The following is a summary of changes to pesticides for tender fruit based on PMRA re-evaluations. Product that is still in grower stores can be used until the dates below:
Product that is still in grower stores can be used until the dates below:
Product |
PMRA Decision Last Farm Use |
Rovral |
June 21, 2021 |
Ferbam |
Dec. 14, 2021 |
Quintec |
June 20, 2021 (corporate decision) |
Granuflo-T (also Scoot) |
Dec. 14, 2021 |
Maestro WDG, Supra Captan WDG |
May 11, 2021. Can be used with current REI’s until this date |
Actara |
April 11, 2021 |
Admire |
April 11, 2021 |
Clutch |
April 11, 2021 for all pests except BMSB |
Lorsban |
No more production. (Corteva corporate decision)
Available while supplies last at dealers. |
This year, existing Bravo and Echo must be used according to the table below:
| Crop | PMRA Decision re Bravo and Echo, Effective for 2020 growing season | |
| Rate/Apps | REI | |
| Sweet and tart cherry | 5-9 L/ha (from 7.5 L)
2.8-5 kg/ha 2 apps white bud through shuck split Both 1 post harvest app for tart cherry Only Echo 1 post harv app for sweet |
Hand thinning: 8 d (from 2 d) |
| Peach/nectarine | 5-9 L/ha (from 7.5 L)
2.8-5.9 kg/ha 2 apps pink through shuck split Fall spray only for peach leaf curl |
Hand thinning: 11 d |
Maestro WDG and Supra Captan WDG are not available for sale in 2020. Existing supplies can be used until May 10, 2021 using the REI and use patterns on the current label. Only WSP formulations will be available for sale this growing season.
| Crop | PMRA Decision for Supra Captan WSP and Maestro WSP | |
| Rate/Max Apps | REI | |
| Peach, Nectarine, Apricot, Plum | 4 kg/ha (from 4.5 kg)
1 app/year |
Hand thinning: 29 days
Harvest: 15 days |
| Sweet cherry, Tart cherry | 4 kg/ha (from 4.5 kg)
2 apps/year 1 bloom through harvest 1 post harvest |
Hand thinning: 29 d
Hand harvest: 15 d |
| Pears – Standard Trees (canopy > 2 m wide) | 3 kg/ha (from 3.75 kg)
2 apps/year 1 before fruit thinning 1 after thinning |
Hand thinning: 24 d
Summer prune: 4 d Harvest: 19 d Other: 2 d |
| Pears – High Density Trees (canopy < 2 m wide) | 3 kg/ha (from 3.75 kg)
10 apps/year |
Hand thinning: 15 d
Summer prune: 6 d Harvest: 15 d Other: 2 d |
The following new products and label expansions are available for 2020:
Product |
Active Ingredient |
Pest |
Crop |
Cormoran |
acetamiprid + novaluron (4A+15) |
OFM, plum curculio, cherry fruit fly (suppression) |
all stone fruit |
Mako |
permethrin (3) |
SWD |
cherries |
Malathion 85E |
malathion (1B) |
SWD suppression |
all stone fruit |
SuffOil-X |
mineral oil (NC) |
ERM, two-spotted spider mite, aphids |
all stone fruit, pears |
TwinGuard |
sulfoxaflor + spinetoram (4C+5) |
black cherry aphid |
sweet cherry |
UP-Cyde 2.5EC |
permethrin (3) |
Oriental fruit moth
SWD |
plum
cherries |
A pdf version of this information is available: TF pesticide re-evaluations
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