Assail 70WP (acetamiprid): A selective nicotinoid insecticide with ovicidal activity and low mammalian toxicity. Used to control aphids and whitefly on cole crops and many leafy and fruiting vegetables. Also, for control of Colorado potato beetle on eggplant and tomato. It has a 12 h REI and a 7 dh restriction. For resistance management purposes, do not treat two consecutive generations of an insect with a nicotinoid insecticide (Assail, Admire, Provado, Platinum or Actara). Alternate with a material with a different mode of action. For Colorado potato beetle, it is recommended that you restrict your use of a nicotinoid to only a single generation (i.e. first generation) every other year.
Courier Insect Growth Regulator 70 WP (buprofezin): Effective against the nymph stages of whitefly by inhibiting chitin (exoskeleton) biosynthesis and by reducing egg laying and survival. Labeled for use on most cucurbits, lettuce and tomatoes. It has a 12 h REI and a 14 dh restriction.
Cruiser 5FS (thiamethoxam): A systemic, seed treatment for sweet corn in the nicotinoid class of insecticide. Labeled for control of wireworms, seed corn maggots and white grubs.
Entrust 80WP (spinosad): A dry formulation of spinosad which meets USDA National Organic Standards. It has low mammalian toxicity and helps conserve beneficials. A nerve and stomach poison derived from the bacterium, Saccharopolyspora spinosa. Labeled for post-harvest protection of ferns for asparagus beetles, and for cole crops, sweet corn, cucurbits, many leafy and fruiting vegetables, potatoes and beans. Controls caterpillars, certain beetles, thrips and leafminers, including many pests prone to resistance problems such as, diamondback moth, cabbage looper, fall armyworm and Colorado potato beetle. It has a 4 h REI and a 1 to 3 dh restriction, 7 dh for potatoes and 60 days for asparagus. For Colorado potato beetle, it is recommended that you restrict your use of spinosad products (Entrust or SpinTor) to a single generation every other year to help prevent resistance.
Intrepid 2F (methoxyfenozide): In the diacylhydrazine class of insecticide and has low mammalian toxicity. Mimics the action of the molting hormone in Lepidopterous (moths & butterflies) larvae when ingested, causing a premature and incomplete molt, which is lethal. Feeding generally stops within hours, larval mortality may take several days. Labeled for control of many caterpillars on cole crops, leafy and fruiting vegetables, and for European corn borer on sweet corn. It has a 12 h REI and a 1 to 3 dh restriction.
Platinum 2E (thiamethoxam): A soil-applied, selective, systemic insecticide in the nicotinoid class. Labeled for control of aphids, flea beetles and whiteflies on potatoes, cucurbits, and fruiting vegetables. Also for Colorado potato beetle on eggplant, tomatoes and potatoes and for leafhoppers on potatoes. For resistance management purposes, do not treat two consecutive generations of an insect with a nicotinoid insecticide (Assail, Admire, Provado, Platinum or Actara). Alternate with a material with a different mode of action. For Colorado potato beetle, it is recommended that you restrict your use of a nicotinoid to only a single generation (i.e. first generation) every other year. Platinum has a 12 h REI and can not be applied as a foliar spray.
LABEL REGISTRATIONS EXPANDED TO ADDITIONAL CROPS (new crops in italics).
Avaunt 30DG (indoxacarb): Regestered under EPA’s Reduced Risk "fast-track" category. Helps conserve certain beneficials. Upon ingestion, is converted to a toxin which inhibits sodium ion entry into nerve cells, causing paralysis and death. Controls the caterpillar complex on cole crops, lettuce, eggplant, potatoes, peppers and tomatoes. Also, for European corn borer and fall armyworm whorl applications on sweet corn. It has a 12 h REI and a 3 dh restriction, 7 dh for potatoes, 14 dh for hand-harvested sweet corn.
Baythroid 2E* (Cyfluthrin): A pyrethroid insecticide which works as a nerve poison through contact and ingestion. Has a broad-spectrum of activity against many types of caterpillars, true bugs, beetles, thrips, flies, leafhoppers, whitefly and other insects. Registered on carrots, cole crops, lettuce, dry peas, peppers, potatoes, sweet corn, and tomatoes. It has a 12 h REI and a 0 to 7 dh restriction.
Fulfill 50WDG (pymetrozine): A new type of reduced-risk insecticide that affects nerves which control feeding after ingestion. Insects stop feeding after exposure but remain on plants until they die several days later. Low toxicity to mammals and beneficials. Used for aphids and whiteflies on cole crops, cucurbits, lettuce, leafy vegetables, tomato, pepper and eggplant and for aphids on potato. It has a 12 h REI and a 0 to 7 dh restriction, 14 dh on potatoes.
Mustang 1.5E* (zetamethrin): A pyrethroid insecticide which works as a nerve poison through contact and ingestion. Has a broad-spectrum of activity against many types of caterpillars, true bugs, beetles, thrips, flies, leafhoppers, whitefly and other insects. Registered on cole crops, garlic, onions, sweet corn, leafy and fruiting vegetables, beans and peas. It has a 12 h REI and a 1 to 7 dh restriction.
SpinTor 2SC (spinosad): A nerve and stomach poison derived from the bacterium, Saccharopolyspora spinosa. It has low mammalian toxicity and helps conserve beneficials. Labeled for post-harvest protection of ferns from asparagus beetles, and for herbs, cole crops, sweet corn, cucurbits, many leafy and fruiting vegetables, potatoes, beans and peas. Controls caterpillars, certain beetles, thrips and leafminers, including many pests prone to resistance problems such as, diamondback moth, cabbage looper, fall armyworm and Colorado potato beetle. It has a 4 h REI and a 1 to 3 dh restriction, 7 dh for potatoes and 60 days for asparagus. For Colorado potato beetle, it is recommended that you restrict your use of spinosad products (Entrust or SpinTor) to a single generation every other year to help prevent resistance.
Surround 95WP (kaolin): A clay-based repellent approved for organic crops. Labeled on beans, peas, soybeans, cole crops, root/tuber and fruiting vegetables, onions, garlic, leeks, cucurbits, lettuce, arugula, rhubarb and spinach to suppress flea and cucumber beetles, thrips and leafhoppers. Must be washed off produce after harvest. It has a 4 h REI and a 0 dh restriction, although it is recommended to stop spraying smooth skin crops when the fruit is approximately 1/4 its expected size to avoid a white residue at harvest.
Warrior* with Zeon Technology (lambda-cyhalothrin): A pyrethroid insecticide which works as a nerve poison through contact and ingestion. Has a broad-spectrum of activity against many types of caterpillars, true bugs, beetles, thrips, leafminers leafhoppers, whitefly and other insects. Registered on sweet corn, eggplant, peppers, tomatoes, cole crops, lettuce, beans, peas, onion and garlic. It has a 24 h REI and a 1 to 7 dh restriction.
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Note: All these new insecticides and uses have been added to the 2004-2005 New England Vegetable Management Guide which should be available from your local Extension Office in December, 2003. You can also pick the guide up at the New England Vegetable & Berry Growers' Conference and Trade Show in Manchester, NH (formerly the Sturbridge, MA meeting) on 16-18 December, 2003 or at the Connecticut Vegetable & Small Fruit Growers' Conference in Vernon, CT on 15 January, 2004. |
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