Table 17.5. Insecticides labeled for management of arthropod pests of sweet corn. (continued)
Labels change frequently. Be sure to read a current product label before applying any chemical.
Trade Name
Insect or
MOA
(Active Ingredient)
Rate
REI
mite pest
Code1
*Restricted
(Product/acre)
(hours) Days to Harvest Remarks2
Beetles (includes
banded cucumber
-
tles, sap beetles,
seed corn beetle)
1A *Lannate LV,
*Lannate SP
(methomyl)
LV: 0.75-1.5 pt;
SP: 0.25-0.50 lb
48 0 - ears,
3 - forage,
21 - stover
Certain hybrid varieties are susceptible to methomyl injury.
1A Sevin 4F; XLR Plus
(carbaryl)
1-2 qt 24 (21
days for
detasseling
workers)
2 - ears,
14 - forage,
48 - fodder
Maximum of 16 qt/acre per crop per year. Highly toxic to
bees.
1B, 3A *Cobalt Advanced
(chlorpyrifos, lambda
cyhalothrin)
24 21 See label for application methods and many restrictions.
1B *Counter 15G Lock
‘n Load
(terbufos)
6.0-8.0 oz per 1000 ft of row,
banded or in furrow; post
emergence incorporated,
8 oz per 1000 ft of row at
cultivation
48 60 Only one application (at-planting, post-emergence incorporated,
or cultivation time treatment) per season. Do not
exceed 8.7 lb/acre. 20G formulation also available.
1B Fyfanon, Fyfanon
57% EC, ULV AG
(malathion)
Fyfanon, 57% EC: 1.5 pt;
ULV AG:
12 5 Maximum of 2 applications per year. Crop injury may occur
in the whorl to silking stages.
1B *Thimet 20-G
(phorate)
4.5-6.0 oz per 1000 ft of row 48 at planting One application per season, no more than 6.5 lb/acre per
season.
3A *Ambush 25W
(permethrin)
6.4-16.0 oz 12 1 Do not apply more than 2.0 lb ai/acre per season. Rates
above 12.8 oz are for Florida only.
3A *Asana XL
(esfenvalerate)
12 1 Maximum of 0.5 lb ai/acre per season (10 applications at
highest rate).
3A *Baythroid XL
12 0
applications.
3A *Brigade 2EC
(bifenthrin)
12 1
available with same active ingredient.
3A *Capture LFR
(bifenthrin)
emergence)
12 pre-plant incorporated,
at planting,
pre-emergence
application
For mixing with liquid fertilizer. Maximum of 0.2 lb ai/acre
per season of all bifenthrin products. Many other brands
available with same active ingredient.
3A *Declare
(gamma-cyhalothrin)
24 1 - ears, 21
-fodder
3A *Force 3G
variable depending on row
spacing
0 at planting or
cultivation within
30 days
of seedling
emergence
Only one application per crop. Granules must be incorporated.
3A *Mustang
(zeta-cypermethrin)
12 3
3A PyGanic Crop
Protection EC 5.0
(pyrethrins)
12 0 Thorough coverage is essential. Breaks down rapidly in
sunlight. OMRI-listed2.
3A *Warrior II
(lambda-cyhalothrin)
24 1 - ears (foliar),
21 for feeding
livestock
or at plant
applications
with same active ingredient are available.
3A, 3A *Hero Insecticide
(bifenthrin, zeta-
cypermethrin)
12 3
label when using more than one product containing bifenthrin
or zeta- cypermethrin.
3A, 28 *Besiege
(lambda-cyhalothrin,
chlorantraniliprole)
24 1
4A Assail 30SG
(acetamiprid)
4.0-5.3 oz 12 7 Maximum of 11.2 oz/acre per growing season. Do not
exceed 2 crop seasons per year.
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