An Esteem-intoxicated obliquebanded leafroller larva showing deformities to its external body structures. This article is the second in a series intended to help the apple industry transition insect pest management programs to the use of new pest control technologies. It discusses options for leafroller and codling moth control in the petal-fall period. Control decisions made at this time will influence future actions to control the first codling moth generation, which will be the subject of the next article in the series. For approximately 60 percent of Washington State tree fruit growers, leafroller management begins with a delayed-dormant Lorsban (chlorpyrifos) application, […]
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