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
6 *Agri-Mek SC
(abamectin)
12 7 No more than 2 sequential applications.
Must be mixed with an adjuvant-see
label for types. Highly toxic to foraging
bees.
10B Zeal
(etoxazole)
2.0-3.0 oz 3.0 oz cucumbers:
6 oz
12 7 Apply when populations are low. One
application per season, except two for
cucumbers (supplemental label).
20B Kanemite 15 SC
(acequinocyl)
12 1 Do not apply more than twice per
season. Do not apply by air. Melons,
watermelon, and cucumbers only.
20D Acramite-50WS
(bifenazate)
0.75-1.0 lb 1.0 lb 12 3 One application per season.
21A Portal XLO
(fenpyroximate)
1.0-2.0 pt 4.0 pt 12 3 cucum-
bers: 1
All melons, watermelon, and
cucumbers. Two applications per
season. Effective for broad mite control.
23 Oberon 2SC
(spiromesifen)
12 7 No more than 3 applications. See label
for plant-back intervals.
- Azaguard
(azadirachtin)
4 0 Use in combination with 0.25 – 1.0% non-
phytotoxic crop oil. OMRI-listed2.
Squash bug,
leaf-footed
bug
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.
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 *Athena
(bifenthrin)
12 7 Do not make more than 2 consecutive
applications. Do not apply more than 2
applications after bloom.
3A *Brigade 2 EC
(bifenthrin)
12 3 Do not make more than 2 applications
after bloom. Highly toxic to foraging bees.
3A *Danitol 2.4 EC
(fenpropathrin)
24 7 Highly toxic to foraging bees.
3A *Pounce 25 WP
(permethrin)
6.4-12.8 oz 76.8 oz cantaloupes:
51.2 oz
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)
5.3 oz 26.5 oz 12 0 No more than 5 applications per
season. Do not use with other group
4A insecticides. Application for squash
bug are most effective against newly laid
eggs and nymphs. Toxic to foraging bees.
4A Belay Insecticide
(clothianidin)
foliar: oil: 9.0
12 foliar: Do
not make
application
after 4th
true leaf on
main stem
is unfolded
soil: 21
Do not apply when plants are blooming.
4A Scorpion 35SL
Insecticide (dinotefuran)
foliar:
soil:
foliar: oil:
12 foliar: 1
soil: 21
Use only one application method (soil or
foliar). Do not use with other Group 4A
insecticides. Highly toxic to foraging bees
for more than 38 hours after application.
See label.
4A Venom Insecticide
(dinotefuran)
foliar: 1-4 oz
soil: 5-6 oz
foliar: 6 oz soil:
12 oz
12 foliar: 1
soil: 21
Highly toxic to foraging bees. Use
only one application method (soil or
foliar). Note that pests controlled differ
depending on application method.
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