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Non-Fumigant Nematicides Registered for Vegetable Crop Use1

J.W. Noling2

Table 1 lists non-fumigant nematicides registered for use on specific vegetable crops.

Table 1. Non-Fumigant Nematicides Registered for Specific Vegetable Crop Use.

Vegetable

Non-fumigant nematicides

MOCAP

TEMIK

COUNTER

NEMACUR1

VYDATE
Beans

*



Carrots



*
Celery



*
Corn, sweet

*

*

Cabbage

*

*1
Brussel sprouts


*1
Cucumber

*


*
Melons



*
Squash



*
Okra


*1
Potatoes

*

*

*
Potatoes, sweet

*

*

*
Eggplant


*1

*
Strawberry


*1
Tomato



*
Pepper



*
1 Bayer Crop Science, the manufacturer of Nemacur, has voluntarily decided not to federally re-register Nemacur. New soils and depth to ground water restrictions will now restrict Nemacure use in much of Florida. Use of existing supplies of Nemacure will be allowed until May 2007.

This information was compiled as a quick reference for the commercial Florida vegetable grower. The mentioning of a chemical or proprietary product in this publication does not constitute a written recommendation or an endorsement for its use by the University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, and does not imply its approval to the exclusion of other products or practices that may be suitable. Products mentioned in this publication are subject to changing State and Federal rules, regulations and restrictions. Additional products may become available or approved for use. Growers have the final responsibility to guarantee that each product is used in a manner consistent with its label.



Footnotes

1. This document is Fact Sheet ENY-033 (NG033), one of a series of the Department of Entomology and Nematology, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. March 1999. Revised: November 2005. Please visit the EDIS Web site at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu.

2. J.W. Noling, professor, Entomology and Nematology Department, Citrus Research and Education Center in Lake Alfred, Florida, Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, 32611.

The Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) is an Equal Opportunity Institution authorized to provide research, educational information and other services only to individuals and institutions that function with non-discrimination with respect to race, creed, color, religion, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, political opinions or affiliations. For more information on obtaining other extension publications, contact your county Cooperative Extension service.

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension Service, University of Florida, IFAS, Florida A. & M. University Cooperative Extension Program, and Boards of County Commissioners Cooperating. Larry Arrington, Dean.