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
-- Suffoil-X
(petroleum oil)
1-2 gal per 100 gal. water 4 0 OMRI listed
-- Surround
(kaolin)
12.50-50 lbs 4 0 12.5 is the preferred rate up to fruit
set.
-- Ultra-Fine Oil, JMS
Stylet-Oil, Saf-T-
Side, others
(oil, insecticidal)
3-6 qt/100 gal (JMS); 1-2
gal/100 gal
4 0 Organic Stylet-Oil and Saf-T-Side are
OMRI-listed.
Liriomyza
leafminers
(includes leafminer
larvae)
1A *Vydate L
(oxamyl)
Foliar: 2-4 pt Do not apply more than 24 pt
per acre per season.
48 7 Suppression only. May also be
applied by Drip Chemigation or Soil
Injection Systems. See label for rate.
1B *Dibrom 8EC
(naled)
1 pt Do not apply more than 6 pints
per acre per season.
48 1 Apply no more than 1 pt/acre in Florida.
Do not apply when temperatures
is over 90°F.
1B Dimethoate LV, EC,
2.67 (dimethoate)
(dimethoate)
LV & EC: 0.5-0.66 pt;
2.67: 0.75-1.0 pt
Maximum total rate per year is
1.65 lb ai/A.
48 0 Highly toxic to bees.
3A *Hero
(bifenthrin & zeta-
cypermethrin)
4.0-10.3 oz. Do not apply more than 27.39
oz product or 0.266 lb 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 *Karate with Zeon
(lambdacyhalothrin)
ai /A per season.
24 5 Suppression only.
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
containing either of the same active
ingredients within 7 days.
3A *Ambush 25W
(permethrin)
6.4-12.8 oz Do not apply more than 1.6 lb
ai/acre per season.
12 3 Bell peppers only. Suppression only.
3A *Baythroid XL
ai/A per season maxiumum.
12 7 Suppression only.
3A *Brigade 2EC
(bifenthrin)
Do not apply more than 0.2 lb
active ingredient per acre per
season.
12 7 Do not make applications less than 7
days apart.
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 &
4A
*Endigo ZC
(lambdacyhalothrin &
thiamethoxam)
oz per acre per season.
24 5 Suppression only. For control: tankmix
with 2-2.5 oz/A of Actara
4A Belay 50 WDG
(clothianidin)
1.6-2.1 oz (foliar) Do not apply more than 6.4 oz
per acre per season.
12 7 Suppression only. Do not use an adjuvant.
Toxic to bees. Do not release
irrigation water from the treated area.
4A Belay 50 WDG
(clothianidin)
4.8-6.4 oz (soil application) Do not apply more than 6.4 oz
per acre per season.
12 Apply at
planting
Suppression only. Do not release
irrigation water from the treated area.
4A Scorpion 35SL
(dinotefuran)
Foliar: Soil: 9-10.5
oz per acre per season as
oz to soil.
12 foliar: 1;
soil: 21
Risk to bees and other insect pollinators.
Follow application restrictions
found in the directions for use to
protect pollinators. Use only one
application method
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 Suppression only. 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.
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