Nordox 75 WG copper fungicide/bactericide provides more copper protection, with less product. It is a wettable granule fungicide/bactericide that contains 75% metallic copper – the highest percent of bio-active copper available today.

Agronomy Notes

• Target disease:
  • Fire blight (in dormant, delayed dormant)
• Apply at 5-10 lb/ac as a delayed-dormant spray prior to 1/2" green tip.
  • Typically made with a horticultural oil
• Improved retention of Nordox (longer lasting on twigs, branches, and plant tissue):
  • Cuprous oxide is less soluble than other copper formulations including copper hydroxide
  • Very small particle size greatly reduces loss to wind or rain drop displacement
• For more information on this application or information on other diseases and timings consult the Nordox 75 WG label.

Application Considerations

• OMRI-certified. 
• Low dust formulation that will suspend well, but still requires good agitation. 
• Mix thoroughly prior to application. 
• Always follow the label instructions for proper use.

BRANDT Manni-Plex Cal-B is a proprietary foliar supplement that provides highly mobile and available calcium and boron to plant growing points. It is an excellent tool for preventing and correcting calcium and boron deficiencies, and enhancing overall plant health. 

Agronomy Notes

• Apply at 2 qt/ac
• To reduce bitter pit make ~6-10 applications in a season at ~7-14 day intervals. 
• More applications may be needed where vigor of a susceptible variety such as Honeycrisp is excessive and/or has a light crop load.
• In situations where crop load is adequate and tree vigor is moderate to low, fewer applications will likely still give desired results.
• Ca and B are both important in cell wall and cell membrane structure and integrity
  • Important for fruit firmness and quality
  • B also aids in the uptake of Ca

Application Considerations

• Always follow the label instructions for proper use.

Kaligreen is a curative, contact fungicide that goes to work on powdery mildew immediately and helps stop disease before it spreads. The active ingredient is a microencapsulated potassium bicarbonate that works by disrupting the potassium ion balance in fungi cells upon contact, which causes fungi cell walls to collapse.

Agronomy Notes

• Apply at 3 lb/ac starting after petal fall. 
• In organic production:
  • Use as a standalone or in rotation with other organic products.
  • 7-day spray intervals during periods of high pressure is advisable.
• In conventional production:
  • Fits well as an addition to a conventional fungicide and aids in resistance management.

Application Considerations

• OMRI-certified. 
• Do not use an acidifying agent as this will reduce the efficacy of the product.
• Always follow the label instructions for proper use.

Celite 610 is a mechanical insecticide that has been proven to control the most problematic insect pests such as Lepidoptera larvae, ants, beetles, white flies, psyllids, thrips, and other crawling insects.

Agronomy Notes

• Apply at a rate of 10-40 lb/ac depending on pest, frequency of reapplication, and whether or not overhead cooling or irrigation is in use.
  • Initial spray as a preventative coating or for best knockdown effect:  
    • 40 lb/ac in a mature orchard, including a high-density orchard.
  • Secondary applications as a preventative coating: 
    • 10-20 lb/ac in mature orchard, including a high density orchard.
  • Efficacy is predicated on good coverage, so enough carrier volume is essential.
  • Can be applied with a good spreader, sticker, or horticultural oil.
• Main target pests for control:
  • Coddling moth, mealybug, thrips
• Mechanical insecticide:
  • Most mortality within 48-72 hrs
  • Will also repel insects and deter egg-laying of some species, including coddling moth.

Application Considerations

• OMRI-certified. 
• Do not mix more than 1lb/1 gal of water. 
• Mix thoroughly with physical agitation prior to make application. 
• Always follow the label instructions for proper use.

BRANDT Manni-Plex Cal Zn is a proprietary foliar supplement that provides highly mobile and available calcium and zinc to plant growing points. It is an excellent tool for preventing and correcting calcium and zinc deficiencies, and enhancing overall plant health.

Agronomy Notes

• Apply @ 2 qt/ac at pink or during early vegetative growth
• Ca is important in cell wall and cell membrane integrity.
• Zn is important for healthy new growth in meristematic tissue.

Application Considerations

• Always follow the label instructions for proper use.

BRANDT Ecotec Plus is a broad spectrum, contact insecticide/miticide used to control aphids, thrips, whiteflies, mites, cabbage looper, armyworm and other pests on a wide range of crops. The unique dual-mode of action provides quick kill and control to all stages of insect development.

Agronomy Notes

• Apply at 1-4 pt/100 gal.  
• Essential oil-based insecticide and miticide.
• Target pests:
  • Aphid, thrips, and mites.
• Best when used at the high rate with a horticultural oil or spreader at moderate pest pressures.

Application Considerations

• OMRI-certified. 
• Do not apply when temperatures will drop below 32° F or when temperatures are greater than 90° F. 
• Avoid application during periods of water stress. 
• Always follow the label instructions for proper use.