- Topics: Entomology and Nematology | Insecticides | Vegetables (IMG -- Vol. 2, Ch. IV) | Vegetable Pesticides | Fruit Pests (Non-citrus) | Strawberry Pest Management | Fruits and Nuts (IMG -- Vol. 2, Ch. II) | Strawberry Pest Insects | Price, James F | Webb, Susan E | Nagle, Curtis A | McCord, Elzie Jr. | Pesticides by Crop | Gulf Coast REC
Publication #ENY-657
Insecticides, Miticides and Molluscicides Available to Florida's Strawberry Industry1
James F. Price, Curtis Nagle, Elzie McCord, Jr. and Susan E. Webb2
Numerous insect and mite pests affect production and economic returns to Florida strawberry growers. Crop managers face enormous difficulties in managing these arthropods efficiently. There are only three management options once strawberries have been set in the field: (1) cultural techniques such as removing ripe fruit from the field to reduce sap beetle infestations, (2) biological techniques such as releasing Phytoseiulus persimilis Athias-Henriot predators for twospotted spider mite control, and (3) chemical techniques such as using insecticides and miticides.
Numerous chemical compounds are available to strawberry crop managers in Florida. In many cases, the selection and effective use of products is essential for the efficient management of arthropods (insects and mites) and gastropods (slugs and snails). Selected products presently available for Florida's commercial strawberry production sites are presented in Table 1. The list includes active ingredients and their IRAC3 mode of action codes, product trade names, registrants, restricted re-entry intervals (REI) and pre-harvest intervals (PHI) that must be observed. Signal words and an indication of restricted use status or acceptability for organic production4 of each product are also given to enhance the informed selection and safe use of the pesticides. Other products containing the active ingredients presented in Table 1 may be available. Electronic versions of specimen labels can usually be accessed by a search at the Web sites of CDMS (http://www.cdms.net/ manuf/default.asp), C&P Press (http://www. greenbook.net/) or the affiliated manufacturer. This information is provided in order to increase profitability of strawberry production and enhance the safe and environmentally sound use of the pesticides now available.
The product label communicates the lawful use of the product and must be read, understood and followed. The label contains important limitations that are not be presented in Table 1, such as dosages and restrictions on numbers of applications. When using a pesticide for the first time, it is important to apply the product first to a small portion of the crop and wait to observe possible detrimental effects, such as leaf distortion and plant stunting.
Table 1.
Pesticides available in Florida to control insects, mites, snails and slugs on strawberry.
Active Ingredient (Mode of action code)1 |
Trade Name2 |
Registrant |
REI (Hrs)3 |
PHI (Days)4 |
Signal Word |
RUP5 /ORG6 |
1,3-dichloropropene (no code) |
Telone II | Dow Agrosciences | 5 days |
Not Applicable |
Warning | RUP |
1,3-dichloropropene (no code) & chloropicrin (8B) |
Telone C-17 Telone C-35 InLine |
Dow Agrosciences | 5 days | Not Applicable |
Danger | RUP |
Abamectin (6) |
Abacus |
Rotam USA |
12 |
3 |
Warning |
RUP |
Abba 0.15 EC |
Makhteshim Agan North America |
12 |
3 |
Warning |
RUP |
|
Agri-Mek 0.15 EC Epi-Mek 0.15 EC |
Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc | 12 |
3 |
Warning | RUP |
|
Zoro |
Cheminova |
12 |
3 |
Warning |
RUP |
|
Acequinocyl (20B) |
Kanemite 15 SC | Arysta Lifescience |
12 | 1 | Caution | |
Azadirachtin (18B) |
Aza-Direct | Gowan |
4 |
0 |
Caution | ORG |
| Azatin XL | OHP |
4 | 0 | Caution | ||
| Azatrol EC | PBI Gordon | 4 | 0 | Caution | ORG | |
Ecozin 3% EC Ornazin 3% EC |
AMVAC Chemical |
12 |
0 | Warning | ||
| Neemix 4.5 | Certis USA | 12 | 0 |
Warning | ORG | |
Bacillus thuringiensis aizawai various strains (11B1) |
Agree WG | Certis USA |
4 | 0 | Caution | ORG |
| XenTari Dry Flowable | Valent USA |
4 | 0 | Caution | ORG |
|
Bacillus thuringiensis kurstaki various strains (11B2) |
Biobit HP |
Valent Biosciences |
4 |
0 |
Caution |
ORG |
Condor Crymax |
Certis USA |
4 |
0 |
Caution |
||
Deliver |
Certis USA |
4 |
0 |
Caution |
ORG |
|
| Dipel DF | Valent Biosciences |
4 |
0 |
Caution |
ORG |
|
| Dipel ES | Valent Biosciences |
4 | Not Stated |
Caution |
||
Javelin WG |
Certis USA | 4 |
0 |
Caution | ORG |
|
Lepinox WDG |
Certis USA |
12 |
0 |
Warning |
||
Beauveria bassiana ATCC 74040 (no code) |
Naturalis L | Troy Biosciences |
4 | 0 |
Caution | ORG |
Beauveria bassiana Strain GHA (no code) |
BotaniGard 22WP, BotaniGard ES |
Emerald Bio Agriculture | 4 | 0 | Caution | |
| Mycotrol O | Laverlam International |
4 |
0 |
Caution | ORG |
|
| Bifenazate | Acramite 50WS | Chemtura USA |
12 | 1 (1 yr. nurseries) |
Caution | |
Bifenthrin |
Brigade WSB | FMC |
12 |
0 |
Warning | RUP |
Carbaryl (1A) |
10% Sevin Granules |
Loveland Products |
12 | 7 | Caution | |
| AllPro Carbaryl 50 WP | Value Garden Supply |
12 |
7 |
Caution |
||
Carbaryl 4L Carbaryl 80S |
Drexel Chemical Co. |
12 | 7 | Caution |
||
Cutworm & Cricket Bait |
Southern Agricultural Insecticides |
12 |
1 | Caution |
||
Sevin Brand 4F Sevin Brand XLR Plus |
Bayer Cropscience | 12 | 7 | Caution | ||
| Sevin Brand 80S | Bayer Cropscience | 12 | 7 |
Warning | ||
| Sevin 50 W | Southern Agricultural Insecticides, Inc. | 12 |
1 | Warning | ||
Chlorpyrifos (1B) |
Chlorpyrifos 4E-AG | Makhteshim Agan North America |
24 |
21 |
Warning | RUP |
Govern 4E |
Tenkoz |
24 |
21 |
Warning |
RUP |
|
Lorsban 4E Lorsban 75 WG |
Dow Agrosciences |
24 | 21 | Warning | RUP | |
Clove oil, thyme oil & cinnamon oil (no code) |
Ecotrol G |
Ecosmart Technologies |
0 |
0 |
Caution | ORG |
Diazinon (1B) |
Diazinon 50W Diazinon AG500 |
Makhteshim Agan North America | 24 |
5 |
Caution | RUP |
| Diazinon AG500 | Helena Chemical |
24 | 5 | Caution | RUP |
|
| Diazinon AG600 WBC | Loveland Products |
3 days |
5 | Caution | RUP |
|
| Diazinon Insecticide | Drexel Chemical. |
24 | 5 | Caution | RUP |
|
Dicofol (unknown) |
Dicofol 4E | Makhteshim-Agan North America |
12 |
2 |
Caution |
|
| Kelthane 50 WSP | Dow Agrosciences |
48 |
3 |
Danger |
||
Endosulfan (2A) |
Endosulfan 3EC | Drexel Chemical . |
48 |
4 |
Danger | RUP |
| Thiodan Emulsifiable Concentrate | Universal Crop Protection Alliance |
48 |
4 |
Warning |
||
Thionex 3EC Thionex 50W |
Makhteshim-Agan North America |
24 | 4 | Danger | ||
Etoxazole (10B) |
Zeal Miticide | Valent USA | 12 | 1 | Caution | |
Fenbutatin-oxide (12B) |
Vendex 50 WP | E.I. duPont de Nemours |
48 | 1 | Danger | RUP |
Fenpropathrin (3) |
Danitol 2.4 EC | Valent USA |
24 |
2 |
Warning | RUP |
Heterorhabditis indica (no code) |
Symbion-South |
Integrated BioControl Systems | 0 |
0 |
Caution | |
Hexythiazox (10A) |
Savey 50DF | Gowan |
12 |
3 |
Caution | |
Imidacloprid (4A) |
Admire 2F Admire Pro Systemic |
Bayer Cropscience |
12 | 14 | Caution | |
Alias 2F |
Makhteshim Agan North America |
12 |
14 |
Caution |
||
Couraze 1.6F |
Cheminova |
12 |
7 |
Caution |
||
Courage 2F |
Cheminova |
12 |
14 |
Caution |
||
Pasada 1.6F |
Makhteshim Agan North America |
12 |
7 |
Caution |
||
| Provado 1.6 Flowable | Bayer Cropscience |
12 |
7 |
Caution |
||
Iron phosphate (no code) |
Sluggo-AG | Lawn and Garden Products |
0 | 0 | Caution | ORG |
Malathion (1B) |
Malathion 5EC | Drexel Chemical |
12 | 3 | Warning | |
| Malathion 5EC | Micro-Flo Co. | 12 | 3 | Warning | ||
Malathion 8 F |
Gowan |
12 |
3 |
Caution |
||
Metaldehyde (no code) |
Deadline Bullets Deadline M-Ps |
AMVAC Chemical |
12 |
0 |
Caution | |
Durham Metaldehyde Granules 3.5 Durham Metaldehyde Granules 7.5 |
AMVAC Chemical |
12 |
0 | Caution | ||
OR-CAL Slug & Snail Bait |
OR-CALL |
12 |
0 |
Caution |
||
| Slug-Fest All Weather Formula | Or-Cal |
24 | 0 | Warning | ||
Metam-sodium (no code) |
Metam CLR | Taminco |
48 | Not Applicable |
Danger | |
| Vapam HL | AMVAC Chemical | 48 |
Not Applicable |
Danger |
||
Methoxyfenozide (18A) |
Intrepid 2F |
Dow Agrosciences |
4 |
3 |
Caution |
|
Methyl Bromide (8A) & Chloropicrin (8B) |
MBC 98-2 | Agriliance | See label |
Not Applicable | Danger | RUP |
Naled (1B) |
Dibrom 8 Emulsive |
AMVAC Chemical |
See label |
1 |
Danger | |
Neem oil (no code) |
Trilogy |
Certis USA |
4 |
Not stated |
Caution |
ORG |
Potassium Salts of Fatty Acids (no code) |
AllPro Insecticidal Soap |
Value Garden Supply |
12 |
0 |
Caution | |
| M-Pede | Dow Agrosciences |
12 | 0 | Warning | ORG |
|
Propargite (12C) |
Omite 30WS Omite CR |
Chemtura USA |
3 |
1 year |
Danger | |
Pyrethrins (3) |
PyGanic Crop Protection EC 1.4 |
McLaughlin Gormley King |
12 |
0 |
Caution |
ORG |
PyGanic EC 5.0 |
McLaughlin Gormley King |
12 |
0 |
Warning |
ORG |
|
Pythrins (3) & rotenone (21) |
Pyrellin EC |
Webb Wright |
12 |
12 hours |
Caution |
|
Pyrethrins (3) & piperonyl butoxide (27A) |
EverGreen EC 60-6 | McLaughlin Gormley King |
12 | 0 | Caution |
|
| Pyrenone Crop Spray | Bayer Cropscience |
12 | 0 | Caution |
||
| Pyreth-It | Whitmire Micro-Gen Research Labs |
12 | 0 | Caution | ||
Pyrethrins (3) & piperonyl butoxide (27A) & silicon dioxide (no code) |
Diatect II Multipurpose | Diatect International |
12 | 0 | Caution | |
Pyriproxyfen (7D) |
Esteem 0.86EC |
Valent USA |
12 |
2 |
Caution |
|
Esteem Ant Bait |
Valent USA |
12 |
1 |
Caution |
||
Refined Petroleum Distillate (no code) |
JMS Stylet-Oil | JMS Flower Farms |
4 | 0 | Caution | |
| Mite-E-Oil | Helena Chemical |
4 |
0 | Caution | ||
| Saf-T-Side Spray Oil Emulsion | Brandt Consolidated | 4 | 0 | Caution | ||
| Ultra-Fine Oil | Whitmire Micro-Gen Research Labs |
4 | 0 | Caution | ||
Rosemary oil (no code) |
Hexacide |
Ecosmart Technologies |
0 |
Caution |
ORG |
|
Rosemary oil & Peppermint oil (no code) |
Ecotrol EC |
Ecosmart Technologies |
0 |
0 |
Caution |
ORG |
S-Methoprene (7A) |
Extinguish Professional Fire Ant Bait | Wellmark International | 4 | Not Stated | Caution | |
Sodium tetraborohydrate decahydrate (no code) |
Prev-Am | Oro Agri |
12 |
Not Stated |
Warning |
|
Spinosad (5) |
Entrust | Dow Agrosciences |
4 | 1 | Caution |
ORG |
| Justice Fire Ant Bait | Dow Agrosciences |
4 | Not Stated |
Caution |
ORG | |
| SpinTor 2SC | Dow Agrosciences |
4 | 1 | Caution |
||
Spiromesifen (23) |
Oberon 2SC | Bayer Cropscience |
12 |
3 |
Caution |
|
Sulfur (no code) |
Kumulus DF | Micro-Flo |
24 | Not Stated | Caution | ORG |
Micronized Gold Suffa 6F Sulfur 90W |
Drexel Chemical |
24 | Not Stated | Caution | ||
| Sulfur 6L | Micro-Flo |
24 | Not Stated | Caution | ||
Thiolux JetDry Flowable Micronized Sulfur |
Syngenta Crop Protection |
24 | Not Stated | Caution | ORG | |
Thiamethoxam |
Actara | Syngenta Crop Protection |
12 |
3 |
Caution |
|
| Platinum | Syngenta Crop Protection |
12 |
50 |
Caution |
||
1 Insecticide Resistance Action Committee (IRAC) mode of action classification codes version 5.3. 2 Usually only one example of each formulation is given. There may be other products available that are as effective as those listed. 3 REI = Re-entry Interval or period between application and earliest normal entry into treated area. 4 PHI = Pre-harvest Interval or period between application and earliest harvest in treated area. 5 RUP indicates Restricted Use Pesticide for which an applicator's license is required. 6 ORG indicates the product is listed by the Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI) for use in organic production. |
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Footnotes
This document is ENY-657 (IN400), one of a series of the Entomology & Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Published: October 2001. Revised: October 2007. For more publications related to horticulture/agriculture, please visit the EDIS Website at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/.
James F. Price, associate professor, Curtis Nagle, biologist, Entomology and Nematology Department, Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, Wimauma, 33598; Elzie McCord, Jr., associate professor of biology, Division of Natural Sciences, New College of Florida, Sarasota, 34243; and Susan E. Webb, associate professor, Entomology and Nematology Department, Cooperative Extension Service, Insititute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, 32611.
3. Insecticide Resistance Action Committee (IRAC) mode of action codes are from the IRAC Mode of Action Classification version 5.3 available at http://www.irac-online.org/.
4. Products approved for use in organic production by the Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI). Restrictions and additional information can be found at
.
The use of trade names in this publication is solely for the purpose of providing specific information. UF/IFAS does not guarantee or warranty the products named, and references to them in this publication does not signify our approval to the exclusion of other products of suitable composition. All chemicals should be used in accordance with directions on the manufacturer's label. Use pesticides safely. Read and follow directions on the manufacturer's label.
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