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Posted by
MrsG47 7 RI (
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Fri, Oct 18, 13 at 11:43
| Hi all. Is Lorsban available to home orchardists? Or. . . must you have a commercial orchard? thanks, Mrs. G good to be back, will post pictures soon. |
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| I don't think so; see the below. I have an applicator's permit and even with that it's a pain; Spinosad and horticultural oil are a lot less headache. For borers, painting the trunks with a mix of water, latex paint, drywall mud, and water has been the most effective. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Lorsban banned
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| Thanks Applenut! I was asking because Scott suggested it in the post on borers. I've been using triazicide for borers and it has worked quite well. I'm always looking for a better product. (sometimes there isn't one) Mrs. G |
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| I'd like to hear more about the water, latex paint, drywall mud mixture. gary |
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| Here's some research about the efficacy of borer control of various products including white latex paint. It is based on controlling borers attacking apples, not peaches, but I would expect to get similar results protecting peaches as apples as the insects are similar. For apples, paint works bout as well as anything according to this study. |
Here is a link that might be useful: preventing borer damage
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| I have been using latex paint for peach borers and it reduced infestation by about 50%. I still had to dig out a lot of worms this spring. Scott |
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| Scott, I understand using latex paint. I just have trouble looking at white trunks on beautiful fruit trees. Mrs. G |
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| Lorsban is the best, I think. With it I only had to dig out about 2 worms from my nursery all year and a single annual spray does the trick. |
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