This crop protectant is 95% kaolin clay, but this ain’t pottery-grade kaolin. A patented process of centrifuging and filtering delivers a critical particle size of 1.4 microns and a pure white color. Prevents insects from recognizing their targets, and, if they land, inhibits their access to the plant’s surface and causes irritation and excessive grooming.
Particle sizes larger than 1.4 microns do not form an effective barrier to insects, and impurities in unrefined kaolin may injure plant health.
Recommended for controlling European apple sawfly, plum curculio, Japanese beetle, leafhopper, Colorado potato beetle, thrips and other maleficial insects on fruit crops and field crops. Effective against cucumber beetles on cucurbits. The white surface also reflects sunlight, preventing sunburn and heat damage.
Michael Phillips at Lost Nation Orchard estimates that one 25# bag is sufficient to treat 10 fruit trees for one season. Begin application before petal-fall. Apply 2–3 times the first week to build up a good coating and then every 10–14 days or as the film weathers or new growth appears, more frequently in rainy weather. Maintain a good coat until plum curculio season ends, around June 30 in central Maine.
Use 25#/50 gal water for concentrated use; 25#/100 gal water for diluted spray, ½#/gal water in hand and backpack sprayers. Please see pesticide label here. EPA reg. 61842-18.
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NovaSource Surround® WP Crop Protectant
Additional Information
Plant Protection and Last Resorts
These products come with detailed instructions on their labels. Contact us in case you don’t receive the attached booklet or if the label is illegible.
While we try to stay current with product specifications, product formulations are subject to change without notice.
Use our Sprayers to apply these products. We welcome your suggestions about successful low-impact pest-control methods or products.
Is that pesticide registered in your state?
Each state treats potentially dangerous items differently. Like alcohol and open-carry laws, pesticide registrations are different everywhere. We cannot ship a pesticide to a state where it is not registered.
Before buying or using any pest- or disease-control product, be sure it is registered for use in your state and, if you are a commercial grower, registered for commercial production.
Purdue University has a searchable database of information for most states. You can look up products by name, registration number or active ingredient. Contact information is provided for states that don’t participate in the website.
Click here for a chart summarizing the safety of these pesticides for pollinators.
USDA NOP rule concerning disease and pest control Caution certified-organic growers:
Before using any of these products for pest or disease control, you must have followed the National Organic Program rule 205.206(e). A product being labeled here as allowed is not sufficient to meet standards for organic certification.
Click here for more information and the complete text of the rule.
Organic Certification
Inoculants, soil amendments, fertilizers, livestock supplies and pesticides are labeled as: OMRI: Organic Materials Review Institute. Most state certifying agencies, including MOFGA, accept OMRI approval. MOFGA: Reviewed and approved by the Maine Organic Farmers & Gardeners Association Certification Services. Allowed for use on MOFGA-certified farms. Check with your certifier. WSDA: Listed by the Washington State Department of Agriculture’s Organic Certification division for use in organic agriculture in Washington State. MOFGA has indicated that they will accept products on this list for their certification program. Check with your certifier. Nat’l List: One-ingredient products on the NOP* List of Allowed Substances (subpart G of the Organic Foods Production Act, sections 205.601-606). Check with your certifier. AYC: Ask your certifier. Has not been reviewed by a certifier, but the active ingredient is allowed. Ask your certifier. Not Allowed: A few of the products we list are not allowed for organic production but we think they have a place in sensible agriculture and can be used when certification is not an issue.
