Three New Pesticide Options for Berries
in Pennsylvania (The
Vegetable & Small Fruit Gazette, Nov. '05) by
Kathy Demchak, Department of Horticulture, Penn State University,
reports, "Here are some new options for chemical pest control
in berries in PA. If you're from another state, please
be sure that these products are registered in your state
before using them. . . . KanemiteT 15SC (active ingredient:
acequinocyl) from ArvestaT is a new miticide for use on
strawberries against two-spotted spider mites and strawberry
mites. . . . A new supplemental label for Capture® 2EC
(active ingredient: bifenthrin) from FMC now allows its
use as a soil drench against raspberry crown borer larvae.
. . . There's a new use for Danitol ® 2.4EC (active
ingredient: fenpropathrin) from Valent®, which had
been labeled for an assortment of insects on strawberries.
Now Danitol® 2.4EC also can be used on most bushberries
(blueberries, gooseberries, and elderberries - see the
label for other crops) against blueberry maggot, Japanese
beetle, and obliquebanded leafroller. . . . Be sure to
follow all label precautions." Read the complete article
at http://hortweb.cas.psu.edu/extension/vegcrops/newsletterlist.html .
