Bud Stage Recommendation (rate per acre) Target Pest(s)
green tip

GREEN TIP
Kocide DF 1.5 lb + Oil 1 pt

fire blight, scab
half inch green

HALF INCH GREEN
Penncozeb 1.5 lb + Oil 2 gal

scab, mites
tightcluster

TIGHT CLUSTER
Penncozeb 1.5 lb + Vintage/Rubigan/Rally 3 oz + Oil 1 gal.

scab, mites
pink

PINK
Penncozeb 1 lb + Vintage/Rubigan/Rally 3 oz + Danitol 6 oz +
Urea 3 lb + Borosol 1 pt + Zinc 1 pt

scab, mites, plant bug,
foliar nutrition
bloom

BLOOM
Penncozeb 1 lb + VintageRubigan/Rally 3 oz
NO INSECTICIDE DURING BLOOM
Urea 3 lb + Borosol 1 pt + Zinc 1 pt

scab, foliar nutrition
petalfall

PETAL FALL
Penncozeb 1 lb + Vintage/Rubigan/Rally 3 oz + Carbaryl/Sevin 1 pt
NutriPhite 1 pt

scab, pum curculio (PC),
fruit thinning
foliar nutrition

1st Cover
(~ 20May)

Penncozeb 1 lb + VintageRubigan/Rally 3 oz + Carbaryl/Sevin 1 pt + Imidan 1 lb
NutriPhite 1 pt

scab, PC, fruit thinning
foliar nutrition

2nd Cover
(~ 05Jun)

Penncozeb 1 lb + Captec 1 pt + Imidan 1 lb
Folical Calcium 1 pt

scab, PC, codling moth (CM)
foliar nutrition

3rd Cover
(~ 20-Jun)

Captec 1 pt
Folical Calcium 1 pt

scab, summer diseases (SD)
foliar nutrition

4th Cover
(~ 10-Jul)

Captec 1 pt + Imidan 1 lb
Folical Calcium 1 pt

scab, SD, CM

5th Cover
(~ 25-Jul)

Captec 1 pt + Topsin-M 2 oz + Imidan 1/2 lb
Folical Calcium 1 pt

SD, CM, apple maggot (AM)

6th Cover
(~ 10-Aug)

Captec 1 pt + Topsin-M 2 oz + Imidan 1/2 lb
Folical Calcium 1 pt

SD, AM
foliar nutrition

Notes:

RATES PER ACRE based on dilute Tree Row Volume of up to

200 gallons per acre (gpa, see Block Specific Sprayer Calibration Worksheet) For trees exceeding 200 gpa double the rate.

MATING DISRUPTION (MD) for adult moths (codling moth, oriental fruit moth, leafrollers) should be deployed whenever possible. MD typically needs to be supplemented with insecticides.

INSECTICIDE substitutions for Imidan are several, including Assail, Avaunt, Actara, and Calypso. Be sure to read the label for specific pest instructions.