Be sure that you are applying Bonide Fruit Tree Spray Concentrate at the correct rate. You should refer to the chart on page 5 of the product label for the dilution rate according to the blooming stage for the tree at the time of application. The maximum application for apples with this product is twice per year, with a minimum interval of at least 7 days between applications.
Bonide Fruit Tree Spray Concentrate can burn leaves on trees if applied during very high temperatures. It is best applied in the early morning or late evening when it is not so hot.
While Bronide Fruit Tree Spray Concentrate is not specifically labeled for use on pear trees, it should not harm them. We would just recommend not eating anything from the tree that was sprayed for at least one growing season. For future treatments, we recommend using Bonide Citrus, Fruit and Nut Orchard Spray Concentrate or Ferti-lome Triple Action.
Bonide Fruit Tree Spray Concentrate is a great product used for preventative and curative fungus, insects, etc. on apple trees. Be sure to check the label with regards to when the product can be used and at what mixing ratio.
Bonide Fruit Tree Spray contains an insecticide, fungicide, aphicide, miticide, and scalicide all in one solution, so it is not usually necessary to add other products.
The Bonide Fruit Tree Spray Concentrate while labeled for several edibles is not specifically labeled for use on Blackberry bushes. Depending on the pest being treating for you could use something like Fertilome Triple Action which can be used on any edibles and has no pre harvest interval or wait time.
You need to applyBonide Fruit Spray Concentrate when you are not expecting any rain within 24 hours. If it rains heavily after you applied you might need to reapply, but make no more than 3 applications per year.
Per the label instructions, you should not apply Bonide Fruit Tree Spray Concentrate if temperatures are above 85 degrees, do not apply to large trees (where foliage to be covered extends beyond spray coverage of application equipment), do not apply if wind speed is greater than 10 mph, and do not apply if rain is expected within a few hours. No more than 3 applications per year, do not apply within 21 days of harvest and you should wait a minimum of 11 days between treatments.
The Bonide Fruit Tree Spray contains more and different active ingredients than the Bonide Orchard Spray, and offers a wider range of insects and diseases it can effectively control. If you follow this link HERE you can see the compare feature on our website between the two products
A tree is considered too large when the equipment you are using will not reach all of the foliage when applying the Bonide Fruit Tree Spray Concentrate.
Yes, Bonide Fruit Tree Spray Concentrate will eliminate Japanese beetles. The mixing rate is 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 tablespoons per gallon of water.
Yes, you can use Bonide Fruit Tree Spray Concentrate for the following insects/diseases on apple trees: Apple maggots, codling moths, Japanese beetles, leafhoppers, plum curculios, aphids, bud moths, Forbes scale, eastern tent caterpillar, red banded leaf roller, mites, bitter rot, black rot, frogeye leaf spot, Botryosphaeria (white rot), botrytis rot, bullseye rot, Brooks fruit spot, flyspeck, cedar rust, quince rust, scab, and sooty blotch. Do not exceed more than 2 applications per year. Please refer to the product label for complete application instructions.
Bonide Fruit Tree Spray Concentrate is mixed at 1.5 to 2.5 tbs. per gal. of water for application to fruit trees.
Bonide Fruit Tree Spray Concentrate is labeled to use on Evergreens. Please refer to the product label for more specific instructions.
Yes, according to the Bonide Fruit Tree Spray Concentrate product label: Apply spray to leaves, fruit branches, trunk and base of tree until dripping. At green tip stage, you would use 1.5 Tbs per gallon of water, and do not use more than 2 quarts of spray suspension per 100 sq ft of grapevine. Do not exceed 2 applications per year. Do not apply within 7 days of harvest. Minimum retreatment interval is 14 days.
Bonide Fruit Tree Spray Concentrate is not labeled to be applied to Apricot trees.