Table 15.9 Insecticides labeled for management of arthropod pests of sweetpotato. (continued)
Labels change frequently. Be sure to read a current product label before applying any chemical.
Insects
MOA
Code1
Trade Name
(Active Ingredient)
*Restricted
Rate
(Product/acre)
REI
(hours)
Days to
Harvest Notes2
9B
(pymetrozine)
2.75-5.5 oz 12 14 Allow a minimum of 7 days between applications.
Do not exceed 11 oz/acre per season.
23 Movento
(spirotetramat)
24 7
28 Verimark
(cyantraniliprole)
4 at planting pH of application solution should be between 4
and 6.
29 Beleaf 50 SG
2.0-2.8 oz 12 7 Do not apply more than 8.4 oz per acre per
season.
-- Aza-Direct
(azadirachtin)
1-2 pt, up to 3.5 pt, if needed 4 0 Antifeedant, repellant, insect growth regulator.
OMRI-listed2.
-- Azatin XL
(azadirachtin)
4 0 Antifeedant, repellant, insect growth regulator.
– Molt-X
(azadirachtin)
4 0 OMRI-listed2. Antifeedant, repellant, insect growth
regulator.
-- Neemix 4.5
(azadirachtin)
12 0 Does not kill adult insects. IGR and feeding
repellant. OMRI-listed2.
-- 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-listed2.
– Mycotrol ESO
(Beauveria bassiana strain
GHA)
0.25-1 quart per acre. Apply in
typically 5-100 gallons per acre.
4 0 May be used in greenhouses. Contact dealer for
recommendations if an adjuvant must be used.
Compatible as a tank mix with some fungicides.
-- BotaniGard ES
(Beauveria bassiana strain
GHA)
0.25-1 quart per acre. Apply in
typically 5-100 gallons per acre.
4 0 May be used in greenhouses. Contact dealer for
recommendations if an adjuvant must be used.
Compatible in tank mix with some fungicides.
– Grandevo
(Chromobacterium
subtsugae strain PRAA4-1)
1-3 lb 4 0 OMRI-listed2.
– Suffoil-X
(mineral oil)
1-2% v/v 4 0 OMRI-listed2.
– M-Pede 49% EC
(Soap, insecticidal)
1-2 % V/V 12 0 OMRI-listed2.
Beetles
(including
cucumber beetle,
Japanese beetle,
tortoise beetle,
whitefringed
beetle)
1A Sevin 80S; XLR; 4F
(carbaryl)
80S: 1.25-2.5 lb XLR, 4F: 1-2
qt
12 7 Do not apply more than 10 lb (80S) per acre per
crop or 8 qt (4F, XLR). See label for preplant dip
treatment.
1B Imidan 70 W
(phosmet)
1.3 lb 4 days for
seedbed
treatment,
5 days for
foliar
7 No more than 5 applications per season. Do not
apply through irrigation system. Crop must be
mechanically harvested.
1B Lorsban 15G, 75WG,
*Advanced
(chlorpyrifos)
See labels for rates 24 preplant
broadcast
treatment, 125
days before
harvest
See label. Must be incorporated into soil. Only one
application per season.
1B *Mocap 15 G, *EC
(ethoprop)
See labels 48 preplant, see
labels
Two to three weeks before planting.
3A *Baythroid XL
(
12 0
3A *Brigade 2 EC
(bifenthrin)
soil: 9.6-19.2 oz at-plant and
3.2-9.6 oz at lay-by foliar:
2.1-6.4 oz
12 21 No more than 2 foliar applications, at least 21
days apart. Do not apply more than 0.5 lb active
ingredient per acre per season, including soil
applications.
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 *Warrior II
(lambda-cyhalothrin)
24 7
acre per season.
4A Actara
(thiamethoxam)
1.5-3.0 oz 12 14 Toxic to bees. Do not use after Platinum.
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