Aphid Efficacy Literature Review & Summary – 2015

Research Summary Abstract

In the past, IR-4 had conducted Ornamental Horticulture Surveys to poll growers, landscape care operators, researchers, extension personnel and others affiliated with the ornamental industry on needs and issues related to disease, insect, and weed management. In 2013, aphids were identified as one of the top five important insects of concern. This summary includes a review of experiments conducted from 1998 to 2013 on ornamental horticulture and food crops published in Arthropod Management Tests. During this time period, numerous products representing 35 active ingredients were tested as foliar or soil applications against several species of aphids known to attack ornamental crops. Although there were insufficient data for definitive conclusions, many of the older registered active ingredients, including, acephate, acetamiprid, bifenthrin, chlorpyrifos, dimethoate, flonicamid, imidacloprid, lambda-chyalothrin, malathion, pymetrozine, spirotetramat, and thiamethoxam generally provided effective control. Similarly, several relatively new products, including cyantraniliprole, pyrifluquinazon, sulfoxaflor, and tolfenpyrad were effective.

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