Publication 360, Fruit Production Recommendations:
Peach Calendar - Special sprays (when monitoring indicates the need)

Excerpt from Publication 360, Fruit Production Recommendations 2010-11,
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Table of Contents

1. Special sprays (when monitoring indicates the need)
   • European red mite, Two spotted spider mite
   • Precautions
2. Other Peach Calendar sections
   • Dormant (in March or early April before buds swell)
   • Prebloom (half-inch green to first pink)
   • Bloom
   • Petal fall and shuck
   • Shuck split
   • Special sprays (when monitoring indicates the need during early green fruit stage to pit hardening)
   • Second generation oriental fruit moth spray
   • Third generation oriental fruit moth spray (late varieties)
   • Prepick
   • Postharvest fruit treatment
   • Fall spray (preferred time to spray for leaf curl)
3. Other Information on Peaches
   • Thinning Peaches
   • Notes on Tender Fruit Insects & Diseases
   • Table 7-8. Products Used on Peaches
   • Table 7-11. Activity of Fungicides on Stone Fruit Diseases
   • Tender Fruit Nutrition
4. Peach Calendar PDF 119 KB
5. Chapter 7 - Tender Fruit Calendar PDF 401 KB
6. Related Links

European red mite, Two-spotted spider mite (Special spray)

• Materials: Use one of:
  • Pyramite @ 300 g/ha
    or Nexter @ 300 g/ha
  • Envidor 240 SC @ 750 mL/ha
  • Carzol SP @ 1.1 kg/ha
• Comments:Check product labels for preharvest intervals in Table 7-8. Products Used on Peaches, page 169. Apply this spray around the second oriental fruit moth spray (early July) if needed. On cultivars Harbrite and later, examine for mites again 3 weeks before harvest. Spray if 5-10 active pest mites per leaf are present in July and few beneficial mites are present. Monitor carefully because populations of pest mites can build rapidly.
  Pyramite, Nexter: Most effective when applied to mite nymphs. Use 600 g/ha for two-spotted spider mites.
  Envidor: Works slowly, especially in cool weather. Control may not be apparent for 2-3 weeks. Apply before mite populations build up.
  Miticides are best used alone. Use a minimum water volume of 1,000 L/ha for effective control.
  
• Learn more:
  • Notes on Tender Fruit Insects & Diseases
    • Mites

Precautions

Read the product label and follow all safety precautions.

Consult the product label for suggested water volumes. Otherwise, use enough water to ensure thorough spray coverage. Where the product rate is listed in amount per 1,000 L and if a water volume is not provided on the label, use enough water to wet the foliage to the near drip point.

Products are listed by fungicide and insecticide group. Use products from different groups to prevent pest resistance. For resistance management, refer to Pest Resistance to Insecticides, Fungicides, Miticides.

For preharvest interval, re-entry period, maximum number of applications and chemical group, see Table 7-8. Products Used on Peaches.

Related Links

• Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
• Pesticide Application and Safety
• Pesticide Companies and Agents
• Search the PMRA website
• Ontario Minor Use Program
• OMAFRA Publication 505: Ontario Weeds
• OMAFRA Publication 360: Fruit Production Recommendations