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[sherwin <sherwindu@att.net>]

On 8/14/2013 7:41 PM, Richard MURPHY wrote:
> Hello Fellow Apple Maggot Murderers!
>   
> This  is the first year I've had access to Imidan.
> I'm actually going to get a decent crop.
> Imidan has a 7 day REI and a 4 day post-harvest.
> I'm confused.
> I sprayed August 12.
> How soon can I pick? (early ones; Pristine and Zestar)
> Is there a washing process to remove the Imidan?
>   
> HEEELLLLPPPPP !
>   
> Murph
>                                         
     Murph,

     Not sure what REI means?  You should spray every 7 to 14 days 
depending on
     how bad your infestations are, and if you think you can stretch it 
out to 14 days.
     I spray every 7 to 10 days.

     I too have some early apples (Lubsk Queen and William's Pride).  I 
would stop spraying
     at least one week before harvest, possibly longer depending on the 
amount of sunlight
     and rain.  The sun burns off much of this pesticide.  If you 
didn't use a sticker, any rainfall
     would also deplete the chemical.

     The amount of washing depends on how concerned you are about 
residue.  Some simple
     soap and water should remove it.  Some fanatics don't eat the 
peel, which is the healthiest
     part of the apple.  Just use common sense.

                       Sherwin Dubren
                       Morton Grove, IL