Insecticides & Miticides 
currently Labeled 
for Stone Fruits


Start-up   Varieties    Homeowner's spray guide
Product Targets Rate PHI(Days) Oral LD 50(mg/kg)
Pyrethroids
Ambush* Curculio
Tarnished Plant Bugs		 6.4-19.2 ozs/A 5 450
Asana* Curculio
Catfacing Insects		 4.8-14.5 ozs/A 14 458
Pounce (25%)* Curculio
Tarnished Plant Bugs		 6.4-25.6 ozs/A 7 450
Organophosphates
Malathion (several formulations) Curculio
Japanese Beetle		 see individual labels 7 1375
Guthion (2L)* Curculio 6-8 pints/A 21 11
Sniper (2L)* Catfacing Insects 2.12-4.25 lbs/A 14 216
Imidan (70%) Curculio 3-6 pints/A 21 9
Lanate LV* (29%) Catfacing Insects 3-6 pints/A 4 17
Cyclo Compounds
(Chloronated Hydrocarbons)
Thiodan (50%)* Catfacing Insects 4-5 lbs/A 30 40
Carbamates
Sevin (80%) Curculio
Japanese Beetle
Tarnished Plant Bugs		 2.5-3.75 lbs/A 3 500
Carzol* Curculio
Catfacing Insects
(This product also labeled for mite control in plums)		 1 lb/A
1-1.25 lbs/A

1-1.25 lbs/A
 

 21
 

7
 

 20
 

 
Miticides
Apollo European red mite 
McDaniel mite
Two-spotted mite		 2-8 ozs/A
rates less than 4ozs/A recommended only when high levels of beneficials are present		 21 1332
Vendex* European red mite
McDaniel mite
Two-spotted mite		 1-2 lbs/A
apply no more than 
3 lbs/A/year		 14 2630
Microthiol Special +(80% Sulfur) Red spider mite 10-20 lbs/A 0
(24 hr REI)
(*= Restricted Use Materials)
(+ = other sulfur labels may also indicate product approved for mite supression)
(Some of the same Insecticides & Miticides are also labeled for other commodities, including apricots and plums, check label for legalities. )
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