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
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 and
generics
(lambda-cyhalothrin)
24 1
oz of product/acre per season. (1)1st and 2nd instar
only. For head and stem Brassica only.
4A Actara
(thiamethoxam)
1.5-5.5 oz 12 0 - head and
stem 7 - leafy
Do not use if other 4A insecticide has been applied.
4A Belay Insecticide; 50
WDG
(clothianidin)
Insecticide: soil:
foliar: ; 50 WDG: soil:
4.8-6.4 oz, foliar: 1.6-2.1 oz
12 Insecticide:
soil: apply at
planting, foliar:
7; 50 WDG: 7
Insecticide: soil: Do not apply more than 6.4
oz per acre per season. See label for application
instructions. foliar: Do not apply more than 6.4 oz
per acre per season. Do not use an adjuvant. Toxic to
bees. 50 WDG: Includes turnip greens. Do not apply
more than 0.2 lb ai/acre regardless of application
4A Platinum; Platinum
75SG
(thiamethoxam)
75G: 1.66-3.67 oz 12 30 Soil application.
4A Venom and Scorpion
Insecticide
(dinotefuran)
Soil and foliar rates different;
Check label
12 foliar: 1
soil: 21
Use one application method, not both (soil or foliar).
For head and stem Brassica only. Foliar: Do not
apply more than 0.268 lb ai per acre per season.
4A, 28 Durivo
(thiamethoxam,
chlorantraniliprole)
12 30 May be applied via one of several different soil
application methods. One application per season
within 28 days of plant emergence or transplanting.
3A, 28 *Besiege
(lambda-cyhalothrin and
chlorantraniliprole)
24 3 Highly toxic to bees exposed to direct treatment
or residues on blooming crops. Head and stem
Brassica only.
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.
15 Rimon 0.83 EC
(novaluron)
12 7
season. No more than 2 applications for thrips or
Head and stem Brassica only.
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.
28 Verimark
(cyazypyr)
4 N/A: applied at
planting
See label for diamondback moth resistance
management.
– Grandevo
(Chromobacterium
subtsugae strain
PRAA4-1)
1.0-3.0 lb 4 0 Can be used in organic production. OMRI-listed2.
Leaf beetle larvae: newly hatched to second instar
– Azatin XL
(azadirachtin)
4 0 Antifeedant, repellant, insect growth regulator.
– 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.
Grasshoppers 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 *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, 28 *Besiege
(lambda-cyhalothrin and
chlorantraniliprole)
24 3 Highly toxic to bees exposed to direct treatment
or residues on blooming crops. Head and stem
Brassica only.
Harlequin bug,
stink bug, plant
bugs
4A Venom Insecticide
(dinotefuran)
foliar: 1-4 oz soil: 5-6 oz 12 foliar: 1
soil: 21
Use one application method, not both (soil or foliar).
For head and stem Brassica only. Foliar: Do not
apply more than 0.268 lb ai per acre per season.
15 *Dimilin 2L
12 7 Not effective against adult stage. No more than 4 applications
per season. May be applied only to turnip
varieties that do not produce a harvestable root.
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