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How to Manage Pests

UC Pest Management Guidelines

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Peach

Relative Impact of the Timing of Pesticide Applications on Natural Enemies

(Reviewed 3/06, updated 9/06)

In this Guideline:

Natural enemy Dormant Bloom time In-Season
Oil Oil + Spinosad Oil + IGR1 Oil + Pyrethroid2 Oil + OP3 Bt4 Spinosad Intrepid Dimilin OP3 Pyrethroid2 Carbamate5 Spinosad
caterpillar parasites Copidosoma (=Paralitomastix) sp. and Macrocentrus sp. L L L L L L M L L H H H M-H
lacewings L L L L M L L L L M L-M H L-M
lady beetles (Chilocorus spp.) L L L L L L M L L H H H H
minute pirate bugs L L L M M L L L L H H H M
predatory mites (Galendromus sp. and Typhlodromus sp.) L L L H L L L L L M H H L
scale parasites (Aphytis sp.) L L-M L — L L H L L H H H H
spiders L L L L M L L L L H H H —
1 IGR = insect growth regulators (diflubenzuron-Dimilin, buprofezin-Centaur, pyriproxyfen-Esteem and Seize)
2 pyrethroid (Asana, Ambush, Pounce)
3 OP = organophosphate (Diazinon, Imidan)
4 Bt = Bacillus thuringiensis
5 carbamate (Carzol, Lannate, Sevin)
   
H = high
M = moderate
L = low
— = no information
   

[Precautions]

PUBLICATION

[UC Peer Reviewed]

UC IPM Pest Management Guidelines: Peach
UC ANR Publication 3454
General Information
C. Pickel, UC IPM Program, Sutter/Yuba counties
W. J. Bentley, UC IPM Program, Kearney Agricultural Center, Parlier
J. K. Hasey, UC Cooperative Extension, Sutter/Yuba counties
K. R. Day, UC Cooperative Extension, Tulare Co.

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