Banned Orchard Spray

EPA OKs stink bug spray for orchards in 7 states

Hagerstown, Maryland - Fruit growers in seven eastern states have a new weapon to fight the bug brown marmorated.

The Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday it has granted an emergency exemption to orchards in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia to use the insecticide (dy-Noh-TEF'-yur-Ahn) dinotéfurane.

The exemption is for this season. It expires October 15.

States have sought the measure after suffering heavy losses in recent years invasive Asian insect.

The exemption allows the use of products containing two dinotéfurane. They are Venom insecticide made by Valent USA Corp., and Scorpion 35SL, made by Gowan Company LLC.

These products are not approved for the purpose of the orchard. States have requested the exemption to help farmers to fight an expected explosion in the number of bugs this year.

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, But when it comes to killing the multitude of pests that can infect fruit trees during the growing season… opinions change dramatically – running the gambit from old-school folks like my Dad, who doesn’t post but thinks nothing of hosing-down a fruit tree with the most toxic pesticide he can get his hands on … he takes pride in ‘garage sale finds’ where he’ll pick up (for next to nothing) a chemical pesticide that’s been banned for a decade or two ” So I don’t know what to say … other than don’t hold your breath… and believe me, there’s some mighty talented and experienced people likely holding their tongues at this moment – and I respect them all. Maybe you’d be open to them simply contacting you ‘off board?’ – sending you a direct e-mail answer. As well I was not trying to bring up such a sensative subject. Just have a old apple tree that I am trying to bring back.It has been a few years of sulpher or copper and then spionsad or neen , some bagging but still not any good apples. I seem to read a lot of different informantion and thought if I followed a basic schedule then I could go from there. Couple of questions, I live in Utah and I have moved into a house that has had fruit trees in the back yard for over 25 years. They are 2 apple trees and 2 pair trees. I was wondering what is the best type of pesticide to use on these aging trees or should I just pull them up and replace with new? Also I was wondering when is the best time of year to spray. Before flowering begins? After? During? I know it is best to prune in the fall is this correct or should I prune spring and fall? I guess it depends on your schedule and goals. It is probably better for your yard to spray more frequently. After the horrible dripping spring weather here in the PNW, I've got bad rust on my quince, shipova, and I may have some on my serviceberry. Had I known it was going to be a horrible spring, I would have sprayed during spring break. My schedule is unbelievably horrible in the spring, so I have to wait until about now. How much disease pressure do you have? I think that's a key. Also the longer you've been mulching, improving your soil, and gardening organically, the more your garden improves and the less you have to do. In a few years, I think my garden would not have been hit so hard by this spring. In my old house it was much more disease proof.

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