Fruit Boost with QMP(Queen Mandibular Gland Pheromone) attracts and holds honey bees to flowering crops giving more complete pollination. This results in improved fruit size and fruit quality.

Fruit Boost:

• Increases the number of honey bees working the crop.
• Increases the foraging time per bee and the flowers visited per bee.
• Increases seed set.
• Increases fruit size, grade and overall yield.

Fruit Boost is easy to use.  Simply dilute with water and apply by conventional spray equipment. No use regulations apply. One 400 ml (approx. 1 pint) container will cover 1.6 hectares (4 acres).

Organic Growers Take Note:
Fruit Boost is approved  in Washington State for use by organic growers.  Using bees to improve fruit quality and yield is the natural way.

Fruit Boost has been extensively tested and is recommended for use on Kiwifruit, Apples, Highbush blueberries and Pears.

Call us about its potential for other crops, or to participate in a research program.

FAQs

1.  How long does Fruit Boost last?

2.  How long can Fruit Boost be stored?

3.  How is Fruit Boost applied?

4.  How much Fruit Boost is applied?

5.  Can Fruit Boost be tank mixed with other products?

6.  At what stage of bloom is Fruit Boost applied?

7.  At what time of the day is Fruit Boost applied?

8.  What other considerations are there in applying Fruit Boost?

9.  How does Fruit Boost work?

10.  Who discovered QMP?

1.  How long does Fruit Boost last?
    Two days. Periodic application may be required for crops that flower and set fruit continuously.

2.  How long can Fruit Boost be stored?
    Three years (when kept cool)

3.  How is Fruit Boost applied?
    Fruit Boost is mixed with water and applied with conventional spray equipment.  The recommended maximum amount of water is 100 gal/acre.

4.  How much Fruit Boost is applied?
    100 ml/acre (3 3/8 oz./acre).

5.  Can Fruit Boost be tank mixed with other products?
    Fruit Boost can safely be tank mixed with Promalin, SlouBor, Blight Ban, Terramycin and Streptomycin.  Call about other products.

6. At what stage of bloom is Fruit Boost applied? 
    For pears, apply at 90% full bloom.  For apple (Gala and Fuji varieties) apply when 90% of the King buds are in bloom.

7.  At what time of the day is Fruit Boost applied?
    Apply in morning before the bees start flying.  If this is not possible, then apply in late evening.

8.  What other considerations are there in applying Fruit Boost?
    Fruit Boost works best if predicted temperatures for the day are above 13 ^oC and no rain or wind is in the forecast.

9.  How does Fruit Boost work?
    The active ingredient in Fruit Boost is a pheromone (QMP) produced by honey bee queens.  It is a powerful contact pheromone but is not highly volatile.  QMP affects the behaviour of a honey bee.  Honey bees visit more flowers and recruit more bees after contacting QMP.

10. Who discovered QMP?
    Since the early 1960?s it was known that the queen produced a "queen substance".  Some, but not all of the components were known.  In 1987 scientists at Simon Fraser University found the additional components of the QMP blend.  A blend of the five known components closely matched what the queen produces. Fruit Boost with QMP for Pollination is now synthesized by Pherotech Inc.