Table 15.7. Insecticides labeled for management of arthropod pests of carrots and beets. (continued)
Labels change frequently. Be sure to read a current product label before applying any chemical.
Trade Name
Insect or
MOA
(Active Ingredient)
Rate
REI
Days to
mite pest
Code1
*Restricted
(Product/acre)
(hours)
Harvest Remarks2
4A Platinum, 75SG
(thiamethoxam)
75SG: 1.7-4.0 oz
12 at planting Do not exceed 12 oz Platinum or 4.0 oz Platinum 75SG per
acre per season.
4C Closer SC
(
12 7 Do not make more than 2 consecutive applications or apply
more than four total applications per crop.
4D Sivanto Prime
4 7
between applica- tions: 10 days. Foliar application only.
29 Beleaf 50 SG
(
2.0-2.8 oz 12 3 Do not apply more than 3 times at high rate.
-- Aza-Direct
(azadirachtin)
1-2 pts, (max 3.5 pts) 4 0 Antifeedant, repellant, insect growth regulator. OMRI-listed.
-- Azatin XL (azadirachtin) 4 0 Antifeedant, repellant, insect growth regulator.
- BotaniGard ES
(Beauveria bassiana
strain GHA)
0.25 - 1 quart per acre. Apply
foliage, typically 5 - 100
gallons per acre.
0 4
– Grandevo
(Chromobacterium
subtsugae strain
PRAA4-1)
1-3 lb 4 0 Greens and roots. OMRI-listed.
-- M-Pede
(potassium salts of fatty
acids)
1-2% V/V 12 0 OMRI-listed.
-- Mycotrol ESO
(Beauveria bassiana
strain GHA)
0.25 - 1 quart per acre. Apply
foliage, typically 5 - 100
gallons per acre.
0 4
-- Neemix 4.5
(azadirachtin)
12 0 Acts as IGR and feeding repellent. OMRI-listed.
-- Trilogy
(extract of neem oil)
0.5-2.0% V/V 4 0 Apply morning or evening to reduce potential for leaf burn.
Toxic to bees exposed to direct treatment. OMRI-listed.
Beetles (includes
blister beetles,
cucumber bee-
1A Sevin 80S; XLR; 4F
(carbaryl)
80S: 0.63-2.5 lb;
XLR, 4F: 0.5-2 qt
12 7 Highly toxic to bees. Repeat applications, as needed up to 6
times, at least 7 days apart.
1B Malathion 8F
(malathion)
1.25 pt 12 7 Beets only. Maximum number of applications is 3.
3A *Baythroid XL
(
12 0 Carrots only.
3A *Brigade 2EC
(bifenthrin)
12 21 – carrots;
1 – beets
Do not apply more than 0.5 lb ai/acre per season for carrots
or 0.4 lb ai/ acre per season for beets. Apply no more than
once every seven days
3A *Mustang
(zeta-cypermethrin)
1.4-4.3 oz 12 1 A maximum of 0.3 lb ai/acre per season may be applied.
Leaves cannot be used for food or feed.
3A Pyganic Crop Protec-
tion EC 5.0 (pyrethrins)
12 0 Pyrethrins degrade rapidly in sunlight, but still may be harmful
to bees. OMRI-listed.
3A Pyronyl Crop Spray
(pyrethrins + piperonyl
butoxide)
12 0
4A Actara
(thiamethoxam)
1.5-4.0 oz 12 7 Do not exceed 8 oz product/acre/season.
4A Admire Pro
(imidacloprid)
oz-foliar
12 21-soil;
5-foliar
Limited to one soil application. If applied as a foliar spray, use
used for food.
4A Platinum, 75SG
(thiamethoxam)
75SG: 1.7-4.0 oz
12 at planting Do not exceed 12 oz Platinum or 4.0 oz Platinum 75SG per
acre per season.
5 Entrust SC (spinosad)
4 3
for beet greens) or apply more than 4 times. OMRI-listed.
-- Aza-Direct
(azadirachtin)
1-2 pts, (max 3.5 pts) 4 0 Antifeedant, repellant, insect growth regulator. OMRI-listed.
-- Azatin XL
(azadirachtin)
4 0 Antifeedant, repellant, insect growth regulator.
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