Table 9.7. Insecticides labeled for management of arthropod pests of lettuce and other leafy vegetables (non-Brassica, including escarole and endive). (continued)
Labels change frequently. Be sure to read a current product label before applying any chemical.
Pest
MOA
Code1
Trade Name
Active Ingredient
*Restricted
Rate
Product/acre
REI
(hours)
Days to
Harvest Notes2
Stink bugs, plant
bugs, meadow
spittlebug
3A *Brigade 2EC
(bifenthrin)
12 7 Head lettuce only
3A *Declare
(gamma-cyhalothrin)
24 1 Head and leaf lettuce only
season.
3A *Mustang
(zeta-cypermethrin)
12 1
3A *Warrior II
(lambda-cyhalothrin)
24 1 Head and leaf lettuce only
season.
3A,
28
*Besiege
(lambda-cyhalothrin,
chlorantraniliprole)
24 1
4A Scorpion 35 SL
(dinotefuran)
Foliar:
Soil:
12 Foliar: 7:
Soil: 21
See pollinator protection restrictions on label.
4A Venom
(dinotefuran)
Foliar: 1.0-3.0 oz;
Soil: 5.0-6.0 oz
12 Foliar: 7:
Soil: 21
Maximum of 6 oz (foliar) or 12 oz (soil) /acre per season. See
pollinator protection restrictions on label.
- Aza-Direct
(azadirachtin)
1-2 pt, up to 3.5, if needed 4 0 Antifeedant, repellant, insect growth regulator. OMRI-listed.
- M-Pede 49%
Soap, insecticidal
1-2% v/v 12 0 OMRI-listed2.
Fire ants 7A Extinguish
((S)-methoprene)
1-1.5 lb 0 0 Slow-acting IGR (insect growth regulator). Best applied early
spring and fall where crop will be grown. Colonies will be
reduced after three weeks and eliminated after 8 to 10 weeks.
May be applied by ground equipment or aerially.
Grasshoppers,
Mole crickets
1B *Diazinon AG500,
*50W
(diazinon)
AG500: 1-2 qt, 1-4 qt for
endive (escarole); 50W:
2-4 lb, 2-8 lb for endive
(escarole)
AG500:
72 -
lettuce;
50W: 96
- endive
(esca-
role)
preplant See label. Head and leaf lettuce, endive (escarole) only.
3A *Baythroid XL
12 0
3A *Declare
(gamma-cyhalothrin)
24 1 Head and leaf lettuce only
season.
3A *Warrior II
(lambda-cyhalothrin)
24 1 Head and leaf lettuce only
season.
4A Scorpion 35 SL
(dinotefuran)
Foliar:
Soil:
12 Foliar: 7:
Soil: 21
See pollinator protection restrictions on label.
4A Venom
(dinotefuran)
Foliar: 1.0-3.0 oz;
Soil: 5.0-6.0 oz
12 Foliar: 7:
Soil: 21
Maximum of 6 oz (foliar) or 12 oz (soil) /acre per season. See
pollinator protection restrictions on label.
Leafhoppers 1A *Lannate LV, *SP
(methomyl)
LV: 1.5-3 pt;
SP: 0.5-1.0 lb
48 10, or 7 for
lowest rates
for lettuce
only
Head varieties: Maximum of 24 pt (LV) or 8 lb (SP) /acre per
crop. Leaf varieties and endive (escarole), dandelions, Swiss
chard: Maximum of 12 pt (LV) or 4 lb (SP) /acre per crop.
1A Sevin 4F, XLR Plus
(carbaryl)
0.5-1.0 qt 12 14 Maximum of 6 qt/acre per year.
1B Dimethoate 4 EC
(dimethoate)
0.5 pt 48 14 Leaf lettuce only, not for head lettuce. Also for endive
(escarole) and Swiss chard.
1B Malathion 5EC, 8F
(malathion)
5EC: 2-3 pt for lettuce;
8F: 1.25 pt for endive, 1.88
pt for leaf and head lettuce
24 14 for head
and leaf
lettuce
Do not apply more than twice per year.
1B Orthene 97
(acephate)
0.5-1.0 lb 24 21 Crisphead head lettuce only. Maximum of 2.125 lb/acre per
crop cycle.
3A *Ambush 25W
(permethrin)
6.4-12.8 oz 12 1 Maximum of 128 oz/acre per season.
3A *Baythroid XL
12 0
3A *Brigade 2EC
(bifenthrin)
12 7 Head lettuce only
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