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Ortho® Volck® Oil Spray

Overview & Benefits

  • Destroys overwintering insects and their eggs
  • Controls scale insects, red spider mites and mealybugs on many fruit and shade trees
  • One pint makes over 6 gallons of growing season spray or 3 gallons of dormant spray
  • Easy to apply with Ortho® Dial 'N Spray®, hose-end or tank sprayer.

Available sizes:

    1 pt. Concentrate

How to Use

Use a tank, an Ortho® Dial 'N Spray®, or other hose-end sprayer. Spray to uniformly cover all upper and lower leaf surfaces, stems, branches and trunk. Mix 2 1/2 oz. per gallon of water during growing season or 5 1/3 oz. per gallon of water during the dormant season.

When to Apply

Spray when air is calm to avoid drift. Spray when temperature is above 40°F but below 85°F. If temperature is expected above 85°F, spray in early morning or late afternoon when it is cooler. During the growing season, spray when insects are present or feeding injury is first noticed. Spray up to 4 times, waiting 2 weeks between each application. During the dormant season, spray dormant shrubs and trees once in late winter or early spring.

Where to Use

For outdoor use only. On conifers, roses, shrubs and trees, including apples, apricots, cherries, peaches, pears, plums and citrus (grapefruits, lemons, limes, oranges and tangerines).

Where Not to Use

Maidenhair ferns, red maples, Japanese maples or non-woody plants unless otherwise specified. Volck® Oil Spray may cause discoloration to blue spruce.

What it Controls

Insects: Spider mites, scales, mealybugs, whiteflies, hemlock woolly adelgids and lacebugs, insect eggs (including codling moth, gypsy moth, oak moth, spider mite and tent caterpillar eggs) plus sooty mold.

Container Type

Bottle

Required Applicator

Active Ingredients

97% Petroleum Oil*

*(Pet. Oil-Min. U.R. 91% - Class Lt. - Med.)

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