Pesticides for Cherry Fruit Flies
| Stage of Development: Summer | ||||||
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| Recommended Product Choices | Grp1 | Amount per | REI2 | PHI3 (days) | Precautions and Notes | |
| Ha | Acre... | |||||
| acetamiprid (Assail) 27128 | 4 | 240 g | 97 g | 12 h-6 days | 7 | For suppression only. Do not apply more than 2 times per season. Spray interval - 12 days. REIs of 2 days for scouting and 6 days is for thinning. |
| spinosad (Entrust) 30382 | 5 | 364 mL | 147 mL | dry | 7 | Do not apply more than 3 times per season. Spray interval: 5 to 7 days. |
| cyantraniliprole (Exirel) 30895 | 28 | 750-1500 mL | 304-607 mL | 12 h | 3 | Do not apply more than 4 times/season. Do not tank mix with Flint, Pristine, Cabrio, copper or captan fungicides. Toxic to bees.Spray interval: 7 days. |
| spinosad (GF-120 Fruit Fly Bait) 28336 | 5 | 1.0-1.5 L | 405-607 mL | dry | 0 | Apply at label rates with special equipment in a strip on one side of every row. Spray interval: 5 - 7 days in absence of rain. |
| dimethoate (Cygon) 25651 | 1B | 2.25 L | 910 mL | 12 h - 20 days | 21 | Will also control cherry fruitworm, pear sawfly (cherry slug) and apple mealybug. Field reports indicate EC formulations can cause severe leaf burn and leaf drop in Lapins, Sam, Skeena, Stella and Sweetheart cherry varieties. |
| spinetoram (Delegate) 28778 | 5 | 420 g | 170 g | 12 h | 5 | For suppression only. Apply within 5 days of first fly capture. Re-apply at 7-day intervals. Maximum 3 sprays per year. |
| dimethoate (Lagon) 9382 | 1B | 2.25 L | 910 mL | 21 | Will also control cherry fruitworm, pear sawfly (cherry slug) and apple mealybug. Field reports indicate EC formulations can cause severe leaf burn and leaf drop in Lapins, Sam, Skeena, Stella and Sweetheart cherry varieties. Spray interval: 14 days. | |
| cyclaniliprole (Harvanta 50SL) 32889 | 28 | 1.2 - 1.6 L | 485 - 647 ml | 12 | 7 days | Toxic to bees. Do not make more than 3 applications per crop year. Where possible, rotate the use of Harvanta or other Group 28 insecticides with different groups that control the same pests. |
| acetamiprid + novaluron (Cormoran) 33353 | 4 + 15 | 2100 ml | 850 ml | 12 hrs to 6 days | 7 days | Do not apply more than 6.9 L/ha. Spray interval - 10 days. REIs: 6 days for thinning, 12 hours for all other activities. Do not apply during bloom. |
| Notes: Entrust and GF-120 are approved for use in organic cherry blocks. Avoid using Group 4 products more than twice/season for all registered uses to prevent mite problems. | ||||||
Stage of Development: Summer
Cherry Fruit Flies
1Group number for resistance management. NC = not classified.
2Re-entry interval on the label. An asterisk(*) indicates that no re-entry is shown on the label, but the WorkSafe BC re-entry interval may apply and is shown.
3Pre-harvest interval. Note: always read and follow the directions on the pesticide label.
| Stage of Development: Post-Harvest | ||||||
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| Recommended Product Choices | Grp1 | Amount per | REI2 | PHI3 (days) | Precautions and Notes | |
| Ha | Acre... | |||||
| dimethoate (Cygon) 25651 | 1B | 2.25 L | 910 mL | 12 h - 20 days | n/a | Will also control apple mealy bug, pear sawfly (cherry slug). |
Stage of Development: Post-Harvest
Cherry Fruit Flies
1Group number for resistance management. NC = not classified.
2Re-entry interval on the label. An asterisk(*) indicates that no re-entry is shown on the label, but the WorkSafe BC re-entry interval may apply and is shown.
3Pre-harvest interval. Note: always read and follow the directions on the pesticide label.