It is important to review all labels to be aware of any restrictions on use. Proper sprayer maintenance and calibration are fundamental components to safe and effective pest management. Note that with many of the newer pesticides, there is very little room for error in terms of application to produce desired results. Enclosed in this newsletter is a blank chart which may be helpful to you in keeping track of DD at your orchard. If you used either Apollo or Savey last year, you should not use either of them this year or if you had used Agri-Mek instead, you should switch to another miticide.
Oil remains a mainstay in European red mite management.