
Table 12.5. Insecticides registered for managing insect pests of onions. (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 Remarks2
3A *Warrior II
(lambda-cyhalothrin)
24 14 For bulb crops only (onions and garlic), not
green onions. Do not apply more than
- Neemix 4.5 EC
(azadirachtin)
12 0 OMRI-listed.
Plant bugs 3A *Declare Insecticide
(gamma-cyhalothrin)
24 14 Bulb onions. Maximum of 0.77 pt per acre per
season.
3A *Warrior II
(lambda-cyhalothrin)
24 14 For bulb crops only (onions and garlic), not
green onions. Do not apply more than
- M-Pede (potassium salts of
fatty acids)
1-2% V/V 12 0 OMRI-listed.
Stink bugs 3A *Ambush 25W
(permethrin)
6.4-19.2 oz 12 1 Dry bulb only. Maximum of 2 lb ai/acre per season.
3A *Declare Insecticide
(gamma-cyhalothrin)
24 14 Bulb onions. Maximum of 0.77 pt per acre per
season.
3A *Mustang
(zeta-cypermethrin)
2.4-4.3 oz 12 7 Do not apply more than 21.5 oz per acre per season.
Onions, bulb and green.
3A *Pounce 25 WP
(permethrin)
6.4-19.2 oz 12 1 Bulb onions. Maximum 1 lb ai/acre per season.
3A *Warrior II
(lambda-cyhalothrin)
24 14 For bulb crops only (onions), not green onions.
season.
4A Scorpion 35SL
(dinotefuran)
foliar: 12 1 Bulb and green onions (Crop Groups 3-07A and
3-07B).
per season.
UN Aza-Direct
(azadirachtin)
1-2 pts, up to 3.5, if needed 4 0 Antifeedant, repellant, insect growth regulator.
OMRI-listed.
Thrips (check
label for species
controlled)
1B Malathion 5EC, 8F
(malathion)
5EC: 1.5-2 pt; 8F:
1.56 pt
12 3 Onions, bulb and green. No more than two
applications per year.
3A *Ambush 25W
(permethrin)
6.4-19.2 oz 12 1 Dry bulb. Maximum of 2 lb ai/acre per season.
3A *Declare Insecticide
(gamma-cyhalothrin)
24 14 Bulb onions. Maximum of 0.77 pt per acre per
season.
3A *Mustang
(zeta-cypermethrin)
3.2-4.3 oz 12 7 Do not apply more than 21.5 oz per acre per season.
Onions, bulb and green.
3A *Pounce 25 WP
(permethrin)
9.6-19.2 oz 12 1 Bulb onions. Maximum 1 lb ai/acre per season.
3A *Warrior II
(lambda-cyhalothrin)
24 14 For bulb crops only (onions), not green onions.
season.
4A Admire Pro
(imidacloprid)
12 21
4A Assail 30SG
(acetamiprid)
5.0-8.0 oz 12 7 No more than 4 applications or 32 oz of product per
acre per season.
4A Scorpion 35SL
(dinotefuran)
foliar:
soil:
12 foliar: 1
soil: N/A
Bulb and green onions (Crop Groups 3-07A and
3-07B).
per season.
5 Entrust SC
(spinosad)
4 1
product). For onions, bulb and green.
OMRI-listed.
5 Radiant SC
(spinetoram)
4 1
per year.
6 *Agri-Mek SC
(abamectin)
12 30 Must be used with a non-ionic activator type wetting,
spreading and/or penetrating adjuvant, not a binder
acre per season.
7C Knack IGR
(pyriproxyfen)
12 3 Maximum of 2 applications, at least 14 days apart.
No activity against adult insects. Onion (dry bulb
only).
212 2019 Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida