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Pesticide Tolerances for Fresh Market Tomato Grown in Florida1

M. A. Mossler and F. M. Fishel2

Florida fresh market tomato growers sell to foreign markets. Often, the tolerance (amount of pesticide legally allowed in the commodity) for a certain pesticide is not the same between the United States and the importing country. Table 1 presents the tolerances (or exemptions from the requirement of tolerance) for pesticides registered for use on Florida-grown fresh market tomato. The values are in parts per million (PPM). The common name of the pesticide, its most common trade name (although others may exist), pesticide type, and tolerance are listed alphabetically. The list is current as of August, 2008.

There are also live organisms that are used as pesticides, such as: Bacillus thuringiensis, Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus pumilus, Beauveria bassiana, phage (bacteria-killing viruses), and caterpillar-selective viruses. All of these are exempt from requirement of tolerance as well. Pesticides exempt from the requirement of tolerance are presented in EDIS document PI-118.

If you need assistance in comparing these tolerances to those for other countries, please contact the UF/IFAS Pesticide Information Office at 352 392-4721, or email: plantdoc@ufl.edu.

Additional Information

Mossler, M.A. and F.M. Fishel. 2006. Pesticide Tolerances and Exemptions. UF/IFAS EDIS Document PI-118. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/PI155.

Tables

Table 1. 

Tolerances (or exemptions from the requirement of tolerance) for pesticides registered for use on Florida-grown fresh market tomato.

Common Name

Trade Name

Pesticide Type

Tolerance (PPM)
Abamectin Agri-Mek® Insecticide/Miticide 0.02
Acetamiprid Assail® Insecticide 0.2
Acibenzolar Actigard® Fungicide/Bactericide 1.0
Azadirachtin Azatin® Insecticide/Miticide Exempt
Azinphos Guthion® Insecticide 2.0
Azoxystrobin Amistar® Fungicide 0.2
Bifenazate Acramite® Miticide 0.7
Bifenthrin Capture® Insecticide/Miticide 0.15
Boric acid Prev-Am® Insecticide/Miticide Exempt
Boscalid Endura® Fungicide 1.2
Buprofezin Courier® Insecticide 0.7
Carbaryl Sevin® Insecticide/Miticide 10
Carfentrazone Aim® Herbicide 0.1
Chlorfenapyr* Pylon® Insecticide/Miticide 1.0
Chlorothalonil Bravo® Fungicide 5.0
Clethodim Select® Herbicide 1.0
Copper Kocide® Fungicide Exempt
Cryolite Kryocide® Insecticide 7.0
Cyazofamid Ranman® Fungicide 0.2
Cyfluthrin Renounce® Insecticide 0.2
Cyhalothrin (lambda/gamma) Warrior®/Proaxis® Insecticide/Miticide 0.1
Cymoxanil Tanos® Fungicide 0.2
Cyromazine Trigard® Insecticide 0.5
DCPA Dacthal® Herbicide 1.0
Diazinon Diazinon® Insecticide 0.75
Dicloran Botran® Fungicide 5.0
Dicofol Kelthane® Miticide 5.0
Dimethoate Cygon® Insecticide/Miticide 2.0
Dimethomorph Acrobat® Fungicide 1.5
Dinotefuran Venom® Insecticide 0.7
Diquat Reglone® Herbicide 0.02
Emamectin Proclaim® Insecticide/Miticide 0.02
Endosulfan Phaser® Insecticide/Miticide 2.0
Esfenvalerate Asana® Insecticide 1.0
Ethephon Ethrel® Plant Growth Regulator 2.0
Famoxadone Tanos® Fungicide 1.0
Fenpropathrin Danitol® Insecticide/Miticide 0.6
Fludioxonil Maxim® Fungicide 0.01
Fosetyl-Al Aliette® Fungicide 3.0
Glyphosate Roundup® Herbicide 0.1
Halosulfuron Sandea® Herbicide 0.05
Imidacloprid Admire® Insecticide 1.0
Indoxacarb Avaunt® Insecticide 0.5
Kaolin Surround® Insecticide Exempt
Malathion Malathion® Insecticide 8.0
Mancozeb Dithane® Fungicide 4.0
Maneb Manex® Fungicide 4.0
MCDS Enquik® Herbicide Exempt
Mefenoxam Ridomil Gold® Fungicide 1.0
Methamidophos Monitor® Insecticide 1.0
Methomyl Lannate® Insecticide 1.0
Methoxyfenozide Intrepid® Insecticide 2.0
Methoprene Extinguish® Insecticide Exempt
Metribuzin Sencor® Herbicide 0.1
Myclobutanil Nova® Fungicide 0.3
Napropamide Devrinol® Herbicide 0.1
Oil Sunspray® Insecticide/Miticide Exempt
Oxamyl Vydate® Insecticide/Nematicide 2.0
Oxyfluorfen Goal® Herbicide 0
Paraquat Gramoxone® Herbicide 0.05
Pelargonic acid Scythe® Herbicide Exempt
Pentachloronitrobenzene PCNB® Fungicide 0.1
Permethrin Pounce® Insecticide 2.0
Potassium bicarbonate Kaligreen® Fungicide Exempt
Potassium phosphite K-phite® Fungicide Exempt
Propamocarb Previcur Flex® Fungicide 2.0
Pymetrozine Fulfill® Insecticide 0.2
Pyraclostrobin Cabrio® Fungicide 1.4
Pyrethrin +/- rotenone or PBO Pyrellin® Insecticide Exempt
Pyrimethanil Scala® Fungicide 0.5
Pyriproxyfen Knack® Insecticide 0.1
Rimsulfuron Matrix® Herbicide 0.05
Sethoxydim Poast® Herbicide 4.0
S-metolachlor Dual Magnum® Herbicide 0.1
Soap M-Pede® Insecticide/Miticide Exempt
Spinosad Spintor® Insecticide 0.4
Spiromesifen Oberon® Insecticide/Miticide 0.3
Streptomycin Agri-mycin® Bactericide 0.25
Sulfur Kumulus® Miticide/Fungicide Exempt
Tebufenozide Confirm® Insecticide 1.0
Thiamethoxam Platinum® Insecticide 0.5
Thiophanate Topsin® Fungicide 0.5
Tomato pinworm pheromone Checkmate TPW® Pheromone Exempt
Trifloxystrobin Flint® Fungicide 0.5
Trifloxysulfuron Envoke® Herbicide 0.01
Trifluralin Treflan® Herbicide 0.05
Zeta-cypermethrin Fury® Insecticide 0.2
Ziram Ziram® Fungicide 7.0
Zoxamide Gavel® Fungicide 2.0
*Greenhouse grown tomato only

Footnotes

1.

This document is PI-117, one of a series of the Pesticide Information Office, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Original publication date April 2006. Reviewed June 2009. Visit the EDIS Web Site at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu.

2.

Mark A. Mossler, doctor of plant medicine, Pesticide Information Office, Agronomy Department; Frederick M. Fishel, associate professor, Agronomy Department, and Director, Pesticide Information Office; Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611.

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. Use pesticides safely. Read and follow directions on the manufacturer's label.

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