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Category: Entomology

Scale and Mealybug Efficacy – 2020

Managing scale and mealybug insects presents unique challenges. Products with contact modes of action must be applied at specific timings in order to reach the most susceptible crawler stages.

Posted in Efficacy, Entomology, Entomology Efficacy

Cyclaniliprole + Flonicamid Crop Safety – 2020

Pradia (cyclaniliprole + flonicamid) is a new insecticide combination recently registered for environmental horticultural crops for the control of a wide variety of insects including aphids,

Posted in CropSafety, Entomology, Entomology Crop Safety

Beetle, Borer, Weevil & White Grub Efficacy – 2020

Collectively, managing coleopteran insects can be challenging because the adult and larval stages may both cause damage and sometimes occur on different hosts or on different plant parts.

Posted in Efficacy, Entomology, Entomology Efficacy

Thrips Efficacy – 2020

For the last 14 years, the IR-4 Environmental Horticulture Workshop has ranked developing efficacy data on new products to manage thrips as a High Priority Project either nationally or regionally.

Posted in Efficacy, Entomology, Entomology Efficacy

Announcement: Pollinator Protection Data Informs EPA Neonicotinoid Risk Assessments

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released proposed interim registration review decisions for neonicotinoid insecticides (Federal Register Feb 3, 2020).

Posted in Entomology, Environmental Horticulture Program, News

Afidopyropen Crop Safety – 2019

BAS 440i (afidopyropen) is a new insecticide being developed by BASF for the control of piercing and sucking insect pests such as aphids, whiteflies, psyllids, scales and leafhoppers.

Posted in CropSafety, Entomology, Entomology Crop Safety

Scale and Mealybug Efficacy – 2019

Managing scale and mealybug insects presents unique challenges. Products with contact modes of action must be applied at specific timings in order to reach the most susceptible crawler stages.

Posted in ArchivedEfficacy, Efficacy, Entomology

Mite Efficacy Summary – 2019

From 1999 to 2016, 34 active ingredients were tested mainly as foliar applications against several genera and species of mite pests on ornamentals and vegetables.

Posted in Efficacy, Entomology, Entomology Efficacy

Tolfenpyrad Crop Safety – 2019

Tolfenpyrad was first registered as Hachi-Hachi 15 EC in the United States on July 28, 2010 for the control of aphids, leafhoppers, scales, thrips, whiteflies, and early instar lepidopteran larvae on

Posted in CropSafety, Entomology, Entomology Crop Safety, Environmental Horticulture Program

Pyrifluquinazon Crop Safety – 2019

Pyrifluquinazon was registered for use on greenhouse ornamental horticulture crops as foliar sprays in the United States in 2013 to manage whiteflies, aphids, leafhoppers, chilli thrips, and

Posted in CropSafety, Entomology, Entomology Crop Safety, Environmental Horticulture Program

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