{"id":1402,"date":"2024-02-13T17:01:44","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T22:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/peaches\/?p=1402"},"modified":"2024-02-13T17:01:45","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T22:01:45","slug":"scale-management-update-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/peaches\/2024\/02\/scale-management-update-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Scale Management Update 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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These above 50\u00b0F weather makes for a lovely day, but the scale insects enjoy it too, becoming developmentally active above\u00a051\u00b0F. That means it is a good time to nip these guys in the bud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For delayed dormant timing, apply dormant horticultural oil at a rate of 1.5% oil to water<\/strong>. It is recommended to apply the oil:water mixture at high gallonage in order to maximize coverage. As you have probably heard me say over and over again, if you are applying the delayed-dormant application to pre-pruned trees<\/strong>, then it is important to aim for 150-200 gal\/acre<\/strong> to get effective coverage, especially in areas with a history of scale pressure. If the trees have already been pruned<\/strong>, then lowering the rate down to 100 gal\/acre<\/strong> seems to be effective. Increasing the rate to 3% oil at 100 gal\/acre may also achieve effective coverage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, combining an insect grower regulator, such as Centaur<\/strong><\/em> or Esteem<\/strong><\/em> with the oil can enhance the control of the scale. Similarly, combining Venerate<\/strong><\/em> with the delayed-dormant oil application has also shown to significantly suppress scale numbers compared to oil alone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also, note that after the recent court order, chlorpyrifos<\/strong><\/em> tolerances are now in effect and can be used again in accordance to the registered labels (more info here<\/strong><\/a>). As used in the past, chlorpyrifos may help suppress both scale insects and borers when applied with oil at bud swell. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also note, do not apply oil sprays within 2 weeks of (before or after) making a spray that contains sulfur.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For more information and additional management options, please see the updated peach management guides<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here’s to a great 2024 season!!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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These above 50\u00b0F weather makes for a lovely day, but the scale insects enjoy it too, becoming developmentally active above\u00a051\u00b0F. That means it is a good time to nip these guys in the bud. For delayed dormant timing, apply dormant horticultural oil at a rate of 1.5% oil to water. It is recommended to apply […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":186,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1402","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-others"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/peaches\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1402","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/peaches\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/peaches\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/peaches\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/186"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/peaches\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1402"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/peaches\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1402\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1403,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/peaches\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1402\/revisions\/1403"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/peaches\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1402"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/peaches\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1402"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/peaches\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1402"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}