Spraying Strawberry Plants

Spraying is important to the survival of your plants. To handle potential diseases and pests, reference the guidelines below to know what you should spray, and when you should use it.

NOTE: This is part 9 in a series of 11 articles. For a complete background on how to grow strawberry plants, we recommend starting from the beginning.

Before you begin, read and follow all instructions on labels.

When To Spray

Dormancy (late winter/early spring)

  • Monterey Horticultural Oil for mites and aphids.

New Growth Through Harvest

  • Monterey Liquid Copper Fungicide for downy mildew, leaf spot, leaf scorch and leaf blights.
  • Hi-Yield® Captan 50W Fungicide for leaf spot and gray mold.

New Growth Until Bloom Time

  • Monterey Fruit Tree Spray Plus for aphids, weevils, spider mites, spittle bugs, Japanese beetles,and leaf spots. (No more than 8 applications per growing season.)

At The First Sign Of:

  • Safer® Brand Insect Killing Soap for plant bugs, aphids and mites.
  • Hi-Yield® Vegetable & Ornamental Insect Control for leafrollers.
  • Monterey Fruit Tree Spray Plus for plant bugs, spittlebugs, aphids, mites, leaf spot and blight.
  • GardenTech® Sevin® Concentrate Bug Killer for leafroller, spittlebugs, weevils, Japanese beetle, aphids and mites. (No more than 8 foliar applications per growing season.)
  • Serenade® Garden Disease Control for leaf spot, leaf blight and downey mildew.

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