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.
Products generally need to be replaced if they are frozen and thawed repeatedly. If you shake the Bonide Fruit Tree Spray Concentrate bottle and the product goes back into suspension and looks unchanged from last year, you can try to use it. If the product looks visually different you should consider purchasing a new bottle. Most products will have a shelf life of 3-5 years if stored properly in a temperature stable environment (between 45 and 75 degrees) and out of direct sunlight.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
Cedar Apple Rust is a tricky disease because it requires two hosts in fairly close proximity. Bonide Fruit Tree Spray Concentrate is labeled to treat this disease. You generally want to treat in early Spring from bud break for a few weeks until galls are dry and inactive. In many areas where there is a lot of apply growth, Junipers within several miles of the apple orchards are removed to prevent disease. These articles have additional information about the life cycle of this disease and appropriate cultural practices:
https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/plant-of-the-week/gymnosporangium_juniperi-virginianae.shtml
http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/gardens-gardening/your-garden/help-for-the-home-gardener/advice-tips-resources/pests-and-problems/diseases/rusts/cedar-apple-rust.aspx
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 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 tbs. per gal. of water and applied to listed areas per product label instructions. If calibrated accurately, you can use a hose end applicator, but a hand held pump sprayer or backpack sprayer is preferred.
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.
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, 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 should not be used more than twice per year. The product should be used within 24 hrs of mixing with water or within 2-3 years from the date of purchase (if stored away from extreme temperatures).
Dormant oil is applied during dormancy. Bonide Fruit Tree Spray Concentrate is applied only in green tip, pre bloom, full pink, petal fall, 1st cover and 2nd cover stages to listed trees only.
Yes, Bonide Fruit Tree Spray Concentrate is labeled to treat for peach tree borers. Please refer to the product label for the correct usage rates depending on where you are in the growing process.
