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Insecticides for Control of Defoliating Insects in Soybean

Updated December 21, 2011


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
  • Group 5 = Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor allosteric activators
  • Group 11 = Microbial distuptors of insect midgut membranes (includes transgenic crops expressing Bacillus); 11B2 = B. t. subsp. kurstaki
  • Group 15 = Inhibitors of chitin biosynthesis, type 0
  • Group 18 = Ecdysone receptor agonists
  • Group 22 = Voltage-dependent sodium channel blockers; 22A = Indoxacarb
R = Restricted-Use Product


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

3 R Ambush
(permethrin)
3.2 - 6.4 fl oz

green cloverworm, cabbage looper, potato leafhopper, flea beetle, velvetbean caterpillar, saltmarsh caterpillar, thistle caterpillar

PHI 60 days. Do not graze treated areas or harvest forage or hay.
6.4 - 12.8 fl oz

beet armyworm, corn earworm, Japanese beetle, soybean looper, webworms

3 R Arctic 3.2 EC
(permethrin)
2 - 4 fl oz

corn rootworm beetle, flea beetle, Japanese beetle, potato leafhopper, green cloverworm, cabbage looper, velvetbean caterpillar, saltmarsh caterpillar, thistle caterpillar

PHI 60 days. Do not graze treated areas or harvest forage for hay.
4 - 8 fl oz

beet armyworm, corn earworm, soybean looper, webworms

3 R Asana XL
(esfenvalerate)
2.9 - 5.8 fl oz

green cloverworm, potato leafhopper, velvetbean caterpillar, saltmarsh caterpillar, woollybear caterpillar

Do not exceed 0.2 lb ai. per acre per season. 21 day harvest interval. Do not feed or graze livestock on treated plants.
5.8 - 9.6 fl oz

beet armyworm, cabbage looper, corn earworm, green stink bug, Japanese beetles

3 R Baythroid XL
(cyfluthrin)
0.8 - 1.6 fl oz

potato leafhopper, thrips, green cloverworm

PHI 21 days for seed. Dry vines and green foliage may be fed 15 days after last application.
1.6 - 2.8 fl oz

armyworm, beet armyworm, blister beetle, cabbage looper, corn earworm, corn rootworms (adult), cucumber beetle, fall armyworm, green cloverworm, saltmarsh caterpillar, stink bugs, velvetbean caterpillar, webworm, woollybear caterpillar, yellowstriped armyworm

3 R Brigade 2EC
(bifenthrin)
2.1-6.4 fl oz

alfalfa caterpillar, cloverworm,
corn earworm, corn rootworm adults, Japanese beetle adults, loopers, saltmarsh caterpillar, stink bugs

Do not apply within 18 days of harvest.
1B, 3 R Cobalt
(chlorpyriphos + cyhalothrin)
7 - 13 fl oz

green cloverworm, velvetbean caterpillar

PHI 30 days. Maximum allowed per crop season 85 fl oz. Do not allow meat or dairy animals to graze in treated areas or feed treated forage, hay, and straw to meat or dairy animals.
13 - 26 fl oz

blister beetles, cabbage looper, painted lady caterpillar, saltmarsh caterpillar, webworm, woollybear caterpillar

19 - 38 fl oz

corn earworm, Japanese beetle, corn rootworm adults, potato leafhopper, stink bugs

26 - 38 fl oz

beet armyworm

3 R Delta Gold 1.5 EC
(deltamethrin)
1.0 - 1.5 fl oz

corn earworm, green cloverworm, leafhoppers, velvetbean caterpillar

PHI 21 days. Maximum allowed per crop season 8.5 fl oz. Do not allow livestock to graze treated forage, or feed treated hay to livestock.
1.5 - 2.4 fl oz

armyworm, cabbage looper, corn rootworm adults, Japanese beetles, saltmarsh caterpillar, soybean looper, stink bugs, yellow woollybear

1B Dimethoate 400

(dimethoate)

1 pt leafhoppers PHI 21 days. Do not feed or graze within 5 days of last application.
15 R Dimilin 2L, 25W
(diflubenzuron)
2 - 4 fl oz

velvetbean caterpillar, green cloverworm

PHI 21 days. Do not feed or graze within 5 days of last application.
4 fl oz

beet armyworm, fall armyworm

11B2

Dipel ES,
and other products

(Bacillus thuringiensis)

1 - 2 pts;
see label
for other products

armyworms, loopers, green cloverworm, saltmarsh caterpillar, velvetbean caterpillar

3, 4A R Endigo ZC
(lambda-cyhalothrin
thiamethoxam)

3.5 - 4.0 fl oz

cabbage looper, corn earworm, corn rootworm adults, green cloverworm, painted lady caterpillar, leafhoppers, saltmarsh caterpillar, velvetbean caterpillar, woollybear caterpillar

PHI 30 days. Do not exceed a total of 9.0 fl oz per acre per growing season.

4.0 - 4.5 fl oz

armyworm, blister beetle, fall armyworm, green stink bug, japanese beetle, southern green stink bug, webworm

4.5 fl oz

brown stink bug

3 R Hero
(zeta-cypremethrin
+ bifenthrin)

2.6 - 6.1 fl oz

flea beetle, green cloverworm, painted lady caterpillar

PHI 21 days. Do not make applications less than 30 days apart. Do not graze or harvest treated soybean forage, straw, or hay for livestock.

4.0 - 10.3 fl oz

alfalfa caterpillar, armyworm, blister beetle, corn earworm, corn rootworm adults, dectes stem borer, Japanese beetles, loopers, saltmarsh caterpillar, stink bug, velvetbean caterpillar, woollybear caterpillar

18 Intrepid 2F
(methoxyfenozide)

4 - 8 fl oz

armyworms, green cloverworm, saltmarsh caterpillar, soybean loopers, velvetbean caterpillar

PHI 7 days for hay and forage. PHI 14 days for seed.
1A R Lannate LV
(methomyl)

0.40 - 0.75 pt

green cloverworm, velvetbean caterpillar, corn earworm (light to moderate infestations)

PHI 14 days. 3 day forage interval. 12 day hay interval. Do not apply more than 4.5 pts per acre during a growing season or more than 3 applications per crop.

0.75 - 1 pt

beet armyworm, saltmarsh caterpillar, fall armyworm

0.75 - 1.5 pt

corn earworm (moderate to severe infestations)

1A Larvin 3.2
thiodicarb

10-30 fl oz

corn earworm, armyworms, green cloverworm, velvetbean caterpillar, woollybear caterpillar

PHI 28 days. Do not feed forage, hay or straw to livestock.

18 - 30 fl oz

cabbage looper, soybean looper

3, 4A R Leverage 360
(imidacloprid + cyfluthrin)

2.4-2.8 fl oz

2.8 fl oz

leafhoppers

armyworm (1st and 2nd instar), cabbage looper, corn rootworm (adults), Japanese beetle (adults), green cloverworm, saltmarsh caterpillar and velvetbean caterpillar

PHI 21 days for seed and 15 days for dry vines (hay) and green forage. Minimum of 7 day interval between applications. Maximum of 9.0 fl oz/acre per crop season.
1B R Lorsban Advanced
(chlorpyrifos)

0.5 - 1 pts

green cloverworm, velvetbean caterpillar

PHI 28 days. Do not apply more than 6 pints per acre per season. Do not apply two treatments closer than 14 days apart. Do not allow livestock to graze in treated areas or otherwise feed treated forage, hay, and straw to meat or dairy animals.

1 - 2 pts

armyworms, corn earworm, potato leafhopper, saltmarsh caterpillar and other woollybears, painted lady caterpillar

2 pts

southern green stink bug

1B R Methyl 4 EC
(methyl parathion)

0.75 - 1 pt

blister beetle, stink bugs, velvetbean caterpillar

PHI 20 days. Do not make more than 2 applications per season.

1 pt

fall armyworm, green cloverworm

3 R Mustang Max EC
(zeta-cypermethrin)

1.28 - 4.0 fl oz

painted lady caterpillar, saltmarsh caterpillar

PHI 21 days. Do not graze or harvest treated soybean forage, hay, or straw for livestock feed. Do not apply more than 0.15 lbs. a.i. per acre per season.

2.8 - 4.0 fl oz

armyworms, blister beetles, corn earworm, corn rootworm adults, green cloverworm, Japanese beetle, leafhoppers, velvetbean caterpillar, webworms, woollybear caterpillar

3.2 - 4.0 fl oz

beet armyworm, fall armyworm, loopers, stink bugs, thrips

1B R Penncap-M
(methyl parathion)

1 - 2 pts

corn rootworm adults

PHI 30 days. Do not make more than 2 applications per season.

1 - 3 pts

stink bugs

2 - 3 pts

green cloverworm, potato leafhopper, soybean looper, velvetbean caterpillar, Japanese beetle

3 R Pounce 25WP
(permethrin)

3.2 - 6.4 oz

cabbage looper, corn rootworm adults, flea beetles, green cloverworm, Japanese beetle, potato leafhopper, woollybear caterpillar, saltmarsh caterpillar, thistle caterpillar, velvetbean caterpillar

Do not apply more than 0.4 lb ai per acre per season. Do not graze or feed soybean forage or hay. 60 day preharvest interval

6.4 - 12.8 oz

beet armyworm, corn earworm, soybean looper, webworms

3 R Proaxis
(gamma-cyhalothrin)

1.92 - 3.2 fl oz

cabbage looper, corn earworm, corn rootworm adults, green cloverworm, painted lady caterpillar, potato leafhopper, saltmarsh caterpillar, thrips, velvetbean caterpillar, woollybear caterpillar

PHI 45 days. Do not apply more than 0.48 pints per acre per season.

3.2 - 3.84 fl oz

blister beetles, fall armyworm and armyworms (1st and 2nd instars only), Japanese beetle, stink bugs, webworms

3.84 fl oz beet armyworm (1st and 2nd instars only), soybean looper (suppression only)
5 Radiant SC
(spinetoram)
2 - 4 fl oz armyworm, cabbage looper, corn earworm, green cloverworm, saltmarsh caterpillar, soybean looper, velvebean caterpillar PHI 28 days. Do not apply more than 14 fl oz per acre per year. Do not make applications less than 4 days apart.
1A Sevin XLR Plus, 4F
(carbaryl)

0.5 - 1 qt

blister beetles, cucumber beetles, grape colapsis, green cloverworm, Japanese beetle, velvetbean caterpillar

Do not apply with 14 days of grazing or harvest for forage, or within 21 days of harvest. Do not apply more than 6 quarts per acre per crop.

0.5 - 1.5 qts

corn earworm

1 qt

thrips, western bean cutworm, flea beetles, leafhoppers

1 - 1.5 qts

armyworm, fall armyworm, stink bugs, webworms

1.5 qts

painted lady caterpillar, saltmarsh caterpillar, woollybean caterpillar

1A Sevin 80S
(carbaryl)

5/8 - 1 ¼ lb

blister beetles, cucumber beetles, grape colapsis, green cloverworm, velvetbean caterpillar

Do not apply with 14 days of grazing or harvest for forage, or within 21 days of harvest. Do not apply more than 7.5 lbs per acre per crop.

5/8 - 1 7/8 lbs

corn earworm

1¼ lbs

thrips, western bean cutworm, flea beetles, leafhoppers

1 ¼ - 1 7/8 lbs

armyworms, fall armyworm, webworms

1 7/8 lbs

thistle caterpillar, saltmarsh caterpillar, woollybear caterpillar, yellowstriped armyworm

22A Steward EC
(indoxacarb)

4.6 - 11.3 fl oz

beet armyworm, cabbage looper, corn earworm, fall aramyworm, green cloverworm, soybean looper, yellowstriped armyworm

PHI 21 days. Do not feed or graze livestock on treated fields. Minimum interval between treatments if 5 days.
5 Tracer
(spinosad)

1 - 2 fl oz

green cloverworm, soybean looper, true armyworm, velvetbean caterpillar

PHI 28 days. Do not feed treated forage or hay to meat or dairy animals.

1.5 - 2.0 fl oz

fall armyworm, yellowstriped armyworm, beet armyworm, corn earworm, saltmarsh caterpillar

3 R Warrior w/
Zeon Technology,
Silencer
(lambda-cyhalothrin)

1.92 - 3.20 fl oz

cabbage looper, corn earworm, corn rootworm adults, green cloverworm, painted lady caterpillar, potato leafhopper, saltmarsh caterpillar, velvetbean caterpillar, woollybear caterpillar

PHI 30 days. Do not graze or harvest treated soybean forage, straw or hay for livestock feed.

3.20-3.84 fl oz

armyworm, blister beetle, fall armyworm, Japanese beetle, stink bug, webworm

3 R Warrior II w/
Zeon Technology
(lambda-cyhalothrin)
0.96 - 1.60 fl oz

cabbage looper, corn earworm, corn rootworm adults, green cloverworm, painted lady caterpillar, potato leafhopper, saltmarsh caterpillar, velvetbean caterpillar, woollybear caterpillar

PHI 30 days. Do not graze or harvest treated soybean forage, straw or hay for livestock feed.

1.60 - 1.92 fl oz

armyworm, blister beetle, fall armyworm, Japanese beetle, stink bug, webworm