Controlling Mediterranean fruit fly: cover sprays

Page last updated: Thursday, 30 August 2018 - 11:01am

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For stone fruit

Read labels or permits carefully as not all products can be applied to all stone fruit varieties. Read and follow all application conditions listed on the label and permit.

Insecticide/

restrictions

Product name Application rate Maximum no. applications
per season
Minimum period between applications (days) Withholding period
(days)
Notes

maldison
(various formulations)/

all stonefruit

Maldison,

Fyfanon®

(440g/L)

Fyfanon®

(1000g/L)

Hy-Mal®

(1150g/L)

140mL/100L water

 

 

60mL/100L

 

55mL/100L

3 3 3

APVMA permit 12907

(exp. 31/5/16)

 

spinetoram/

all stonefruit

Delegate® 20g/100L 4 14 3

APVMA permit 12590 (exp. 31/5/16)

tricholorfon/

all stonefruit
 

Dipterex®, Lepidex®

First spray:
250mL/100L

Repeat sprays:
125mL/100L

N/A

7

2

Use as per label for Qfly control

clothianidin/

all stonefruit

Samurai® 40g/100L plus MAXX surfactant at 50mL/100L 2 7 7

APVMA permit 14252 (exp. 30/6/15)

thiacloprid/

stonefruit except peach

Calypso®

37.5mL/100L 3 14 14

APVMA permit 14562

(exp. 30/11/18)

thiacloprid/

peach only

Calypso®

37.5mL/100L 3 14 21

APVMA permit 14562

(exp.30/11/18)

 

For pome fruit

Read labels or permits carefully as not all products can be applied to all pome fruit varieties. Read and follow all application conditions listed on the label and permit.

Insecticide/
restrictions

Product
name
Application rate

Maximum no. applications
per season

Minimum period between
applications (days)

Withholding period
(days)

Notes

spinetoram/

all pomefruit

Delegate®

20g/100L water

4 14 7

APVMA permit 12590

(exp. 31/5/16)

trichlorfon/

all pomefruit

Dipterex®, Lepidex®

First spray: 500mL/100L
Repeat sprays: 250mL/100L

N/A 7 2

Label registration

clothianidin/

all pomefruit

Samurai®

40g/100L plus MAXX surfactant at 50mL/100L

2 7 7

APVMA permit 14252

(exp. 30/6/15)

thiacloprid/

all pomefruit

Calypso®

37.5mL/100L 3 14 21

APVMA permit 14562

(exp. 30/11/18)

Contact information

Pest and Disease Information Service (PaDIS)
+61 (0)8 9368 3080
Commercial Medfly Enquiries Only