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Insecticide Treatment Options for Chinch Bugs in Field Corn

Updated February 15, 2013


For more information, see NebGuide 806, Chinch Bug Management.

This list is not inclusive. See http://www.greenbook.net or other resources for additional registrations.
This information is presented in abbreviated form. Be sure to consult the label for additional information and restrictions.


IRAC Mode of Action Classification:
  • Group 1 = Acetylcholine esterase inhibitors; 1A = Carbamates, 1B = Organophosphates
  • Group 3 = Sodium channel modulators
  • Group 4 = Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonists/antagonists; 4A = Neonicotinoids
R = Restricted-Use Product * = Suitable for chemigation ai = active ingredient REI = Re-Entry Interval

Mode Of
Action
Product
Name
Common
Name
Rate
(Formulation/Acre)
Restrictions/Comments

3 R Asana XL esfenvalerate

5.8-9.6 fl oz

PHI 21 days. Spray must be directed at the base of the plant through the use of drop nozzles.

4A, 6 R Avicta Duo Corn thiamethoxam and abamectin

Pre-treated seed treatment
to protect corn seedlings
from early season nematode and insect damage.

Treated seed must be planted into the soil at a depth greater than 1 inch. Allow a minimum of 45 days after planting Avicta Duo Corn treated corn seed before treating the corn with a neonicotinoid insecticide.

3 R Baythroid XL beta-cyfluthrin

1.6-2.8 fl oz

PHI 21 days for grain or fodder and 0 days for green forage.

3 R

Brigade 2EC,
Fanfare 2EC,
Bifenture EC,
Discipline 2EC,
Sniper,
Tundra EC

bifenthrin

2.1-6.4 fl oz

PHI 30 days. Do not graze livestock in treated area or cut treated crops for feed within 30 days of treatment.

1B, 3 R Cobalt

chlorpyrifos and
gamma cyhalothrin

19-38 fl oz

PHI 21 days for grain. Do not allow meat or dairy animals to graze in treated areas nor harvest treated corn silage as feed for meat or dairy animals within 14 days after last treatment.

4A Cruiser 5FS thiamethoxam

Treated seed must be planted into the soil at a depth greater than 1 inch. Do not make any soil or foliar application of products containing thiamethoxam to crops grown from seed treated with Cruiser 5FS.

3 R Delta Gold deltamethrin

1.5-1.9 fl oz

PHI 21 days for grain or fodder. PHI 12 days for cutting or grazing for forage.

4A

Gaucho 600,
Concur, DynaShield,
Imida, Latitude,
Macho, Nuprid
and Senator

imidacloprid 0.60 mg ai/kernel

Pre-treated seed. Treated seed must be adequately covered with soil at planting.

3 R

Hero

zeta-cypermethrin
and bifenthrin
4.0-10.3 fl oz

PHI 30 days for grain or stover and 60 days for forage. Do not graze livestock in treated areas or cut treated crops for feed within 30 days of the last application.

1B

Lorsban 15G
via Conventional and
SmartBox Systems

chlorpyrifos 8 oz/1000 row ft

Planting time. T-band application recommended. PHI 35 days for grain. Do not allow meat or dairy animals to graze in treated areas or harvest treated corn silage as feed for meat or dairy animals within 14 days after last treatment. Do not feed treated corn fodder to meat or dairy animals within 35 days after last treatment.

1B R

Lorsban 4E,
Govern 4E,
Hatchet,
Warhawk,
Yuma 4E

chlorpyrifos

1-2 pts

PHI 21 days before harvest of grain, ears, forage or fodder.
3 R

Mustang Maxx,
Respect

zeta-cypermethrin 3.2-4.0 fl oz

PHI 30 days for grain and stover. PHI 60 days for forage.

4A Poncho 600 clothianidin

0.25 - 0.50 mg ai/K

Pre-treated seed. A systemic insecticide seed treatment for control of listed insect pests.

4A Poncho/Votivo clothianidin and
Bacillus firmus I-1582

Pre-treated seed.
0.50 mg ai/K

A systemic insecticide and biological seed treatment for control of listed insect pests and protection from listed soil plant pathogenic nematodes. Use planting equipment that will plant treated seed into the soil to a minimum depth of 0.5 inch.

3 R Proaxis

gamma-
cyhalothrin

3.84 fl oz

PHI 21 days.

1A Sevin XLR Plus carbaryl 1-2 qts

PHI 48 days for grain and fodder or 14 days for grazing and silage.

1B, 3 R Stallion

chlorpyrifos +
zeta-cypermethrin

9.25-11.75 fl oz

PHI 30 days for grain or stover and 60 days for forage.

3 R Steed

zeta-cypermethrin
and bifenthrin

3.5-4.7 fl oz

PHI 30 days for grain or stover and 60 days for forage. Do not graze livestock in treated areas or cut treated crops for feed within 30 days of the last application.

1B R

Thimet 20G,
via Lock'n Load and
SmartBox Systems

phorate
4.5-6.0 oz/1000 row ft

Apply granules to base of plants just ahead of cultivation shovels so as to cover granules with soil. Apply as soon as nymphs are observed. PHI 30 days for harvest, graze, or forage.

3 R Tombstone cyfluthrin

1.6-2.8 fl oz

PHI 21 days for grain or fodder and 0 days for green forage.

1B, 3 R Tundra Supreme

chlorpyrifos
and bifenthrin

5.6-16.8 fl oz

PHI 30 days for grain and silage.

3 R

Warrior w/
Zeon Technology,
Silencer

lambda-cyhalothrin

3.84 fl oz

PHI 21 days for harvest, grazing or cutting treated crops for feed.

3 R

Warrior II
w/ Zeon Technology

lambda-cyhalothrin

1.92 fl oz

PHI 21 days for harvest, grazing or cutting treated crops for feed.