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
22 Avaunt 30 WG
(indoxacarb)
2.5-3.5 oz 12 3 Do not apply more than 14 oz per acre per crop. Add
a wetting agent to improve coverage. Do not use in
greenhouse or in crops grown for transplant.
22 Avaunt eVo
(indoxacarb)
2.5-3.5 oz/A 12 3
28 Coragen
(rynaxypyr)
4 3 For best results, use an adjuvant when using as a
foliar spray. Can be applied to soil at planting or by
drip chemigation. See label for diamondback moth
resistance management.
28 Exirel
(cyazypyr)
12 1 Do not apply more than 0.4 lb ai/acre of cyazypyr or
cyantraniliprole containing products per crop whether
applications are made to foliage or soil. See label for
diamondback moth resistance management.
– Checkmate DBM-F
(pheromone)
0 0 For mating disruption of diamondback moth. Does
not affect larvae and eggs already on plants. Do not
– Grandevo
(Chromobacterium
subtsugae strain
PRAA4-1)
1.0-3.0 lb 4 0 Can be used in organic production. OMRI-listed2
– Molt-X
(azadirachtin)
4 0 OMRI-listed2. Antifeedant, repellant, insect growth
regulator.
– Aza-Direct
(azadirachtin)
1-2 pt, up to 3.5 pt, if needed 4 0 Antifeedant, repellant, insect growth regulator. OMRIlisted2.
– Prokil Cryolite
(cryolite)
8-16 lb 12 7
only. Do not apply more than 96 lb per season or
more often than every 7 days.
Fire Ants 3A Pyganic 5.0
(pyrethrins)
4.5-18 oz 12 0 Harmful to bees. Can be used in greenhouses.
OMRI-listed.2
7A Extinguish
((S)-methoprene)
1.0-1.5 lb 4 0 Slow-acting IGR (insect growth regulator). Best
applied early spring and fall where crop will be grown.
Colonies will be reduced after three weeks and
eliminated after 8 to 10 weeks. May be applied by
ground equipment or aerially.
7C Esteem Ant Bait
(pyriproxyfen)
1.5-2.0 lb 12 1 Apply when ants are actively foraging. Do not exceed
0.134 lb ai per acre per season
Flea beetles 1A Sevin 80S; XLR Plus,
4F
(carbaryl)
80S: 0.625-2.5 lb; XLR, 4F:
0.5-2 qt
12 3 or 14,
depending on
Apply no more than 7.5 lb/acre of 80S or 6 qt of 4F or
XLR Plus per crop. .
1B *Lorsban Advanced
(chlorpyrifos)
Preplant, at plant, post plant
soil application: See label.
foliar: 1-2 pt
24, 72 for
Preplant: 30
foliar: 21
Foliar: Do not
make more than 3 applications of products containing
chlorpyrifos.
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 *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 *Declare Insecticide
(gamma-cyhalothrin)
24 1 First and second instars only. Head and stem
Brassica only.
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.
42 2019 Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida