May 14th, 2001 Volume 10 No.9 Update on Pest Management and Crop Development
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CHEM NEWS: OFF-LABEL DI-SYSTON USE ALERT |
We have been informed of some instances of people in the field recommending Di-Syston as a deer repellent in their orchards. Although the 15% granular formulation does have a registration on non-bearing fruit trees, this is restricted to aphids, lace bug, leafhoppers, mites, thrips and whiteflies, and the material must be worked into the ground and watered in afterwards. Besides the fact that use of this material for deer management would be off-label (i.e., illegal), this is a highly toxic pesticide that, if misused, could pose a severe poisoning risk to dogs, birds, small children, etc.
[ANSWERS TO QUIZ:
Q.1 = c, Q.2 = b, Q.3 = a, Q.4.= b, Q.5 = c, Q.6 = c, Q.7 = b, Q.8 = c&d]
