Table 16.3. Selected insecticides approved for managing insect pests of strawberry. (continued)
Labels change frequently. Be sure to read a current product label before applying any chemical.
MOA
Pest
Code1
Trade Name
(Active Ingredient)
Rate
(Product/acre) Rate per Season
REI
(hours)
Days to
Harvest Notes
Ants 7A Extinguish
Professional Fire Ant
Bait
(S - methoprene)
See label 4 0
7C Esteem Ant Bait
(pyriproxyfen)
1.5-2.0 lbs 12 1
Aphids 1B Diazinon 50W, AG600
WBC
50W: 1 lbs;
AG600 WBC:
Make a maximum of
one foliar application
per crop and one soil
application per crop.
3 days 5 Highly toxic to bees
1B Dibrom 8-E*
(naled)
1 pint Do not apply more than
5 pints per season.
48 1 Do not make more than 5 applications per
season. Allow minimum of 7 days between
applications.
1B Malathion 5EC , 8F
(malathion)
5EC: 1.5-3.2 pints;
8F: 1.5-2.0 pints
8F: Do not apply more
than 8 pints/A per year
12 3 Do not make more than 4 applications per
year. Minimum retreatment interval is 7
days.
3A + 6 Athena
(bifenthrin &
avermectin B1)
oz. in a growing season
after transplanting.
12 3 Make 2 applications 7-10 days apart. If
further applications are needed wait 21
days after the second application before
repeating sequence of two applications.
Do not make more than 4 applications per
growing season. Do not make more than 2
applications per season. Do not apply more
than once every 7 days.
3A Azera
(azadirachtin &
pyrethrins)
See label Do not apply more than
10 times per season.
4 0 OMRI listed.
3A *Brigade WSB
(bifenthrin)
6.4-32.0 oz Do not apply more than
80 oz./A per season.
12 0
3A +
4A
*Brigadier
(bifenthrin &
imidacloprid)
Maximum allowed
season.
12 7 Do not make applications less than 5 days
apart.
3A Evergreen EC 60-6
(pyrethrins & piperonyl
butoxide)
12 0
3A PyGanic EC 5.0
(pyrethrins)
See label 12 0 OMRI listed.
4A Actara
(thiamethoxam)
1.5-4.0 oz Do not exceed a total of
12 oz/Acre
(0.188 lb ai/A) of
actara or 0.188 lb
ai of thiamethoxam
containing products
per acre per growing
season.
12 3 Minimum interval between applications is
10 days. Do not use Actara in nurseries,
greenhouses, plant propagation houses, or
on any plants grown for use as transplants.
Application restrictions exist for this product
because of risk to bees and other insect
pollinators. Follow application restrictions
found in directions for use to protect
pollinators.
4A Admire Pro
(imidacloprid)
Do not apply more than
applications per season.
12 soil - 14
foliar - 5
Soil applications may be made as
chemigation, as a plant hole treatment or
as a band spray over-the-row followed by
overhead irrigation. Application restrictions
exist for this product because of risk to
bees and other insect pollinators. Follow
application restrictions found in directions for
use to protect pollinators.
4A Assail 30 SG, 70 WP
(acetamiprid)
30 SG: 1.9-6.9 oz;
70 WP: 0.8-3.0 oz
30 SG: Do not exceed a
total of 13.8 oz of Assail
30 SG/A during each
growing season.;
70 WP: Do not exceed
a total of 6.0 oz Assail
70 WP/A. per growing
season.
12 1 Do not make more than 2 applications per
growing season. Do not apply more than
once every 7 days.
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