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  • From: Ginda Fisher <list@ginda.us>
  • To: nafex mailing list at ibiblio <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [nafex] apples, spinosad, and rain
  • Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2012 07:04:57 -0400


On Mar 26, 2012, at 2:55 AM, sherwin wrote:

> On 3/25/2012 9:45 PM, Ginda Fisher wrote:
>> I sprayed my apples with spinosad this morning, to combat winter moths.
>> This afternoon it began to drizzle, and continued drizzling most of the
>> day.
>>
>> Was the spray wasted? Should I re-do it when the weather clears? Should I
>> wait 10 days, as per the label?
>>
>> (I'm also a little nervous, because this is the first time I've used
>> leftover spinosad from last year. But it looked okay this year. Maybe it
>> didn't freeze, since the winter has been so mild.)
>>
>> thanks,
>> Ginda
>> eastern MA, zone 6
>>
> Ginda,
>
> Did you mix a 'sticker' in with your spray. If so, the spray would
> have probably mostly
> dried in the few hours after application and the sticker would have
> minimized the washing
> off effect. If not, you probably lost the effect of the morning
> spray. Not sure why you have
> to wait 10 days, but if most of it washed off, seems like it's ok
> to reapply now.
>
> Sherwin Dubren


I used Monterey Garden Insect Spray

http://www.montereylawngarden.com/products/insects/

I don't know what makes up the 99.5% of the product that isn't spinosad. I
just mixed it with water as per the directions.

Thanks,
Ginda





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