Azinphos-methyl alternatives for apple growers against codling moth
Thursday, April 19, 2012 - 15:30
in Mathematics & Economics
Azinphos-methyl (AZM) has been the most used insecticide in apple production in the United States since the late 1960s, primarily as a control for the codling moth, but a decision by the EPA to phase out AZM by 2012 signals the end of this product's use by tree fruit growers.