Formulations Comparison Chart1
Insecticide Formulation Comparison Chart.
Insecticide Formulation |
Amount of Formulation (At Left) Needed To Obtain The Following Amounts of Active Ingredient |
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1/4 lb |
1/2 lb |
3/4 lb |
1 lb |
|
| 1% dust | 25 | 50 | 75 | 100 |
| 2% dust | 12 1/2 | 25 | 37 1/2 | 50 |
| 5% dust | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 |
| 10% dust | 2 1/2 | 5 | 7 1/2 | 10 |
| 15% wettable powder | 1 2/3 lb |
3 1/3 lb | 5 lb | 6 2/3 lb |
| 25% wettable powder | 1 lb | 2 lb | 3 lb | 4 lb |
| 40% wettable powder | 5/8 lb | 1 1/4 lb | 1 7/8 lb | 2 1/2 lb |
| 50% wettable powder | 1/2 lb | 1 lb | 1 1/2 lb | 2 lb |
| 75% soluble/wettable | 1/3 lb | 2/3 lb | 1 lb | 1 1/3 lb |
23-25% liquid concentrate (2 lbs active ingredient per gallon) |
1 pt | 1 qt | 3 pt | 2 qt |
42-46% liquid concentrate (4 lbs active ingredient per gallon) |
1/2 pt | 1 pt | 1/2 pt | 1 qt |
60-65% liquid concentrate (6 lbsactive ingredient per gallon) |
1/3 pt | 2/3 pt | 1 pt | 1 1/3 pt |
72-78% liquid concentrate (8 lbs active ingredient per gallon) |
1/4 pt | 1/2 pt | 3/4 pt | 1 pt |
Footnotes
This document is ENY-418, one of a series of the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Original publication date October 1993. Revised August 1997. Reviewed May 2003. Visit the EDIS Web Site at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu.
Freddie Johnson, professor of Entomology, Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, 32611.
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