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
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 approved. Do not make applications
less than 5 days apart except for thrips.
28 Exirel
(cyantraniliprole)
12 1 For control of Spotted wing drosophila
- Aza-Direct
(azadirachtin)
See label; 1-2 pints for
most pests and crop
conditions
4 0 OMRI listed.
Grubs
(see also beetles)
1B Govern 4E*
(chlorpyrifos)
see label Do not apply more than
2 quarts preplant/A per
year or 2 quarts foliar/A
per year.
24 21 Do not make more than 1 preplant or 2 foliar
applications per year. Do not apply after
berries form or when berries are present.
1B Lorsban 75WG
(chlorpyrifos)
1.33-2.67 lbs Do not apply more than
2.67 lb/A per year.
24 21 Do not make more than 1 preplant or 2 foliar
applications per year.
3A + 6 Athena*
(bifenthrin &
avermectin B1)
oz. in a growing season
after transplanting.
12 3
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 Platinum 75 SG
(thiamethoxam)
1.7-4.01 oz Do not exceed 4.01
oz./A per growing
season.
12 50
- Botanigard ES
(Beauveria bassiana
strain GHA)
0.25 - 1 quart 4 0
typically 5 - 100 gallons per acre.
- Mycotrol ESO
(Beauveria bassiana
strain GHA)
0.25 - 1 quart 4 0
cover foliage, typically 5-100 gallons per
acre.
Mites
(including
twospotted spider
mite, strawberry
spider mite,
carmine spider
mite, cyclamen
mite, broad mite)
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 Do not make more than 4 applications per
year. Minimum retreatment interval is 7
days.
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 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 + 6 Athena
(bifenthrin &
avermectin B1)
oz. in a growing season
after transplanting.
12 3
3A *Brigade WSB
(bifenthrin)
6.4-32.0 oz Do not apply more than
80 oz./A per season.
12 0 Do not apply more than twice a year to the
same planting. May be tank mixed with
Dipel DF for armyworm control.
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