{"id":16061,"date":"2021-01-29T13:46:44","date_gmt":"2021-01-29T18:46:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/?p=16061"},"modified":"2021-04-08T12:36:56","modified_gmt":"2021-04-08T16:36:56","slug":"fruit-tree-pests-diseases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/01\/29\/fruit-tree-pests-diseases\/","title":{"rendered":"Which apple and stone fruit tree pests and diseases should I proactively spray for?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Question:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>I have a few young apple and stone fruit trees. Which pests and diseases should I spray proactively and which should wait until I see activity or damage?<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Answer:<\/h3>\n<p><em>Renae Moran, Fruit Tree Specialist, Highmoor Farm<\/em><\/p>\n<p>We have a website on spraying fruit trees.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/fruit\/growing-fruit-trees-in-maine\/insect-pests\/\">Insect Pests &#8211; Cooperative Extension: Tree Fruits<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pests that are problematic every year are these:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>plum curculio<\/li>\n<li>codling moth<\/li>\n<li>apple maggot<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Trunk borers are less a problem each year, but when they pop up, they kill trees.<\/p>\n<p>What spray materials will you be using?&nbsp; What is your plan for safe spraying?<br \/>\nContact me again for any fruit tree questions.&nbsp; You will probably have questions about timing and what sprays to use.&nbsp; We&#8217;re here to help.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: I have a few young apple and stone fruit trees. 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