Table 13.3. Insecticides labeled for management of arthropod pests of peppers. (continued)
Labels change frequently. Be sure to read a current product label before applying any chemical.
Insect or
MOA
mite pest
Code1
Trade Name
(Active Ingredient)
*Restricted Rate (Product/acre)
Max rate product
per season
REI
(hours)
Days to
Harvest Remarks2
3A *Brigade 2EC
(bifenthrin)
No more than 0.2 lb active
ingredient per acre per season.
12 7 Do not make applications less than 7
days apart.
3A *Danitol 2.4 EC
(fenpropathrin)
Maximum of 4 applications (0.8
lb ai/acre) per season.
24 3 Do not mix with copper.
3A *Pounce 25 W
(permethrin)
6.4-12.8 oz Do not apply more than 0.8 lb
ai per acre per season.
12 3 Labeled for Bell Peppers. Do not
make applications less than 5 days
apart.
3A Pyganic EC 5.0
(pyrethrins)
Do not apply more tha 10
times per season.
12 0 Pyrethrins degrade rapidly in sunlight.
Thorough coverage is important.
OMRI-listed.
3A *Warrior II
(lambda-cyhalothrin)
Do not apply more than 0.36 lb
ai/acre per season.
24 5
3A &
4A
*Endigo ZC
(lambdacyhalothrin &
thiamethoxam)
product or 0.36 lb ai of lambda
cyhalothrin products or 0.172
lb ai of thiamethoxam products
per acre per season.
24 5 Toxic to bees.
3A &
4A
*Hero
(bifenthrin & zeta-
cypermethrin)
4.0-10.3 oz. Do not apply more than 27.39
oz or 0.266 lbs ai /A per
season.
12 7 Refer to label’s maximum usage table
when applying Hero and another
product containing either of the same
active ingredients.
3A & 6 *Gladiator (avermectin
B1 & zeta-cypermethrin)
or 0.036 # avermectin or 0.078
# z-cypermethrin/A per 12
month cropping year.
12 7 Do not reapply this product or others
containig either of the same active
ingredients within 7 days.
3A & 6 *Athena (avermectin
B1 & bifenthrin)
oz per season.
12 7
3A &
28
*Besiege (lambdacyhalothrin
& chlorantraniliprole)
for cabbage
looper, cutworms and
hornworms;
(all others)
oz per acre per year.
24 5 Allow 5 days between applications.
4A &
28
Voliam Flexi (thiamethoxam
& chlorantraniliprole)
4-7 oz 14 oz/acre per season (0.172
lb ai thiamethoxam) or 0.2 lb ai
of chlorantraniliprole products
per acre per season.
12 1 Do not use in greenhouses or on
transplants. Do not use if seed has
been treated with thiamethoxam or
if other Group 4A insecticides will be
used. Highly toxic to bees.
4A &
28
Durivo (thiamethoxam
& chlorantraniliprole)
or 0.172 lb thiamethoxam or
0.2 ib chlorantraniliprole.
12 30 Make only one soil application per
crop season. Several methods of soil
application - see label.
5 Entrust SC
(spinosad)
Do not use more than 29 oz or
0.45 lbs ai per acre per crop.
4 1 Maximum application is 6 per year.
Do not apply to seedlings grown for
transplant. OMRI-listed.
5 Radiant SC
(spinetoram)
per acre per year.
4 1 Allow 4 days between applications.
No more than 6 applications per year.
6 Abba Ultra
(abamectin)
or 0.056 # a.i. foliarly applied
per year.
12 7 Tomato pinworm. No more than 2
sequential applications of product
or same a.i. Wait 7 days before
retreatment.
6 *Proclaim (emamectin
benzoate)
2.4-4.8 oz No more than 28.8 oz/acre per
season.
12 7
11A Deliver
(Bacillus thuringiensis
subspecies kurstaki)
0.25-1.50 lb 4 0 Use higher rates for armyworms.
OMRI-listed.
11A Javelin WG
(Bacillus thuringiensis
subspecies kurstaki)
0.12-1.50 lb 4 0 Treat when larvae are young.
Thorough coverage is essential.
OMRI-listed.
11A Agree WG
(Bacillus thuringiensis
subspecies aizawai)
0.5-2.0 lb 4 0 Apply when larvae are small for best
control. Can be used in greenhouse.
OMRI-listed2.
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