Table 6.7. Insecticides labeled for management of pests of cole crops. (continued)
Labels change frequently. Be sure to read a current product label before applying any chemical.
Insect
MOA
Code1
Trade Name
(Active Ingredient)
*Restricted
Rate
(Product/acre)
REI
(hours)
Days to
Harvest Notes2
1B *Lorsban Advanced
(chlorpyrifos)
Preplant, at plant, post plant
soil application: See label.
foliar: 1-2 pt
24, 72 for
Preplant: 30
foliar: 21
Preplant for root maggot, cutworms and symphylans
only.
Foliar: Do not make more than 3 applications of
products containing chlorpyrifos. Will not control
organophosphate-resistant diamondback moth.
1B Malathion 5EC, 8F
(malathion)
5EC: 1-2 pt, 1.6 pt for collards,
kale, mustard greens; 8F: 1.25
pt, 1 for collards, kale, mustard
greens
48, 12 for
collards,
kale, and
mustard
greens
2 for head and
stem Brassica
except cabbage,
7 for greens and
cabbage
See label for limitations on number of applications
per season - varies by crop.
3A *Ambush 25W
(permethrin )
3.2-6.4 oz, 3.2-12.8 oz –
cabbage and Chinese cabbage
only
12 1 Do not apply more than 51.2 oz/acre per season.
Head and stem Brassica crops only.
3A *Asana XL
(0.66 EC)
(esfenvalerate)
Brassicas, 5.8-9.6 oz –collards,
9.6 – mustard greens
12 3-head and
stem; 7-collards,
mustard greens
Do not apply more than 0.4 lb ai/acre per season for
head and stem Brassica or 0.2 lb ai/acre per season
for collards and mustard greens.
3A *Baythroid XL
12 0
3A *Brigade 2 EC
(bifenthrin)
12 7 Do not apply more than 0.4 lb ai/acre for leafy or 0.5
lb ai/acre for head and stem.
3A *Capture LFR
(bifenthrin)
12 at planting For mixing directly with liquid fertilizer to control soil
insect pests.
3A *Danitol
(fenpropathrin)
24 7
season. Head and stem Brassica only.
3A *Declare Insecticide
(gamma-cyhalothrin)
24 1 First and second instars only. Head and stem
Brassica only.
per acre per season.
3A *Mustang
(zeta-cypermethrin )
12 1 Do not make applications less than 7 days apart.
Diamondback moth populations in Florida have been
found to be resistant to pyrethroids.
3A Pyganic 5.0
(pyrethrins)
4.5-18 oz 12 0 Harmful to bees. Can be used in greenhouses.
OMRI-listed.2
3A *Warrior II
(lambda-cyhalothrin)
24 1
of product/acre per season. 1st and 2nd instar only. For
head and stem Brassica only.
4A, 28 Durivo
(thiamethoxam,
chlorantraniliprole)
12 30 May be applied via one of several different soil
applications methods. One application per season
within 28 days of plant emergence or transplanting.
4A, 28 Voliam Flexi
(thiamethoxam and
chlorantraniliprole)
4-7 oz 12 head and stem –
3, leafy Brassica
greens - 7
Highly toxic to bees exposed to direct treatment or
residues on blooming crops.
5 Radiant SC
(spinetoram)
4 1 Do not apply to seedlings grown for transplant. Do
not make more than two consecutive applications of
Group 5 insecticides. Recommended to reserve for
thrips where they are a problem.
6 *Proclaim
(emamectin benzoate)
2.4-4.8 oz 12 7 - head and
stem; 14 - leafy
Do not make more than 2 sequential applications
without rotating to another product with a different
mode of action. Do not apply by aircraft. Not for
turnips grown for roots.
11A DiPel DF and other
products
(Bacillus thuringiensis
subspecies kurstaki)
0.5-2.0 lb 4 0 Treat when larvae are young. See label for rates for
listed2. Can be used in greenhouses.
11A Xentari DF and other
products
(Bacillus thuringiensis
subspecies aizawai)
0.5-2.0 lb 4 0 Treat when larvae are young. Thorough coverage is
essential. May be used in the greenhouse. Can be
used in organic production.
15 Rimon 0.83 EC
(novaluron)
12 7
season. No more than 2 applications for thrips or
Head and stem Brassica only.
18 Intrepid 2F
(methoxyfenozide)
4 1 Do not apply more than 64 oz per acre per season.
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