Apple Insect and Mite Control Toolbox - Insecticide and Miticide Timing
The following table represents the timing of treatment based on the insect or mite pest to be controlled. Please refer to product labels and the Penn State Extension Tree Fruit Production Guide for chemical use details at each timing.
| Time of spray  | AM  | ARM  | BMSB  | CM  | EAS  | ERM  | GA  | GFW  | LAW  | OBL  | OFM  | PC  | PLH  | RAA  | RBL  | RLH  | SB  | SJS  | STLM  | TABM  | TPB  | TSM  | WAA  | WALH  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dormant | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | + | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ++ | -- | -- | -- | ++ | -- | -- | + | -- | -- | -- |
| ½-inch green | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | + | + | ++ | -- | -- | + | -- | -- | ++ | + | -- | -- | ++ | + | -- | + | -- | -- | -- |
| Prepink | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Bloom | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Petal fall | -- | + | + | + | ++ | ++ | + | ++ | + | ++ | ++ | ++ | -- | + | ++ | -- | + | ++ | ++ | -- | ++ | -- | -- | ++ |
| First cover spray | -- | ++ | + | ++ | -- | + | ++ | -- | ++ | + | + | ++ | -- | + | ++ | -- | + | ++ | + | + | + | -- | -- | + |
| Second cover spray | + | ++ | + | ++ | -- | + | ++ | -- | ++ | + | + | + | + | -- | ++ | + | + | ++ | + | ++ | + | + | -- | + |
| Third cover spray | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | -- | + | ++ | -- | + | ++ | ++ | + | ++ | -- | + | ++ | + | + | ++ | ++ | + | + | -- | -- |
| Fourth cover spray | ++ | + | ++ | ++ | -- | ++ | + | -- | + | ++ | ++ | -- | ++ | -- | + | ++ | + | + | + | + | + | ++ | + | -- |
| Fifth cover spray | ++ | + | ++ | ++ | -- | ++ | + | -- | ++ | + | + | -- | + | -- | ++ | ++ | ++ | + | ++ | + | + | ++ | + | ++ |
| Sixth cover spray | ++ | -- | ++ | ++ | -- | + | + | -- | + | + | ++ | + | -- | -- | ++ | + | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | + | + | + | ++ |
| Seventh cover and late season sprays | ++ | -- | ++ | ++ | -- | -- | + | -- | ++ | ++ | ++ | -- | -- | -- | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | + | ++ | + | -- | + | -- |
++ = ideal timing of spray for insect control
+ = presence of pest and possible control
-- = control generally not needed
AM = apple maggot; ARM = apple rust mite; BMSB = brown marmorated stink bug; CM = codling moth; EAS = European apple sawfly; ERM = European red mite; GA = green apple aphid, spirea aphid; GFW = green fruitworm; LAW = lesser appleworm; OFM = Oriental fruit moth; OBL = obliquebanded leafroller; PC = plum curculio; PLH = potato leafhopper; RAA = rosy apple aphid; RBL = redbanded leafroller; RLH = rose leafhopper; SB = native stink bugs; SJS = San Jose scale; STLM = spotted tentiform leafminer; TABM = tufted apple bud moth; TPB = tarnished plant bug; TSM = twospotted spider mite; WAA = woolly apple aphid; WALH = white apple leafhopper
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