Use the proper insecticides for late season codling moth management in apples
Editor’s note: This article is from the archives of the MSU Crop Advisory Team Alerts. Check the label of any pesticide referenced to ensure your use is included.
Codling
moth adult flight has increased over the last two weeks at the TNRC,
indicating that egg laying will continue into September in some
locations. Site specific monitoring is the best way to determine if
control action is needed on your farm. The following table includes a
list of insecticides, the codling moth life stages that they are active
on, and label information relevant to late season spraying.
Compound Trade Name |
Life-stage Activity |
Total Allowable product/acre/yr* |
Pre-Harvest Interval* |
Re-Entry Interval* |
Guthion 50WP** |
Eggs, Larvae, Adults |
8 lbs |
14 day |
14 day |
Danitol 2.4EC |
Eggs, Larvae, Adults |
42.6 oz |
14 day |
24 hr |
Rimon 0.83EC |
Eggs, Larvae |
150 oz |
14 day |
14 day |
Intrepid 2F |
Eggs, Larvae |
64 oz |
14 day |
4 hr |
Imidan 70WP |
Eggs, Larvae, Adults |
30 lbs |
7 day |
24 hr |
Baythroid 2EC |
Eggs, Larvae, Adults |
5.6 oz |
7 day |
12 hr |
SpinTor 2SC |
Eggs, Larvae |
29 oz |
7 day |
12 hr |
Entrust 80WP |
Eggs, Larvae |
9 oz |
7 day |
12 hr |
Assail 30SG |
Eggs, Larvae, Adults |
32 oz |
7 day |
12 hr |
Clutch 50WDG |
Eggs, Larvae, Adults |
6.4 oz |
7 day |
12 hr |
Sevin |
Adult, Larvae |
15 lbs ai |
3 day |
12 hr |
Granulosis virus |
Larvae |
|
4 hr |
4 h |