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  • From: "Richard J. Ossolinski" <ossoeo@myfairpoint.net>
  • To: nafex mailing list at ibiblio <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [nafex] Triazide questions
  • Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2013 19:16:09 -0400

It might be worth noting that, unlike Imidan,
>
> DuPont™ Asana® XL is a restricted use pesticide.

Richard
Gouldsboro, ME Zone 5


On Jul 23, 2013, at 6:14 PM, Judson Frisk wrote:

> Where do you purchase Asana? Is it possible to purchase it in smaller
> quantities for a 50 tree orchard? Judson L Frisk
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
> [mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Alan Haigh
> Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2013 4:26 PM
> To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
> Subject: [nafex] Triazide questions
>
>> Don't know about Triazide. Is it as effective as Imidan against
> Apple Maggot and Codling Moth? What kind of kickback are
> you talking about?<
>
> Should be as affective, as I expect all pyrethroids are similar. Asana
> claims to be more weather proof than others because some vegetable oil is in
> the formula but a decent sticker should more than compensate for that.
> Asana certainly takes care of AM and CM and I'm confident from many
> exchanges from other growers that Triazide does also.
>
>>
>> Another problem with it is a short 2 year shelf life and it's
>> impossible
> to
>> know how old it is when you purchase it.
>
>> Are you referring to Imidan. I was not aware of any shelf life
>> problem with it. I have been using some of it that is several
>> years with no degradation of effectiveness.
>
> No, I was talking about Triazide. I'm sure Imidan lasts for years but you
> can contact the manufacturer for specifics.
>
>> I've heard conflicting reports as to whether or not it really works
>> well against plum curculio. Does anyone on the list have personal
>> experience?
>
> I believe it works fine on PC because Asana does and because on the Garden
> Web fruit and orchards forum many participating fruit growers have been
> using it for years with great success on sites where they lose everything to
> PC without it. I suspect any controversy is the result of its short shelf
> life.





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