John, In an operation of my small size I am able to take the time to accurately place the film on foliage and not fruit. Fruit that I have contacted, at least early varieties, has been a sticky mess at harvest although a normal amount of cleaning has worked.
The "opportunity" although not labeled for such, does exist to use this product on spheres dispersed about the orchard but once again that would probably only be acceptable on very small areas. Being as the "good old boy" club still dictates what is going to be accepted and what is not, I doubt that the powers to be would feel secure enough with an orchard using spinosad versus the conventional sprays if you were threatened. Having said that, I was assuming we were talking about shipping to you know where. If you were just considering your own peace of mind, for sales over here, you should have no problem with relying on GF 120 for control. The real beauty of the product for me is its targeting of only fruit flies. Similar in results as BT for Lepitoptera. It just makes sense to maintain this control over what insects you want to kill and which you don't. Les Skagit Valley, western Washington --- "John L. Belisle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Les, > > Your last comment about clean up. Does the > application of 1 gallon per acre > mark, coat, or create a problem with customer > acceptance of apples?? > > And I gather GF 120 works but in your opinion not > good enough to withstand > the constraints of a Quarantine. > > Thanks > > JOHN > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Les Price > Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 10:13 PM > To: Apple-Crop > Subject: Re: Apple-Crop: RE: Apple magot & GF - 120 > > Well John, maybe you are looking for a different > response than this but the > answer is the same as before your county was > quarantined. It is illegal to > transport any apple, anywhere, whether down your > driveway, inside your > county or over the mountain if it has AM. > Now that a reliable attractant has finally been > found (GF 120) to make the > Spinosad effective I would have to give it a thumbs > up that is if you are > planning to be organic, certified or otherwise. In > my opinion it has really > made all the other attract and kill research > obsolete. > If organic is not a concern, I doubt you would be as > happy with this product > as with say a regular program of Imidan as far as > effectiveness, ease of > application and cleanup of the apples if you don't > have a cleaning line. > Les > Skagit Valley, western Washington > > > --- "John L. Belisle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I know summer is a long way off, but I would like > to get started early > > on my > > programs. > > > > So Apple Maggot - GF - 120 Is it a chemical > program I should consider > > even though I am in a Washington states AM > quarantine zone?? > > Literature seems undecided. > > > > Anything else working I should know about?? > > > > John Belisle > > Bellewood acres > > Lynden Washington > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > The 'Apple-Crop' LISTSERV is sponsored by the > Virtual Orchard > <http://www.virtualorchard.net> and managed by Win > Cowgill and Jon Clements > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. > > Apple-Crop is not moderated. Therefore, the > statements do not represent > "official" opinions and the Virtual Orchard takes no > responsibility for the > content. > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > The 'Apple-Crop' LISTSERV is sponsored by the > Virtual Orchard > <http://www.virtualorchard.net> and managed by Win > Cowgill and Jon > Clements <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. > > Apple-Crop is not moderated. Therefore, the > statements do not represent > "official" opinions and the Virtual Orchard takes no > responsibility for > the content. > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The 'Apple-Crop' LISTSERV is sponsored by the Virtual Orchard <http://www.virtualorchard.net> and managed by Win Cowgill and Jon Clements <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. Apple-Crop is not moderated. Therefore, the statements do not represent "official" opinions and the Virtual Orchard takes no responsibility for the content.
