What Do You Spray on Apple Trees in Spring
Spray the Apple Tree with Horticultural Oil While Dormant, Then Again When the Leaves Are 1/2 Inch and Again Right Before the Tree Blooms, When the Small Buds...
Spray the apple tree with horticultural oil while dormant, then again when the leaves are 1/2 inch and again right before the tree blooms, when the small buds begin to turn pink. Apple maggot control begins before the tree produces foliage in the spring with a lime-sulfur spray.
What sprays to use on apple trees?
- Bonide® All Seasons® Horticultural & Dormant Spray Oil.
- Bonide® Captain Jack’s™ Deadbug Brew Garden Dust.
- Bonide® Insecticidal Soap.
- Bonide® Thuricide® BT.
- GardenTech® Sevin® Bug Killer.
- Bonide® Captan Fruit & Ornamental (wettable powder)
- Bonide® Copper Fungicide.
- Ferti-Lome® Fire Blight Spray.
When should you spray apple trees for bugs?
Timing is critical, with a first spray about two weeks after most petals have fallen from the tree’s blossoms, followed by a second spray one or two weeks later. Repeat this treatment in late July or early August or whenever you notice new larval holes appearing on the fruit.
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