Controlling Mediterranean fruit fly: cover sprays

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Insecticides for persimmons

Read labels or permits carefully and follow all application conditions listed.

Insecticide

Product
name

Application rate

Maximum no. applications
per season

Minimum period between
applications (days)

Withholding period
(days)

Notes

maldison
(various formulations)

Maldison,

Fyfanon®

(440g/L)

 

Fyfanon®

(1000g/L)

 

Hy-Mal®

(1150g/L)

140mL/100L water

 

 

60mL/100L

 

 

55mL/100L

3 3 3

APVMA permit 13815

(exp. 31/5/16)

tricholorfon

Dipterex®, Lepidex®

First spray:
250mL/100L

Repeat sprays:
125mL/100L

4 7 7

APVMA permit 12450 (exp. 31/5/16)

clothianidin

Samurai®

40g/100L

plus MAXX surfactant at 50mL/100L

2 7 7

APVMA permit 14252 (exp. 30/6/15)

 

For citrus, grapes and jujubes

Read labels or permits carefully and follow all application conditions listed.

crop/

Insecticide

Product
name

Application rate

Maximum no. applications
per season

Minimum period between
applications (days)

Withholding period
(days)

Notes

citrus/

dimethoate

Dimethoate 75mL/100L 3 14 7 Label registration

table grapes/

trichlorfon

Dipterex®, Lepidex®

250mL/100L

6 7 2

APVMA permit 12439 (exp. 31/5/16)

jujube/

trichlorfon

Dipterex®, Lepidex®

First spray:
250mL/100L

Repeat sprays:
125mL/100L

4 7 7

APVMA permit 12450 (exp. 31/5/16)

Contact

Commercial and industry enquiries should be directed to Medfly Compliance, all public enquiries should be directed to PaDIS.

Contact information

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