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[Ginda Fisher <list@ginda.us>]

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