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["Dr.O'Barr" <Topgun@Otelco.net>]

The June bugs mostly and a few Jap beetles are devastating my peaches and 
plums. I sprayed Malathion and they did not notice. What can be used and 
still pick and eat in about 3 days?

R. D. O.
Topgun
Zone 7


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stephen Sadler" <Docshiva@Docshiva.org>
To: "'North American Fruit Explorers'" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 5:36 PM
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Peach issue


> There are a few fungi that cause peach rot. Fungicides of whatever type 
> are
> preventative; they need to be applied to fruit before the disease appears.
> Did you use a lime sulfur dormant oil, or other antifungal spray?
>
> It might not be too late to protect the other fruit.  You could try 
> removing
> the infected fruit - I'd wear gloves then get rid of the gloves along with
> the fruit, and then try an calcium polysulfide spray, like Polysul or 
> Green
> Cyprus Limu Sulfur.  Calcium polysulfide can be applied during the summer
> for brown rot, 3 to 5 times at one week intervals.
>
> Serenade is a biological broad-spectrum antifungal that has been shown, in
> tests, to be effective against Peach brown rot here in California.  We 
> have
> a Mediterranean climate with dry summers, and peach rot control is easier
> here.  It's not currently registered for use on peaches.
>
> ~ Stephen
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
> [mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Harrick, Barbara
> Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 10:40 AM
> To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
> Subject: [NAFEX] Peach issue
>
> Hi all. I looked at my dwarf peach trees this morning and noticed quite
> a few fruits have a wrinkles completely covering their beautiful red
> skin with a grey fuzz (Sigh...) I'm guessing some sort of fungal
> problem--is there anything I can do to save the rest?
>
> Thanks as always, Barbara
>
> Barbara Harrick
> Senior Technical Editor/Writer
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