Best Pesticides for Jujube Trees? A Scientific Guide to Pesticide Use

The jujube is also known as jujube fruit or Chinese date. It grows in mountainous areas, hills or plains below 1700 m in elevation. This species is native to China and is often cultivated in Asia, Europe and the Americas. During the growing process, what pesticides should be used for jujube trees?

1. To control pests such as mites, planthoppers, psyllids and scale insects, it is best to choose agents such as 2% Tianda abamectin, 3% Tianda acetamiprid, Yashisuke, hexythiazox, abamectin diesel emulsifiable concentrate, and lime sulfur mixture.

2. To control Lepidoptera pests, agents such as 25% Tianda diflubenzuron No. 3, 20% Tianda tebufenozide, 2.5% beta-cyhalothrin, 2% Tianda abamectin, and 48% chlorpyrifos can be used.

3. To control pests such as aphids, whiteflies and American leafminers, agents such as 2% Tianda abamectin, 3% Tianda acetamiprid, 2.5% beta-cyhalothrin, 48% chlorpyrifos, Yashisuke, chlorfenapyr, and imidacloprid are generally used.

4. To control diseases such as powdery mildew and rust, it is recommended to use agents such as Tianda Yufeng, triadimefon, lime sulfur mixture, 40% Fuxing, 10% Shigao, 30% Amistar, 30% Aimiao emulsifiable concentrate, and Fenbiqing.

5. To control soil-borne fungal diseases such as Fusarium wilt, root rot, Verticillium wilt, damping-off and Rhizoctonia solani, as well as diseases such as anthracnose, brown spot and gray leaf spot, it is best to choose hymexazol, thiophanate-methyl, Shakueshuang, amitraz, dexon, and carbendazim.

6. To control bacterial diseases such as bacterial angular leaf spot, shot hole, marginal blight, leaf blight, bacterial wilt, canker, scab and pith necrosis, it is recommended to use Tianda Nuosha, Bailiting, kasugamycin, fleroxacin, ciprofloxacin, ofloxacin, Duoning, polyoxin, Xiaojunling, DT fungicide, Keshaide, copper ammonia complex, Bailiting, etc.

7. To control diseases such as Phytophthora blight and downy mildew, Tianda Yufeng, Kexu, Previcur, Amistar, hymexazol, Sandofan, chlorothalonil, Daconil, fosetyl-aluminum, Ridomil, and Keshuangqing can be used.

8. To control viral diseases, it is recommended to choose Tianda Yufeng, Xiaojunling, Bingdute, Shengzhifeng, Junduqing, and Zhibingling.

9. To control jujube witches' broom disease, oxytetracycline, tetracycline, Bailiting, Tianda Yufeng, and Bingdute can be used.

The jujube is rich in vitamin C and vitamin P. Besides being eaten fresh, it can often be made into preserved fruits and candied fruits such as candied jujube, red jujube, smoked jujube, black jujube, wine jujube and Yaya jujube, and can also be used to make jujube paste, jujube flour, jujube wine and jujube vinegar, serving as a raw material for the food industry.