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 Bee restriction: do not apply to target crops
in bloom.
Thrips
thrips, chilli
thrips)
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
3A Azera
(azadirachtin &
pyrethrins)
See label 4 0
3A Evergreen EC 60-6
(pyrethrins & piperonyl
butoxide)
12 0
3A PyGanic EC 5.0
(pyrethrins)
See label 12 0 Do not make more than 2 applications per
growing season. Do not apply more than
once every 7 days.
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 OMRI listed. Do not make applications less
than 5 days apart except for thrips.
5 Entrust
(spinosad)
1.25-1.5 oz Do not apply more than
9 oz/A per crop.
4 1
5 Radiant SC
(spinetoram)
Do not apply more than
year.
4 1
typically 5 - 100 gallons per acre.
28 Exirel
(cyantraniliprole)
12 1 The label for this product contains warnings
for the protection of pollinators.
- BotaniGard ES
(Beauveria bassiana
strain GHA)
0.25 - 1 quart 4 0
- Aza-Direct
(azadirachtin)
See label; 1-2 pints for
most pests and crop
conditions
4 0 OMRI listed
- Grandevo
(Chromobacterium
subtsugae strain
PRAA4-1)
1-3 lbs 4 0 OMRI listed
- MET52 EC
(Metarhizium anisopliae
strain F52)
Drench:
gal; Foliar: 0.5 pint - 2
quarts
4 0
cover foliage, typically 5-100 gallons per
acre.
- Mycotrol ESO
(Beauveria bassiana
strain GHA)
0.25 - 1 quart 4 0
- Neemix 4.5% EC
(azadirachtin)
12 0 OMRI listed
- PFR-97 20%WDG
(Isaria fumosoroseus
Apopka strain 97)
1-2 lbs 4 0 OMRI listed
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.
322 2019 Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida