
Table 7.10. Insecticides labeled for management of arthropod pests of cucurbit crops. (continued)
Labels change frequently. Be sure to read a current product label before applying any chemical.
Trade Name
Insect or
MOA
(Active Ingredient)
Max rate product
REI
mite pest
Code1
*Restricted Rate (Product/acre)
per season
(hours)
Days to
Harvest Remarks2
15 Rimon 0.83EC
(novaluron)
12 1 Do not apply more often than every 14
days.
28 Exirel
(cyantraniliprole)
12 1 Do not apply a total of more than 0.4 lb ai
per acre of cyazypyr or cyantraniliprolecontaining
products per crop, either as
foliar or soil applications.
Caterpillars
(including
armyworms,
cabbage looper,
corn earworm,
cutworm,
melonworm,
pickleworm)
1A Sevin 4F, XLR
(carbaryl)
4F, XLR: 0.5-1.0 qt 4F, XLR: 6 qt 12 3 Do not apply when plants are wet. Use
(increase) mites. Do
not apply to plants in bloom. Pickleworm
and melonworm only.
1B Malathion 5EC
Malathion 8
(malathion)
5EC: cucumber: 1.5-2.8 pt;
summer squash: 2.0-2.8 pt;
winter squash: 1.6 pt
; watermelon: 1.5-2.5 pt;
melon: 1.6 pt
8: summer squash: 1.75;
winter squash: 1.75 pt;
cucumber: 1.75 pt
5EC: 5.6 pt for
cucumber 8.4 pt for
summer squash, 4.8
pt for winter squash, 5
pt for watermelon
8: 3.5 pt for cucumber,
5.25 for summer
squash, 5.25 pt for
winter squash
24 1 5EC: Maximum number of applications
per year is 2
8: Squash and cucumbers only
3A *Ambush 25W
(permethrin)
6.4-12.8 oz 1.2 lb (0.8 lb for
cantaloupe)
12 0 Do not apply more than 8 applications at
the highest rate per season. Highly toxic
to bees.
3A *Asana XL (0.66 EC)
(esfenvalerate)
12 3 Do not apply more than 5 applications
at high
rate. For cucumber, melons, pumpkin,
summer and winter squash. Highly toxic
to foraging bees.
3A *Athena
(bifenthrin)
12 7 Do not make more than 2 consecutive
applications. Do not apply more than 2
applications after bloom.
3A *Baythroid XL
12 0 Can be used on all cucurbits in Crop
Group 9. Highly toxic to foraging bees.
3A *Brigade 2 EC
(bifenthrin)
12 3 Do not make more than 2 applications
after bloom. Highly toxic to foraging bees.
3A *Capture LFR
(bifenthrin)
12 N/A-applied
at planting
At planting, banded over open furrow or
in-furrow with seed or transplant.
3A *Danitol 2.4 EC
(fenpropathrin)
24 7 Highly toxic to foraging bees.
3A *Mustang
(zeta-cypermethrin)
3.0-4.3 oz 7 12 Do not make applications less than 7
days apart.
3A *Pounce 25 WP
(permethrin)
6.4-12.8 oz 76.8 oz, 51.2 for
cantaloupe
12 0 Use high rate for aphids and squash bug.
Highly toxic to foraging bees.
3A *Warrior II
(lambda-cyhalothrin)
24 1 Do not apply to blooming crops.
4A Assail 30SG
(acetamiprid)
2.5-5.3 oz 26.5 oz 12 0 No more than 5 applications per
season. Do not use with other group 4A
insecticides. Toxic to foraging bees.
5 Radiant SC
(spinetoram)
4 3; 1 for
cucumbers
No more than 6 applications. Toxic
to bees for up to 3 hours following
application.
11A Agree WG
(Bacillus thuringiensis
subspecies aizawai)
0.5-2.0 lb 4 0 Apply when larvae are small for best
control. OMRI-listed2.
11A Biobit HP
(Bacillus thuringiensis
subspecies kurstaki)
0.5-2.0 lb 4 0 Treat when larvae are young. Good
coverage is essential. Can be used in the
greenhouse. OMRI-listed2.
62 2019 Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida