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Malathion 85E

(malathion)

Group 1B

• Also controls spider mites.
• Do not apply unless plants are dry.
• Do not make more than 1 application per year.
• Toxic to fish.
• Best control is when the temperature is above 20°C.
• Do not apply after expiry date on the container label.
• Do not re-enter treated area for 24 hours.

Movento 240SC

220 to 365 mL/ha
(90 to 150 mL/acre)

Apply in 300 L/ha
(120 L/acre) of water 

• Repeat at 7 day intervals.
• Maximum allowed per crop season: 730 mL/ha (295 mL/acre).
• Use with one of the following adjuvants: non-ionic (eg. Agral 90 or Ag-Surf) or methylated seed oil (eg. Hasten).
• Do not enter treated area for 12 hours.
• Toxic to bees.  Do not apply during crop flowering period or when flowering weeds are present. 

Beleaf

• Repeat at 7day intervals as needed.
• Do not apply more than 3 times per year.
• Do not apply more than 480 g/ha (200 g/acre) of product per season.

Exirel
(cyantraniliprole)

 500 to 1500 mL/ha
(200 to 605 mL/acre)

Apply in 100 L/ha (40 L/acre) of water

• Also controls cutworm.  See section of this table.
• Do not make more than 4 applications per growing season.
• Repeat at 5 day intervals.
• Use with an adjuvant such as Hasten NT at a rate of 0.25% v/v or MSO Concentrate with Leci-Tech at a rate of 0.5% v/v.
• Do not apply more than 4.5 L/ha (1.8 L/acre) per season.
• Toxic to bees and certain beneficial insects.  Apply early in the morning or late in the evening when bees are not active.
• Note:  Do not tank-mix or apply in sequence with strobilurin-, copper- or captan-containing fungicides.
• Observe a plantback interval of 30 days for legume vegetables, cereals, grass, crop group 1A (inlcuding beets, carrots, radish, parsnip, turnip) and crop group 2 (inlcuding beet greens and turnip greens). 
• Observe a plantback interval of 1 year for crops not on this label.
• Do not enter treated area for 12 hours.

Admire 240F

• Use one of the following methods:
• Apply specified dosage in 2000 L/ha (800 L/ac) of water as a narrow (5 cm or less) surface band over the seedline during planting.
• Seedlings or established transplants: apply in 200 L/ha (80 L/ac) of water as a subsurface side-dress on both sides of each row. Product must be incorporated into the root zone.
• Post-seeding drench or transplant-water drench: use higher water volumes to thoroughly wet the soil
• Do not apply more than once per season as a soil application.
• Do not make any subsequent application of a group 4 insecticide.

Sivanto Prime

(flupyradifurone)

Group 4D

Soil Application:

Up to 26,650 plants per ha:   750 mL per 10,000 plants

• Apply using chemigation into the root-zone through low-pressure drip, trickle, micro-sprinkler or equivalent equipment.
• Do not use in greenhouses. 
• Do not follow a soil application of Sivanto Prime with a foliar application of Sivanto Prime or other Group 4D insecticide.
• Do not apply more than  2000 mL/ha (810 mL/acre) of product per season.
• Do not enter treated areas for 12 hours.

Foliar:

500 to 750 mL/ha (200 to 300 mL/acre)

• Do not use in greenhouses. 
• Repeat at a 7 day interval.
• Do make a foliar application of Sivanto Prime following a soil application of Sivanto Prime or other Group 4D insecticide.
• Do not exceed a total of 2000 mL/ha (810 mL/acre) of product per season.
• Toxic to bees.  Do not apply to flowering crops or weeds if bees are visiting the treatment area.
• Do not enter treated areas for 12 hours.

Lorsban 4E / Lorsban NT / Nufos 4E

• Registered on cucumber only.
• Apply at the seedling (2 to 5 leaf) stage, when damage first appears.
• Best results are obtained when application is made during the afternoon or early evening.
• Do not make more than 1 application per season.
• Do not enter treated area for 24 hours.
• Group 1B insecticides.

Pyrinex 480EC

Sevin XLR

2.5 L/ha (1.0 L/acre) 

• Also controls cucumber beetle.
• Use sufficient water to wet the soil around the base of each plant.
• Maximum of 2 applications per year.
• Repeat at a 7 day interval.
• Sprays should be applied on a warm evening.
• Do not apply when foliage is wet or when rain or excessive humidity is expected during the next 2 days.
• Toxic to bees.  Do not apply during crop blooming period. 
• Do not enter treated area for hand-line irrigation for 7 days.  Do not re-enter for hand-harvesting, scouting, turning, weeding, tying or staking for 3 days.

Coragen

• Apply to smaller plants or when lower portions of the plant can receive adequate coverage.
• Repeat at 5 day intervals as needed.
• Do not make more than 4 applications per season.
• Do not apply more than 1.125 L/ha (455 mL/ac) of per season.
• Do not enter treated area for 12 hours.

Exirel
(cyantraniliprole)

Apply in 100 L/ha (40 L/acre) of water

• Also controls aphids.  See section of this table.
• Do not make more than 4 applications per growing season.
• Repeat at 7 day intervals.
• Do not apply more than 4.5 L/ha (1.8 L/acre) per season.
• For early season control, apply to foliage when rain is not expected in the next 24 hours.
• Ensure adequate coverage to lower portions of plant.
• Toxic to bees and certain beneficial insects.  Apply early in the morning or late in the evening when bees are not active.
• See aphid section comments for tank-mix precautions and plantback intervals.
• Do not enter treated area for 12 hours.

Kanemite 15 SC

• Registered on summer squash only.
• Controls two spotted spider mite.
• Repeat at a 21 day interval.
• Do not apply more than twice per year.
• Do not apply more than 4.1 L/ha (1.6 L/acre) per season.
• Observe a plantback interval of 120 days for leafy vegetables and 30 days for all other crops not listed.
• Do not enter treated area for 12 hours.

Oberon

500 to 600 mL/ha
(200 to 240 mL/acre)

Apply in 100 L/ha (40L/acre) of water

• Repeat at 7 day intervals as needed.
• Do not make more than 3 applications per season.
• Do not apply more than 1800 mL/ha (730 mL/acre)  per season.
• Do not enter treated area for 12 hours.

Acramite 50WS

(bifenazate)

Group 25

851 g/ha (344 g/acre) - rate is equivalent to 15 pouches per 4 ha

Apply in 500 L/ha (200 L/acre) of water

• Controls two spotted spider mite.
• Do not apply more than once per year.
• Do not enter treated area for 12 hours.

Purespray Green Spray Oil 13E

• Suppression only.
• Use up to 1000 L/ha (400 L/acre) spray volume to ensure thorough coverage.
• Repeat at 7 to 14 day intervals.
• Do not make more than 8 summer spray applications per growing season.
• For first use on a new variety, test spray a small field area to check for plant tolerance prior to adoption as a general field practice.
• A period of 14 days must elapse before chlorothalonil (Bravo) is applied before or after an application of Purespray Green Spray Oil 13E.
• Do not apply during periods of drought, when plants exhibit moisture stress. 
• Do not enter treated area for 12 hours.
• Purespray Green Spray Oil 13E (PCP# 27666) is OMRI-Canada listed.  Check with your certification body before using on an organic operation.

Surround WP

• Suppression only.
• Do not apply more than 5 times per year.
• Apply at 5 to 7 day intervals with first 2 application 3 days apart starting prior to infestation of adult beetles.
• During wet weather reapply as soon as foliage is dry to re-establish coverage.
• May alter harvest parameters and may delay maturity.
• Surround WP (PCP# 27469) is OMRI-Canada listed.  Check with your certification body before using on an organic operation.

 Matador 120 EC

(Lambda-cyhalothrin)
Group 3

187 to 233 mL/ha
(76 to 94 mL/acre)

Apply in 100 to 200 L/ha (40 to 80 L/acre) of water

• Repeat at 7 day intervals.
• Do not make more than 3 applications per growing season.
• Do not enter treated area for 24 hours.

Clutch 50 WDG
(clothianidin)

• Suppression only.
• Repeat at 7 day interval.
• Do not apply more than twice per season.
• Toxic to bees. Do not apply to flowering crops if bees are foraging.
• Do not use in areas treated with clothianidin during the previous season.
• Observe a one year plantback interval for leafy, root and tuber vegetables (except potato).
• Do not enter treated areas for 12 hours.
• Group 4A insecticides.

Clothianidin
(clothianidin)

*PHI = Pre-harvest interval. = Very Toxic
BUFFERS – Refer to product label for buffer requirements. See also Pesticide Regulations and Safety section of this guide.
PESTICIDE GROUP DETAILS – see Pesticide Toxicity Table of this guide.

OMRI-Canada = Organic Materials Review Institute of Canada