{"id":797,"date":"2018-01-30T10:03:43","date_gmt":"2018-01-30T15:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/peaches\/?p=797"},"modified":"2018-01-30T11:21:47","modified_gmt":"2018-01-30T16:21:47","slug":"scale-management-and-2018-management-guides","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/peaches\/2018\/01\/scale-management-and-2018-management-guides\/","title":{"rendered":"Scale management and 2018 management guides"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"<\/a>
San Jose scale<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We are a month in to the new year and I just wanted to remind everyone that if you have not already done so, it is time to start thinking about a delayed-dormant application of horticultural oil for scale insect management. The 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

For delayed dormant timing, apply dormant horticultural oil at a rate of 0.75-1.5% oil to water. It is recommended to apply the water:oil mixture at high gallonage in order to maximize coverage. Aiming for 150-200 gal\/acre of the water:oil mixture for areas with a history of scale pressure is advised.<\/p>\n

Additionally, incorporating chlorpyrifos<\/em> with the oil application provide suppression of scale insects as well as lesser peachtree borer when applied at bud swell.<\/p>\n

Alternatively, combining an insect grower regulator, such as Centaur<\/em> or Esteem<\/em> with the oil when the scale have reached the black cap stage, will enhance the control of the scale.<\/p>\n

With the forecasted cool weather, please note that efficacy diminishes at lower temperatures and phytotoxicity<\/span> is possible when the daily low temperatures are below 28\u00b0F within a 2- to 3-day forecast.<\/em><\/p>\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

Additionally, the 2018 Southeastern Peach, Nectarine, and Plum Pest Management and Culture Guides are here!<\/p>\n

Printed versions will be made available to those who previously requested them whereas the digital (PDF) version can be accessed at any time at the like below.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
2018 Management Guide<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

https:\/\/extension.uga.edu\/publications\/detail.html?number=b1171<\/p>\n

\n

 <\/p>\n

Here’s to a great 2018 season!<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We are a month in to the new year and I just wanted to remind everyone that if you have not already done so, it is time to start thinking about a delayed-dormant application of horticultural oil for scale insect management. The above 50\u00b0F weather makes for a lovely day, but the scale insects enjoy […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":186,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-797","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-insects","category-others"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/peaches\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/797","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=797"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/peaches\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/797\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1007,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/peaches\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/797\/revisions\/1007"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/peaches\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=797"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/peaches\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=797"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/peaches\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=797"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}