Insect Control |
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% of Crop Treated |
Pro |
Con |
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bifenzate (Acramite) |
1% DE 25-50% NJ |
- short harvest interval |
-takes longer to work |
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thiamethoxam (Actara) |
30% bare 10% plastic |
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-expensive and only specific pests on label -poor control of stink bugs, pepper weevil |
Abamectin
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2% |
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-expensive -long post harvest interval -slow acting on spider mites |
imidacloprid (Admire) |
75% transplant treatment |
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esfenvalerate (Asana XL) |
2% |
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-repeated use will flare aphids and spider mites |
acetamiprid (Assail) |
1% |
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indoxacarb (Avaunt) |
5% early season 70% late season 50% NJ late season |
-great beat army worm product |
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cyfluthrin (Baythroid XL) |
1% |
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-repeated use will flare aphids and mites |
bifenthrin (Brigade) |
13% |
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-repeated use will flare aphids |
flonicamid (Beleaf) |
<1% |
-good selective aphicide |
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tebufenozide (Confirm) |
2% |
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Dimethoate
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90% |
-can contribute to mite control -most effective and consistent product for pepper maggot control |
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spinosad (Entrust)
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2% |
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-expensive but usually used by organic growers |
pymetrozine (Fulfill) |
2% |
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- slow acting but works well |
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methoxyfenozide (Intrepid) |
20% |
-short days to harvest |
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cryolite (Kryocide)
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<1% |
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methomyl (Lannate)
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5% |
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oxydementon methyl (Metasystox-R) |
<1% |
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zeta-cypermethrin (Mustang MAX) |
90% DE MD 50% NJ |
-1 day to harvest -inexpensive and effective |
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-repeated use will flare aphids and mites |
spiromesifen (Oberon) |
2% |
-best spider mite product |
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acephate (Orthene) |
50% |
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Permethrin-BP ONLY |
2% |
-short days to harvest |
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-repeated use will flare aphids and mites |
thiamethoxam (Platinum) |
<1% |
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gammacyhalothrin (Proaxis) |
2% |
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-repeated use will flare aphids and mites |
emamectin (Proclaim) |
1% |
-good on the army worm complex |
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-expensive |
carbaryl (Sevin)
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0% |
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spinosad (Spin Tor) |
50% |
-no flaring -short days to harvest |
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endosulfan (Thionex) |
5% |
-additional stink bug control |
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cyromazine (Trigard) |
<1% |
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dinotefuran (Venom) |
<1% |
-good stink bug control |
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oxamyl (Vydate)
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<1% |
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lambda-cyhalothrin (Warrior) |
30% |
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-repeated use will flare aphids and mites |
| spinetoran (Radiant) |
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Pro/Con Insect Control – Cultural
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Pro |
Con |
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% of crop treated |
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Plowing under CORN STALKS |
50% |
-helps with corn borer control |
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Keeping fields free of weeds to ensue better spray coverage |
70% |
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Eliminate alternative hosts, like horsenettle |
<1% |
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Predators (use and preservation) |
75-100% |
-aphid, mite, and thrip predators and egg parasites |
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Cherry-pepper trap crop |
0% |
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Reflective mulches |
1% |
-aphid control |
-cost and availability |
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Remove perennial hosts |
1% |
-virus management -removal of pokeweed |
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Avoid southern transplants |
95% |
-trying to prevent transport of pepper weevil, leaf miners, thrips |
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