Thanks Dennis, Very helpful information. Our sales rep has been saying that Assail should only be counted on for 7 days. We are just getting experience with it.
Art Kelly On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 10:28 AM, <dmnor...@royaloakfarmorchard.com> wrote: > ** > Our experience with Assail protection has been 7 to 14 days with a > surfactant and no rain. I always subtract 2 days of efficacy for every 1" > of rain. I came across an article back in '05 that discussed the new > insecticides' effectiveness and saved a copy to > http://royaloakfarmorchard.com/pdf/New_insecticides.pdf. Doen't say much > about how long protection lasts, but some good info none the less. Hope it > might be helpful. > > > Dennis Norton > Royal Oak Farm Orchard > 15908 Hebron Rd. > Harvard, IL 60033-9357 > Office (815) 648-4467 > Mobile (815) 228-2174 > Fax (609) 228-2174 > http://www.royaloakfarmorchard.com > http://www.theorchardkeeper.blogspot.com > http://www.revivalhymn.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Arthur Kelly <kellyorcha...@gmail.com> > *To:* Apple-Crop <apple-crop@virtualorchard.net> > *Sent:* Sunday, August 26, 2012 11:43 AM > *Subject:* [apple-crop] Assail > > We know that, from experience, Imidan and Guthion offer 14 days of > protection from Apple Maggot and Right Guard offers 12 hours of > protection. How many days does Assail protect against Apple Maggot? This > early maturity/harvest and late AM emergence is making things interesting. > We are at 4.5 flies per unbaited trap on 8/24. Imidan on 8/13 or Danitol > on 8/29. Mix in SWD and an ongoing peach harvest and it's getting > complicated. > > Art Kelly > Kelly Orchards > Acton, ME > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > apple-crop mailing list > apple-crop@virtualorchard.net > http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop > > > _______________________________________________ > apple-crop mailing list > apple-crop@virtualorchard.net > http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop > >
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