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
- PFR-97 20%WDG
(Isaria fumosoroseus
Apopka strain 97)
1-2 lbs 4 0
- Venerate XC
(Burkholderia spp.
strain A396)
1-8 quarts 4 0 OMRI listed.
Crickets and
cockroaches
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.
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 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.
15 Rimon 0.83EC
(novaluron)
Do not apply more than
36 oz./A per season.
12 1 7 day minimum interval between
applications.
- Botanigard ES
(Beauveria bassiana
strain GHA)
0.25 - 1 quart 4 0
typically 5 - 100 gallons per acre.
- Aza-Direct
(azadirachtin)
See label; 1-2 pints for
most pests and crop
conditions
4 0 OMRI listed.
- Mycotrol ESO
(Beauveria bassiana
strain GHA)
0.25 - 1 quart 4 0
cover foliage, typically 5-100 gallons per
acre.
spotted wing
drosophila
3A *Brigade WSB
(bifenthrin)
6.4-32.0 oz Do not apply more than
80 oz./A per season.
12 0
3A *Danitol 2.4 EC
(fenpropathrin)
Do not apply more than
24 2 Do not apply more than twice a year to the
same planting.
3A Evergreen EC 60-6
(pyrethrins & piperonyl
butoxide)
12 0
3A PyGanic EC 5.0
(pyrethrins)
See label 12 0 OMRI listed.
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.
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.
318 2019 Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida