2008 INSECTICIDE
UPDATE

■ Manufacturer: Dow AgroSciences

Brand Name: Cobalt (New Product)
Active Ingredient: Chlorpyrifos and Gamma-cyhalothrin
Crop Designation: Corn; Soybeans; Wheat; Cotton; Vegetables; Citrus, Trees, Nuts and Vines—almonds, filberts, pecans, walnuts; Other—alfalfa. Application Practice: Apply pre-plant, at-plant or post-plant (chemigation, foliar) dependant upon the crop. Treat when pest infestations in the field reach local treatment threshold levels. See label for complete application instructions.
Application Rate: Depends on crop type and target pest. See label for complete application instructions.

Cobalt delivers powerful, consistent broad-spectrum insect control. Cobalt combines fast knockdown with residual activity to control a wide variety of pests, including, but not limited to, aphids, beetles, grasshoppers, mites, worms, weevils and many other insects. Cobalt is registered for use in alfalfa, Brussels sprouts, corn (field, sweet and seed), cotton, sorghum (milo), soybeans, sunflowers, tree nuts (almond, filbert, pecan and walnut) and wheat.

■ Manufacturer: Dow AgroSciences

Brand Name: Delegate WG (New Product)
Active Ingredient: Spinetoram
Crop Designation: Citrus, Trees, Nuts & Vines—tree fruit, grapes and tree nuts.
Application Practice: Post.
Application Rate: 1.5 to 7 ounces per acre.

Delegate WG is an essential, effective solution for the control of codling moth and a broad spectrum of damaging insect pests in apples, pears, stone fruit, citrus, grapes and tree nuts. Other insects controlled by Delegate include Oriental fruit moth, leafrollers, leafminers, thrips, tufted apple bud moth, pear psylla, cherry fruit fly, green fruitworm, peach twig borer and more, with suppression of apple maggot, plum curculio and citrus psylla. Delegate WG insecticide provides a short re-entry interval, which allows growers to make early season insect sprays without delaying other important tasks. It also has short preharvest intervals of just one day for citrus; seven days for pome fruits, cherries, plums and prunes; and 14 days for peaches and apricots, which makes Delegate WG an effective late-season spray for broad-spectrum insect control prior to harvest.

■ Manufacturer: Dow AgroSciences

Brand Name: Radiant (New Product)
Active Ingredient: Spinetoram
Crop Designation: Vegetables—fruiting and leafy vegetables, cole crops, cucurbits and other vegetable crops.
Application Practice: Post
Application Rate: 2 to 14 fluid ounces per acre depending on crop.

Radiant is a powerful new benchmark for the control of worms, thrips, leafminers and more in vegetable crops. Labeled for use in fruiting and leafy vegetables, cole crops, cucurbits and other vegetable crops, Radiant provides fast knockdown and control of a wide variety of vegetable pests, including loopers, armyworms, thrips, leafminers and diamondback moth. Radiant SC insecticide offers a short re-entry interval, as well as short pre-harvest intervals and minimal personal protective equipment requirements.

■ Manufacturer: DuPont Crop Protection

Brand Name: DuPont Altacor insecticide (New Product—anticipating registration in spring 2008)
Active Ingredient: Rynaxypyr Crop Designation: Citrus, Trees, Nuts and Vines—pome fruits, stone fruits and grapes.
Application Practice: Post.
Application Rate: Pending registration.

Research studies confirm that Altacor has demonstrated exceptional, long-lasting control of a wide spectrum of pests, including codling moth, oriental fruit moth and obliquebanded leafroller. It is highly potent on target species at low use rates, delivering excellent crop protection as a result of rapid feeding cessation. Altacor is powered by Rynaxypyr, a new active ingredient from DuPont. Altacor offers a novel mode of action and an outstanding environmental and toxicological profile, making the product an excellent fit for integrated pest management programs.

■ Manufacturer: DuPont Crop Protection

Brand Name: DuPont Avaunt insecticide (Label Change)
Active Ingredient: Indoxacarb
Crop Designation: Vegetables—Brassica leafy vegetables, cranberry, cucurbit vegetables, grape, leafy green vegetables, leafy petioles, mint, okra, southern pea, spinach and tuberous and corn vegetables; Citrus, Trees, Nuts and Vines—pome fruit, stone fruit.
Application Practice: Post.
Application Rate: Varies by crop, please read label for recommendations.

Label updates include, upgraded resistance management section and application section and updated language in chemigation and tank mix sequence sections. The new label has added overhead chemigation in cranberry, mint, potatoes and sweet corn. And, added 11 cole crops (Brassica Leafy Vegetables), cranberry, grapes, 17 additional leafy green vegetables, 7 leafy petiolies, two mint crops, okra, 4 pome fruit crops, southern pea, five spinach crops, 11 stone fruit crops and 18 tuberous and corn crops.

■ Manufacturer: DuPont Crop Protection

Brand Name: DuPont Coragen insecticide (New Product— anticipating registration in spring 2008.)
Active Ingredient: Rynaxypyr Crop Designation: Vegetables—leafy vegetables, brassica vegetables, cucurbits, fruiting vegetables and potatoes.
Application Practice: Post.
Application Rate: (pending registration).

Research studies confirm that Coragen has demonstrated exceptional and long-lasting control of all worm pests plus leafminer. It is highly potent on target species at low use rates, delivering excellent crop protection as a result of rapid feeding cessation. Coragen is powered by Rynaxypyr, a new active ingredient from DuPont. Coragen offers a novel mode of action and an outstanding environmental and toxicological profile, making the product an excellent fit for integrated pest management programs.

■ Manufacturer: FMC Corporation

Brand Name: Beleaf (Label Change)
Active Ingredient: Flonicamid
Crop Designation: Vegetables—cabbage, collards, cucumbers, cucurbits, eggplant, lettuce, peppers, potatoes, pumpkins, spinach, squash, tomatoes, watermelons; Citrus, Trees, Nuts and Vines—apples, cherries, nectarines, peaches, pears.
Application Rate: 2.0 to 2.8 ounces per acre.

Beleaf insecticide, with a unique mode of action, specifically targets key piercing and sucking pests that damage fruit and vegetable plants, helping improve crop yield and quality. With no known cross-resistance with other insecticides, Beleaf is an integral part of insect resistance management programs. Beleaf is active on the A-Type Potassium Channel of the nervous system, and can stop insect feeding in as little as 30 minutes after exposure. While tough on key pests, including aphids, tarnished plant bugs, western plant bugs and leafhoppers, Beleaf is soft on beneficial insects, such as bees and predator mites. Applied by ground or air, Beleaf can be tank mixed with other insecticides and used anytime during the crop season, including flowering.

■ Manufacturer: FMC Corporation

Brand Name: Capture LFR (New Product)
Active Ingredient: Bifenthrin
Crop Designation: Corn—popcorn; Vegetables—cabbage, collards, cucumbers, cucurbits, eggplant, lettuce, melons, peas, peppers, potatoes, pumpkins, spinach, squash, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, watermelon; Citrus, Trees, Nuts and Vines; Other—beans, dry shelled beans and peas, lima beans; tobacco.
Application Practice: At-plant.
Application Rate: 3.4 to 8.5 ounces per acre in corn.

Capture LFR insecticide, with the liquid-ready formula, helps get corn off to a quick start to improve overall stands and yields. The new formula tank mixes easily with liquid pop-up fertilizers and stays suspended in solution for even distribution through various spray systems, including the LiquidReady system. Capture LFR helps control a variety of pests, including seed and seedling pests, wireworms, cutworms, grubs, armyworms, seed corn maggots, common stalk borers and corn rootworms. The unique mode of action causes quick knockdown of tough insects. For corn and vegetable crops, Capture LFR can be applied in-furrow, at-plant or tank mixed with starter fertilizers or water. In potatoes, lay-by applications complement in-furrow applications to provide longer wireworm control.

■ Manufacturer: FMC Corporation

Brand Name: Hero (New Product)
Active Ingredient: Zeta-Cypermethrin + Bifenthrin
Crop Designation: Corn—popcorn; Cotton; Vegetables—eggplant, lettuce, tomatoes, peppers, head and stem brassicas; Citrus, Trees, Nuts and Vines—pecans; Other—succulent peas and beans.
Application Rate: 2.6 to 10.3 ounces per acre.

New Hero insecticide, with dual-action technology, delivers faster knockdown and longer residual control for a one-two punch against tough foliar pests. Approved for use in corn, cotton and a variety of vegetables, Hero controls a broad spectrum of pests, including mites, bean leaf beetle, fall armyworm, cabbage looper, corn rootworm, Western bean cutworm, Japanese beetles, corn borers, aphids, thrips and others. With state-of-the-art pyrethroid technology, Hero is an important plant protection tool to help maximize yield and crop quality, resulting in increased profits. Fast knockdown allows growers to stop pest damage early on and longer residual control helps reduce the number of trips through the field. Hero carries a “Caution” signal word, and has a 12-hour re-entry interval.

■ Manufacturer: FMC Corporation

Brand Name: Mustang Max (Label Change—Expanded Label)
Active Ingredient: Zeta-Cypermethrin Crop Designation: Corn; Soybeans; Cotton; Wheat; Peanuts; Rice; Forage—alfalfa, grass cover crop, orchardgrass, pasture and range grass; Vegetables—cucurbits; Citrus, Trees, Nuts and Vines—berries, grapes, pome fruits, stone fruits, tree nuts; Other—canola, sunflowers.
Application Rate: 1.28 to 4.0 ounces per acre. Hay and forage producers now have a new option for control of a variety of insect pests in pasture and rangeland.

Mustang Max insecticide is now labeled for use on pasture and range grasses, making it the first pyrethroid federally registered for insect control in pasture and rangeland. With a zero-day post-harvest interval, Mustang Max allows producers to use rotational grazing, including wheat to pasture, to get the most out of every acre. Mustang Max is labeled for control of both true and fall armyworms, and grasshoppers in mixed and solid grass pastures as well as other crops, including alfalfa, wheat, corn, cotton, grain sorghum, pecans and soybeans.

■ Manufacturer: Makhteshim Agan of North America (MANA)

Brand Name: ABBA 0.15 EC (Label Change—California Supplemental Label 24C)
Active Ingredient: Abamectin Crop Designation: Vegetables—lettuce, spinach, celery, tomatoes, peppers ; Citrus, Trees, Nuts and Vines—dried and fresh plums; Other—select herbs and mint crops.
Application Practice: Air or ground.
Application Rate: 8 to 20 ounces per acre depending on crop.

Supplemental label gives ABBA insecticide/miticide full label parity to branded formulations of abamectin. 24C registration broadens the use of ABBA in avocados, fruiting vegetables, including tomatoes and peppers, leafy vegetable crops including lettuce, spinach and celery, dried and fresh plums and select herb and mint crops.

■ Manufacturer: Makhteshim Agan of North America (MANA)

Brand Name: Guthion Solupak (New Product—MANA acquired Guthion from Bayer CropScience)
Active Ingredient: Azinphos-methyl Crop Designation: Citrus, Trees, Nuts and Vines—apples, pears, cherries, almonds.
Application Practice: In-season control of key insects in pome fruits, almonds and cherries. Dormant spray use prohibited.
Application Rate: Pome fruit: 2-3 pounds per acre, minimum 7 days between applications. 14 day re-entry interval. PHI: 14 days up to 1 pound per acre, 21 days for rates greater than 1 pound per acre. Limited to yearly maximum application rate of 6 pounds per acre in 2008. Cherries: 1.5 pounds per acre, minimum 14 days between applications.Yearly maximum application rate of 3 pounds per acre in 2008. PHI in cherries is 15 days. Almonds: 3-4 pounds per acre during June, July or August only, limited to one application per year of 4 pounds per acre. 30 day PHI.

MANA’s acquisition of Guthion means it will remain available until Sept. 30, 2012, to provide in-season, broad-spectrum control of major insects in pome fruit and until Nov. 2009 in almonds. Its primary use is on apples and pears as an important tool to control codling moth, apple maggot and oriental fruit moth. MANA will present applicator stewardship outreach program to train applicators on the proper use and handling of Guthion.

■ Manufacturer: Rotam North America

Brand Name: Montana 2F (New Product)
Active Ingredient: Imidacloprid Crop Designation: Vegetables—fruity, leaf (green/cole), legumes, artichoke, root, cucumber, greenhouse, herbs, head and stem; Citrus, Trees, Nuts and Vines—grapes, pome fruit, pomegranate, stone fruit, almonds, pecans, pistachios, bushberries; Other—coffee.
Application Practice: Foliar and soil (depending on crop).
Application Rate: Depends on crops: Varies with crop.

Montana has a broad imidacloprid label as a 2F formulation (2 pounds active per gallon). Montana’s label contains applications for the 1.6 F formulation so it can be applied as a foliar treatment as well as the root zone depending on the crop.

■ Manufacturer: Syngenta Crop Protection

Brand Name: Centric (Label Change)
Active Ingredient: Thiamethoxam
Crop Designation: Cotton.
Application Practice: Centric is recommended post-emergence in cotton from the squaring stage through flowering.
Application Rate: Application rates range from 1.25 to 2.0 ounces. per acre.

The maximum use rate per application for Centric insecticide has increased for several insects, including plant bugs (1.25 to 2.5 ounces per acre), cotton fleahoppers (1.25 to 2.5 ounces per acre) and whiteflies (2.0 to 2.5 ounces per acre). The maximum seasonal use rate of Centric, which provides both Bt and conventional cotton growers with fast-acting, longer-lasting control of a broad range of sucking and chewing pests, also has increased from 4.0 to 5.0 oz. per acre.

■ Manufacturer: Syngenta Crop Protection

Brand Name: Endigo (New Product)
Active Ingredient: Lambda-cyhalothrin and Thiamethoxam Crop Designation: Cotton.
Application Practice: The ideal use window for Endigo in cotton is post-emergence from full bloom to cutout.
Application Rate: Application rates range from 3.5 to 5.5 ounces per acre.

New for the cotton market is Endigo insecticide, which combines the proven performance of lambda-cyhalothrin and thiamethoxam. Endigo provides effective knockdown and residual control of key mid- to late-season cotton pests, including tarnished plant bugs, clouded plant bugs, cotton fleahoppers, stink bugs, worms and whiteflies. The ideal use window is from full bloom to cutout, and the application rates range from 3.5 to 5.5 ounces per acre. Endigo provides an excellent rotational option to organophosphates and carbamates. It is imperative that growers practice sound resistance management strategies to maintain the efficacy of existing chemistries. By targeting insects with two modes of action in a single application, Endigo has an exceptional fit in a complete cotton insect management program. Endigo is a Restricted Use Pesticide.

■ Manufacturer: Syngenta Crop Protection

Brand Name: Force CS (New Product)
Active Ingredient: Tefluthrin Crop Designation: Corn.
Application Practice: Should be applied at-plant using the Central Insecticide System manufactured by John Deere. Application Rate: 8 to 10 fluid ounces per acre (based on 30-inch rows).

Force CS is a new soil-applied insecticide from Syngenta designed to deliver consistent control of corn rootworm and other early-season pests in an advanced, convenient liquid formulation. Force CS is applied through the Central Insecticide System manufactured by John Deere. The application system is fully integrated with the planter, so growers can apply Force CS to their corn acres as needed. The convenience of having the insecticide application equipment integrated allows growers to easily comply with refuge acre management requirements.

■ Manufacturer: UPI

Brand Name: Assail (Label Change—Approved for additional crops)
Active Ingredient: Acetamiprid Crop Designation: Vegetables—bulb vegetables, cucurbits, legume vegetables; Citrus, Trees, Nuts and Vines—stone fruit, tree nuts, berries, strawberries.
Application Practice: When insects appear.
Application Rate: 0.6 to 5.7 ounces per acre.

A soluble granule insecticide for the control of sucking and chewing insects on a wide variety of crops.

■ Manufacturer: UPI

Brand Name: Aura 2F (New Product)
Active Ingredient: Imidacloprid Crop Designation: Cotton; Vegetables—potatoes; Citrus, Trees, Nuts and Vines—strawberries, citrus, grapes, tree fruit and nuts; Other—tobacco.
Application Practice: Apply as needed. Application Rate: Follow label directions.

A soil-applied, systemic insecticide for control of key sucking pests in berries, fruits, nuts and vegetable crops. Contains the same active ingredient as Admire.

■ Manufacturer: UPI

Brand Name: Bifenture EC (Label Change—Added uses on okra, cilantro, coriander, leafy brassicasa and tuberous and corm vegetables. Restriction on use on citrus in Florida has been removed.)
Active Ingredient: Bifenthrin Crop Designation: Cotton; Vegetables—fruiting and leafy vegetables, brassica and cucurbit vegetables; Citrus, Trees, Nuts and Vines. Application Practice: When insects appear.
Application Rate: 2.1 to 6.4 fluid ounces per acre.

Economical, broad-spectrum insect control for fruiting and leafy vegetables, cotton, brassica and cucurbit vegetables. Contains the same active ingredient as Capture 2 EC.

■ Manufacturer: UPI

Brand Name: Bifenture EC—CA (Label Change—Additional uses on tomatoes and spinach in California)
Active Ingredient: Bifenthrin Crop Designation: Cotton; Vegetables—fruiting and leafy vegetables, brassica and cucurbit vegetables; Citrus, Trees, Nuts and Vines.
Application Practice: When insects appear. Application Rate: 2.1 to 6.4 fluid ounces per acre.

Economical, broad-spectrum insect control for fruiting and leafy vegetables, cotton, brassica and cucurbit vegetables. For use in California only. Contains the same active ingredient as Capture 2 EC and Brigade.

■ Manufacturer: UPI

Brand Name: ImidaMax 4F (New Product)
Active Ingredient: Imidacloprid Crop Designation: Cotton; Citrus, Trees, Nuts and Vines—pecans.
Application Practice: Apply as needed.
Application Rate: Follow label directions.

A foliar-applied, systemic insecticide for control of key sucking pests in cotton and pecans. Also registered for seed treatment on some crops. Contains the same active ingredient as Trimax Pro.

■ Manufacturer: UPI

Brand Name: Kryocide (Label Change—Now labeled for potato tuberworm)
Active Ingredient: Cryolite Crop Designation: Vegetables—cole crops, cucurbits; Citrus, Trees, Nuts and Vines—grapes.
Application Practice: Apply as needed.
Application Rate: Follow label directions.

An inorganic insecticide which has controlled chewing pests for more than 70 years, without development of resistance.

■ Manufacturer: UPI

Brand Name: Lambda-Cy EC RUP (New Product)
Active Ingredient: Lambda-cyhalothrin Crop Designation: Cotton; Peanuts; Rice; Sorghum; Vegetables; Corn; Soybeans; Other—alfalfa, canola.
Application Practice: Pre- or post-emergence. Application Rate: .005 to .4 active ingredient per acre.

A broad-spectrum insecticide for use on a wide variety of crops. Contains the same active ingredient as Karate/Warrior.

■ Manufacturer: Valent U.S.A. Corporation

Brand Name: Belay 16 WSG Insecticide (Label Change)
Active Ingredient: Clothianidin Crop Designation: Vegetables—potatoes.
Application Practice: Apply at planting; In-Furrow or side dress application. For Tobacco: Apply in transplant water, tray or flat drench application. Application Rate: 16-18 ounces per acre.

Belay 16 WSG Insecticide is a systemic insecticide for broad spectrum control of insect pests infesting potatoes. Belay 16 WSG provides excellent and long residual control of insects including Colorado potato beetle, leafhoppers and aphids. In addition there is no buffering needed and no crop rotation restrictions. Check with your Valent representative or state regulatory authority for state registration status. Belay state registrations pending.


■ Manufacturer: Valent U.S.A. Corporation

Brand Name: Belay 50 WDG Insecticide (Label Change)
Active Ingredient: Clothianidin Crop Designation: Vegetables—potatoes.
Application Practice: Do not apply following an application of Belay 16 WSG. Apply when threshold populations are observed as a foliar application.
Application Rate: 1.0-1.5 ounces per acre.

Belay 50 WDG Insecticide is a systemic insecticide for broad spectrum control of insect pests infesting potatoes. Belay 50 WDG provides excellent and long residual control of insects including Colorado potato beetle, leafhoppers and aphids. In addition there is no buffering needed and no crop rotation restrictions. Check with your Valent representative or state regulatory authority for state registration status. Belay state registrations pending.

■ Manufacturer: Winfield Solutions, LLC

Brand Name: Advise MAX (New Product)
Active Ingredient: Imidacloprid
Crop Designation: Cotton; Citrus; Trees, Nuts & Vines—pecans.
Application Practice: Not listed.
Application Rate: See label.

For cotton and pecans. It controls many common insects such as plant bugs, aphids, fleahoppers, and stink bugs.