Bonide Captain Jack's Citrus, Fruit & Nut Orchard Spray, 32 oz Concentrate, Multi-Purpose Fungicide, Insecticide and Miticide

This spray was recommended for use on our fruit trees. It kind of acts as an all-in-one insect and disease spray. There are other sprays out there, but the other sprays I looked at were not to be used on one or another type of fruit tree. I had/have challenges with our pear and plum trees getting some sort of blight or other disease after heavy spring rains. Bugs of all kinds also like to attack them. Last year we lost 3 or 4 trees - plum and pear. Customer service from Stark Brothers was wonderful and helped us replace and protect the trees that did not survive their first year. This year we are being proactive. I have been using this on mulberry, pear, plum, peach, and fig trees. I also made my rounds using it on our blackberry bushes and my container plants outdoors. It has definitely taken care of the bug issues, and I am hopeful it will resolve the disease issues as well. I know it is working on the disease problem. I even sprayed around the base of the trees where mold might creep in after a heavy rain. So far it is helping. I just need to keep after the trees at risk until they mature. I definitely will be using this as my go-to spray. It seems like it does the job without being as toxic as other pesticides, and strong chemical disease sprays. Even if I need to take further action on my trees that are struggling to establish themselves, I plan on using this concentrate as my first line of defense. Right now I am spraying every week or two. I imagine as the summer progresses, I will decrease usage to once a month or so depending on insect activity and rain. I like the fact it can be used up to a few days before harvest (except berries). This spray goes a long way, and is easy to use. I put it in a 1 gallon pump sprayer, and measure with a 4 oz glass measuring cup. I just shake the bottle a few times, pour it in my measuring cup, then into the sprayer. I rinse the cup as I am filling the sprayer, then close the sprayer, shake a couple times and then pump the pressure into it to use. I would recommend using all the mixture. It seemed to clog up a bit when I let 1/3 container sit for a week. Otherwise, it is simple and feels safe to use. I only avoid areas of trees where there is a bird's nest (crepe myrtle). This review reminds me I need to get another bottle. The first one I estimate will lasted for four or five applications (creeping up on emptying bottle now). Not too bad a value for taking care of a small orchard of 15 young fruit trees and several decorative trees.

Great product. Works well on our apple and pear trees. And this has been a bad year for bugs, worms and pests of all kinds. Concentrated- use only a small amount diluted per directions - Goes a long way!

I still had bugs in my peaches. I’ll try again next year and be more aggressive with the spraying

I used this product to protect my apple and cherry trees in northern NH. I mixed as instructed in a tank sprayer and coated my trees once a week. There were no ill effects on the fruits at all, and only a slight powdery look to the leaves from the sulfur. I started using it on Japanese beetles when they came around, and to my delight it worked very well. I was able to protect grapes and roses from the nasty buggars. It takes about an hour to kill the beetles, but it is very effective and after a couple days I noticed a marked decrease in beetle activity. I also used this on tent caterpillars with great effect. Last summer my potatoes were infested with white flies and were decimated. This product eliminated the pests with two applications. Also took care of my cucumber beetles. This product is a safe and effective way to protect your entire yard from a myriad of pests. Also works on cabbage moths and their larvae. The only drawback I can see is that it is a non-persistent agent, and needs to be reapplied after significant rainfall. Luckily it's cost effective enough so that this is not a big expense.

This organic Bonide Citrus Spray was recommended to me by my nursery owner who sprays her raised garden vegetables at home every 10 days to prevent insect and fungus damage. Last season, without using this particular type spray, most of my tomatoes in my Earthbox containers suffered from blossom end rot and blight so I decided to heed her advice, purchased a bottle from Amazon and began using the spray, as mentioned, every 10 days on my tomato plants when they were about a foot high in the spring. My neighbors are now complaining about fungus and blossom end blight on their tomato plants and, hoping I don't jinx myself, so far, so good. My tomatoes have no sign of the problems experienced last year, are big and are now turning red and are delicious. I most definitely recommend this spray. I mix it in a 1 gallon tank sprayer and have no problem holding the remaining fluid over till I need it in 10 days, without clogging. Mixes easily, has no odor and is a blessing for us tomato growers. BTW, I found that my cucumbers do not like this spray and a statement advising this is on the label for some cucubits. My particular variety of cuke's leaves turned yellowish after using the spray so am using another pesticide on my cukes. I guess it's possible they had mite damage in which case I should have used a higher dosage of the Bonide spray but rather than doing that, I just switched to an insecticide that I knew took care of mites without harming me when I ate the cukes. Love this spray!

Disappointing harvest this year- Last year was stellar, and I applied with the same routine this year- Has the right listed ingredients and claims to abate these codling moth larvae. Sprayed to dripping (all angles) weekly, from spring petal fall, to this week, and after any of the minimal rain we had. Invaded at fruit contact points and through the blossom end. YMMV All nectarines lost, 75% of pears lost. Will be looking for additional treatments next year.

Read a lot of reviews before buying this product. It does work great and it did avoid the rust and other pests to ruin my trees and plants. Best to use in spring BEFORE any sign of rust shows. Also ́needs to be reapplied after heavy rains. It goes a long way so this bottle is plenty for 2 or 3 years.

I looked for an organic spray for our peach trees for quite a while. I had bought a few and was very unhappy with them. This year I tried this and we had zero problems. No ants eating the peaches. No bugs at all. I was thrilled. Highly recommend.