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
4A, 15 Cormoran
(acetamiprid,
novaluron)
12 7 -
prid and
0.39 lb ai novaluron /acre per year.
15 Rimon 0.83EC
(novaluron)
12 1
- Aza-Direct
(azadirachtin)
1-2 pts, up to 3.5 pts, if
needed
4 0 Antifeedant, repellant, insect growth regulator. OMRI-listed2.
- Azatin XL
(azadirachtin)
4 0 Antifeedant, repellant, insect growth regulator.
- Grandevo
(Chromobacterium
subtsugae strain
PRAA4-1)
2-3 lb 4 0 OMRI-listed2.
Caterpillars
(includes beet
armyworm, corn
borer, corn earworm,
cutworms,
fall armyworm,
webworms)
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 *Methomyl 5G
(methomyl)
1.5-3.0 lbs 48 3 - forage, 21
- ears
For corn earworm and fall armyworm control. Apply as a
banded application, directing granules to the whorl of the
plants. Apply from the 4th leaf stage until tasseling. Maximum
of 30 lbs/acre or 5 applications per season.
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
(malathion)
1.5 pt 12 5 Maximum of 2 applications per year. Crop injury may occur
in the whorl to silking stages.
1B Lorsban 75WG,
*Advanced, 15G
(chlorpyrifos)
75WG: 0.33-1.33 lb;
Advanced: 1.0-2.0 pt; 15G:
8 oz per 1000 ft of row
24 75WG: 21 -
ears, forage;
15G: at planting
Do not feed treated corn silage, forage, or fodder, or allow
livestock to graze. Do not make more than 3 applications of
any product containing chlorpyrifos per season. See 24(c)
SLN for Lorsban Advanced for control of beet armyworm,
fall armyworm, and corn earworm larvae (7 day PHI).
1B *Mocap 15G
(ethoprop)
See label. 48 at planting One application per growing 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)
(in-furrow T-band at plant);
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
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