Publication 360 - Raspberry Calendar for Ontario
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OMAFRA Staff
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| Creation Date: |
09 August
2007
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| Last Reviewed: |
09 August
2007
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Extract of Publication 360,
Fruit Production Recommendations , Order
this publication
 Table
of Contents
- Raspberry Calendar
- Table 8-15. Products Used on Raspberries
- Pub 360
Chapter 8 - Berry - Raspberry Calendar - (Pdf format 60k)
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Raspberry Calendar
Always 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.
Check Table 8-15.
Products Used on Raspberries, on page 163
**Page numbers refer to pages in Publication 360
- Fruit Production Recommendations**
Delayed
dormant to green tip
 Diseases
and Insects
Materials and Amount
- Lime sulphur @ 35 L/1,000 L water
Comments
Spray enough water to drip off the plants. Do not use lime sulphur
later than 1/4-inch green. This is the first step in a good disease
control program.
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 Prebloom
(until blossoms open)
Diseases and Insects
Materials and Amount
- Ferbam 76 WDG @ 2.25 kg/ 1,000 L water
Comments
Apply when new canes are 25-30 cm tall and again just before first
bloom
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Diseases and Insects
Materials and Amount
- Senator 70 WP @ 500 g/ 1,000 L water or 1.10 kg/ha
Comments
In problem areas, spray when mildew is first observed. Repeat in seven
to ten days. For resistance management, maximum two applications per
season.
 Diseases
and Insects
Materials and Amount
- Diazinon 50 W @ 1.00 kg/ 1,000 L water
Comments
Diazinon also controls aphids and raspberry fruit worm.
Apply before first bloom.
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 Diseases
and Insects
Materials and Amount
- Malathion 25 W @ 4.50 kg/ 1,000 L water
- Diazinon 50 W @ 1.00 kg/ 1,000 L water
Comments
Repeat in seven to ten days where there is a history of injury.
Apply before first bloom.
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Diseases and Insects
Materials and Amount
- Foray 48 BA @ 2.80 L/ha
or Dipel 2X DF @ 550 g/ha
Comments
Leafrollers are not usually a problem in Ontario. Susceptible varieties
include Chilliwack, Chilcotin, Tulameen and Comox and other varieties
from the Pacific Northwest.
Do not apply these as dilute sprays. For Foray 48 BA, apply in no
more than 600 L water/ha.
 Diseases
and Insects
Materials and Amount
- Malathion 25 W @ 4.50 kg/ 1,000 L water
Comments
Clipper buds and small round holes in petals indicate clipper weevil
activity
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 Diseases
and Insects
Materials and Amount
- Apollo SC@ 500 ml/ha
- Kelthane 50 W @ 2.00 kg/ha
Comments
Alternate miticides from year to year. Thorough spray coverage of
the lower surface is required.
Beneficial mites can be introduced to prevent mite build-up.
Kelthane: Apply when mite populations are beginning
to build and mites are mostly in the numph stage. Maximum one application
per season.
Apollo: Apollo kills mite eggs and very young nymphs,
but not older nymps and adults. Apply when monitoring indicates mites
are developing, mostly in the egg stage. Maximum one application per
season.
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Bloom
Do not apply insecticides while raspberries and blackberries
are in bloom. See bee poisoning on page 79.
 Diseases
and Insects
Materials and Amount
- Rovral @ 2.00 kg/ ha
- Supra Captan 80 WDG @ 2.50 kg/ha
or Maestro 80 DF @ 2.50 kg/ha
- Elevate 50 WDG @ 1.70 kg/ha
- Lance 50 WDG @ 560 g/ha
Comments
Bloom is the most important time to control botrytis grey mould.
Begin at 5-10% bloom and, if the weather is wet, repeat every seven
days. Choose fungicides from different chemical families to reduce
the development of resistant strains.
Captan or Maestro also control spur blight.
The rate for Supra Captan 80 WDG and Maestro 80 DF on blackberry
is 2.25 kg/ha.
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Green
fruit
Diseases and Insects
Materials and Amount
- Foray 48 BA @ 2.80 L/ha
or Dipel @X DF @ 550 grams/ha
Comments
Leafrollers are not usually a problem in Ontario. Susceptible varieties
include Chilliwack, Chilcotin, Tulameen and Comox and other varieties
from the Pacific Northwest.
Do not apply these as dilute sprays. For Foray 48 BA, apply in no
more than 600 L water/ha.
Diseases and Insects
Materials and Amount
- Malathion 25 W @ 4.50 kg/ 1,000 L water
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Postharvest
Diseases and Insects
Materials and Amount
- Malathion 25 W @ 4.50 kg/ 1,000 L water
Diseases and Insects
Materials and Amount
- Senator 70 WP @ 1.10 kg/ ha or 500 g/1,000 L water
Comment
Repeat in 14 days if disease becomes evident on new growth. For resistance
management, maximum two applications per season.
Diseases
and Insects
Materials and Amount
- Agri-Mek 1.9% EC @ 1.00 L/ha
- Kelthane 50 W @ 2.00 kg/ha
- Pyramite @ 600 g/ha
Comment
Alternate miticides between years. Thorough spray coverage of the
lower leaf surface is required.
Beneficial mites can be introduced to prevent mite build-up.
Agri-Mek or Pyramite: Do not use before harvest.
Kelthane: Apply when mite populations are beginning
to build and mites are mostly in the numph stage. Maximum one application
per season.
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Special Sprays: Early spring and/or fall
  Diseases
and Insects
Materials and Amount
- Diazinon 500 E @ 1.00 L/ 1,000 L water
- or Diazinon 50 W @ 1.00 kg/ 1,000 L water
- Guthion Solupak @ 2.25 kg/ha
Comments
If more than 5% of the crowns are infested, apply this spray to
lower protions of canes and to the crown area. Treat infested plantings
at least two years in a row.
Diazinon: Apply diazinon in 4,000-5,000 L of water/ha
as a drench to crowns and base of plants. Apply in spring to control
young larvae before they tunnel into crowns. Apply when new growth
is about 10 cm above ground. Do not apply after first bloom.
Guthion: Apply Guthion in mid September to mid
October to control young larvae. Apply in 1,600 L of water/ha.
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 Diseases
and Insects
Materials and Amount
- Ridomil Gold 480 EC @ 37 ml/ 100 m of row (apply in a drench spray
to the soil surface in a 1 m band centered over the row. Use at
least 2,500 L of water/ha)
- Aliette WDG @ 5.50 kg/ha
Comments
Ridomil: In the new plantings, apply as a soil
drench after planting and again in mid to later October (no later
than Oct. 31)
In establised plantings, apply Ridomil Gold in the fall only. Do
not apply in spring to established plantings
Aliette: Aliette WDG is best as a preventive treatment.
Maximum four applications per year: two in the spring and two in the
fall.
Spring application: Apply after bud break a 7 cm of new growth
and again three to four weeks later. Do not apply within 60 days of
harvest.
Fall application: Apply when conditions favour disease development
(high soil moisture and cool temperatures) and repeat if necessary
three to four weeks later. The last application should be made at
least 30 days before leaf drop.
Precautions: Crop phytotoxicity is possible when Aliette
is mixed with copper. Care should be taken if mixing Aliette with
nitrogen-based foliar fertilizer. Incompatibility with some suspension
concentrate formulations can occur.
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