, Isomate C+,
Isomate-C
TT, Lannate,
Leverage,
Neemazad,
Pounce,
Puffer
CM-OFM, Sevin, Tourismo, Voliam
Xpress, Warrior,
- Fair: Bt, Entrust,
Thionex,
M-Pede,
Surround
- Oriental fruit
moth
- Excellent: Altacor, CheckMate
OFM-F, CheckMateDual,
Disrupt
OFM, Guthion,
Imidan,
Isomate-CM/OFM
TT, Isomate-M
100, Isomate-M
Rosso, Lorsban,
Lannate+OP,
Puffer
CM-OFM, Rimon, Warrior
- Good: Ambush,
Asana, Avaunt,
Aza-Direct,
Battalion, Belt, Calypso,
Danitol, diazinon,
Lannate,
Leverage, Neemazad, Pounce,
Pyrellin,
Sevin, Tourismo, Warrior
- Fair: Bt, Intrepid
- Plum
curculio
- Excellent: Avaunt,
Guthion,
Imidan,
Lannate+OP,
Voliam
Flexi, Warrior
- Good: Actara,
Ambush,
Asana, Assail,
Calypso,
Danitol, diazinon,
Lannate,
Sevin, Surround
- Fair: Altacor, Thionex,
M-Pede
- European apple
sawfly
- Excellent: Assail,
Calypso,
diazinon,
Guthion,
Imidan
- Good: Actara,
Altacor, Ambush,
Asana, Battalion, Danitol,
Lannate+OP,
Pounce,
Sevin, Surround,
Warrior
- Fair: Admire Pro, Avaunt,
Lannate,
- Apple
maggot
- Excellent: diazinon,
Guthion,
Imidan,
Sevin
- Good: Ambush,
Asana,
Assail,
Avaunt,
Battalion, Calypso,
Danitol, Entrust,
Lannate,
Lannate+OP,
M-Pede,
Pounce,
Surround,
Warrior
- Fair: Altacor, Vydate
- External Feeders
- Tufted
apple
bud moth, Variegated
leafroller
- Excellent: Altacor, Ambush,
Asana, Battalion ,Belt Entrust,
Danitol, Intrepid,
Lannate,
Lannate+OP,
Pounce,
Proclaim, Rimon, SpinTor,
Tourismo, Warrior
- Good: Avaunt,
Bt,
Guthion,
Imidan,
Pyrellin,
Sevin
- Fair: diazinon,
Vydate
- Redbanded
leafroller
- Excellent: Altacor, Ambush,
Asana,
Battalion, Belt, Danitol, Intrepid,
Lannate,
Lannate+OP,
Pounce,
Rimon, Warrior
- Good: Bt,
Guthion,
Imidan,
Sevin,
Pyrellin,
Supracide
- Fair: Avaunt, M-Pede
- Obliquebanded
leafroller
- Excellent: Altacor, Ambush,
Asana,
Belt, Battalion, Entrust,
Danitol, Pounce,
SpinTor,
Warrior
- Good: Bt,
Guthion,
Imidan,
Lannate
- Fair: diazinon,
Intrepid,
Lorsban,
M-Pede,
Sevin,
Supracide,
Surround
- Tarnished
plant
bug
- Excellent: Ambush,
Asana,
Battalion, Battalion, Baythroid, Carzol,
Danitol, Mustang Max, Pounce,
Warrior
- Good: Actara,
Belay, Beleaf, Calypso,
Guthion,
Lannate,
Thionex
- Fair: Imidan
- Stink
bugs
- Excellent: Leverage, Voliam
xpress,
- Good: Actara, Assail, Belay, Calypso, Guthion, Lannate, Thionex, Voliam
flexi,
- Fair:
- Mullein
bug
- Green
fruitworms
- Excellent: Altacor, Ambush,
Asana,
Battalion,
Baythroid,
Danitol, Mustang Max, Pounce,
Proaxis,
Warrior
- Good: Bt,
Carzol,
diazinon,
Guthion,
Intrepid,
Lannate,
Lorsban,
Pyrellin,
Supracide
- Fair: Imidan,
Sevin,
Thionex
- Indirect Pests of Apple -
affecting other parts of the tree (leaves, shoots, etc.)
- European
red
mite
- Excellent: Agri-Mek,
Apollo,
Envidor,
Fujimite,
Kanemite,
Superior
oil, Nexter,
Onager,
Pyrellin,
Savey, Zeal
- Good: Acramite,
Carzol,
Danitol,
Ultra-fine
oil, Vendex,
Vydate,
- Fair: Lorsban
- Twopotted
spider
mite
- Excellent: Apollo, Envidor, Fujimite, Kanemite, Onager, Pyrellin,
Savey, Zeal
- Good: Acramite,
Agri-Mek,
Carzol,
Nexter,
Ultra-fine
oil, Vendex,
Vydate,
- Fair: diazinon
- Rosy
apple aphid
- Excellent: Actara,
Admire Pro, Ambush,
Asana,
Assail,
Aza-Direct,
Belay, Beleaf,
Calypso,
Danitol,
Endigo,
Esteem,
Lorsban,
Neemazad, Pounce,
Supracide, Warrior
- Good: Decis, Mustang Max,
Proaxis,
Supracide,
Thionex,
Vydate
- Fair: diazinon,
Lannate,
Lannate+OP,
M-Pede,
Superior
oil
- Spirea
and
apple aphids
- Excellent: Actara,
Admire Pro, Assail,
Belay, Beleaf, Calypso,
Endigo, Supracide,
Thionex, Voliam
flexi, ,
- Good: Ambush,
Asana,
diazinon,
Danitol, Esteem,
Lannate,
Lorsban,
Movento,
Mustang Max, Pounce,
Proaxis, Superior
oil, Vydate,
Warrior
- Fair: Aza-Direct,
Lannate+OP,
M-Pede,
Neemazad, Nexter,
Sevin,
Surround
- Woolly
apple
aphid
- White
apple
and rose leafhoppers
- Excellent: Actara,
Admire Pro, Ambush,
Asana,
Assail,
Belay, Calypso,
Carzol, Danitol, Decis, Lannate,
Leverage, Pounce,
Thionex,
Voliam
flexi, Warrior
- Good: Agri-Mek,
Avaunt,
Lannate+OP,
M-Pede,
Nexter,
Sevin,
Supracide,
Surround,
Voliam
xpress, Vydate
- Fair: Altacor, diazinon
- San
Jose scale
- Excellent: Centaur,
Esteem,
Lorsban,
Superior
oil, Supracide
- Good: Agri-Mek,
Admire, diazinon,
Lannate,
Leverage, Movento, Tourismo,
- Fair: Asana,
Assail,
Calypso,
Guthion,
Imidan,
Sevin,
Thionex
- Spotted
tentiform
leafminer
- Excellent: Admire Pro, Agri-Mek,
Altacor, Ambush,
Asana,
Assail,
Battalion, Baythroid, Belay, Belt, Calypso, Danitol, Decis, Esteem,
Leverage, Mustang Max, Pounce,
Proclaim,
Tourismo,
Voliam
flexi, Vydate,
Warrior
- Good: Actara,
Aza-Direct,
Carzol,
Intrepid,
Lannate,
Neemazad, Thionex, Voliam
xpress,
- Fair: diazinon,
Guthion,
Imidan,
Lannate+OP,
M-Pede,
Sevin,
Surround
- Periodical
cicada
- Excellent: Ambush,
Battalion, Asana,
Danitol, Pounce
- Good:Assail, Sevin,
Surround,
Warrior
- Fair: Agri-Mek, Calypso, Lannate, Thionex
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