This publication outlines examples of pesticides registered on orchard insect, disease, and weed pests in Washington State. Efficacy and toxicity charts. Control timing by bud, bloom, and harvest stages for apples, pears, peaches, apricots, nectarines, cherries, prunes, and plums. Pesticide safety and regulatory information. Growth and nutrient sprays. Chemical and cultural control methods. Bee toxicity warnings.

Publisher: Washington State University Extension
Published: February 1950.   Revised: February 2009.   143 pages.