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
Caterpillars
(including
budworms,
earworms,
leafrollers,
leaftiers, borers,
and loopers)(see
also armyworms)
1A Carbaryl 4 L
(carbaryl)
1-2 quarts Do not apply more than
a total of 10 quarts/A
per crop per year.
12 7 Bee restriction: do not apply to target crops
in bloom.
1A Sevin 4F, 80 Solupak
(carbaryl)
4F: 1-2 quarts; 80
Solupak: 1.25-2.5 lbs
4F: Do not apply more
than a total of 10
quarts/A per crop per
year.;
80 Solupak: Do not
apply more than a total
of 12.5 quarts/A per
crop per year.
12 7
1B Diazinon 50W, AG600
WBC
50W: 1-2 lbs; AG600
WBC:
Make a maximum of
one foliar application
per crop and one soil
application per crop.
3 days 5
1B Dibrom 8-E*
(naled)
1 pint Do not apply more than
5 pints per season.
48 1
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 Azera
(azadirachtin &
pyrethrins)
See label 4 0
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.
5 Entrust
(spinosad)
1.25-1.5 oz Do not apply more than
9 oz/A per crop.
4 1 OMRI listed. Do not make applications less
than 5 days apart except for thrips.
5 Radiant SC
(spinetoram)
Do not apply more than
year.
4 1
11A Biobit HP
(Bacillus thuringiensis
subspecies kurstaki)
0.5-2.0 lb 4 0
11A Deliver
(Bacillus thuringiensis
subspecies kurstaki)
0.25-1.5 lbs 4 0
11A DiPel DF
(Bacillus thuringiensis
subspecies kurstaki)
0.5-2.0 lbs 4 0 For armyworm and cutworm control, use the
higher rate.
11A Javelin WG
(Bacillus thuringiensis
subspecies kurstaki)
0.25-1.5 lbs 4 0
11A Xentari
(Bacillus thuringiensis
subspecies aizawai)
0.5-2.0 lbs 4 0
- Botanigard ES
(Beauveria bassiana
strain GHA)
0.25 - 1 quart 4 0
typically 5 - 100 gallons per acre.
- Grandevo
(Chromobacterium
subtsugae strain
PRAA4-1)
1-3 lbs 4 0 OMRI listed.
- Mycotrol ESO
(Beauveria bassiana
strain GHA)
0.25 - 1 quart 4 0
cover foliage, typically 5-100 gallons per
acre.
- Neemix 4.5% EC
(azadirachtin)
12 0
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