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2 Listings By Raymond A. Cloyd // Department of Entomology //Kansas State University control materials for managing insect and mite pests of greenhouse-grown crops Greenhouse pest management involves using a multitude of strategies in order to minimize the prospect of dealing with arthropod pest (insect and mite) populations. The use of pest control materials (insecticides and miticides) is one component of a pest management program that also includes pest identification and monitoring along with cultural, physical, and biological control. Proper stewardship of pest control materials includes resistance management by rotating products with different modes Use this guide to find controls labeled for aphids. of action. A system has been developed by the Insecticide Resistance Action Committee (IRAC) to facilitate the implementation of appropriate rotation programs. control materials have been assigned a designated number (sometimes number and letter combinations) based on their mode of action. For more information consult the IRAC website ( The information presented in this chart is not a substitute for the label. It is important to read and understand all information presented on the label before using any pest control material. Be sure to check county and state regulations to determine if there are any local restrictions associated with the use of specific pest control materials listed in this chart. Control Material Control Material APHIDS Abamectin Avid 12 hours GABA 1 Chloride Channel Activator Acephate Orthene/Precise 24/12 hours Acetylcholine Esterase Inhibitor Beauveria bassiana BotaniGard/Naturalis 4 hours Clarified hydrophobic extract of neem oil Triact 4 hours Suffocation or Membrane Disruptor Flonicamid Aria 12 hours Selective Feeding Blocker/Blocks Action of Potassium Channels 2012 PEST CONTROL GUIDE 3

3 Control Material Control Material Methiocarb Mesurol 24 hours Acetylcholine Esterase Inhibitor Paecilomyces fumosoroseus PFR-97/NoFly 4 hours Pymetrozine Endeavor 12 hours Selective Feeding Blocker Pyrethrins Pyreth-It/Pyrethrum 12 hours Prolong Opening of Sodium Channels Thiamethoxam Flagship Tolfenpyrad Hachi-Hachi 12 hours BROAD MITE Abamectin Avid 12 hours GABA Chloride Channel Activator Fenpyroximate Akari 12 hours Pyridaben Sanmite 12 hours Spiromesifen Judo 12 hours Lipid Biosynthesis Inhibitor CATERPILLARS Bacillus thuringiensis spp. kurstaki Dipel 4 hours Midgut Membrane Disruptor Fenpropathrin Tame 24 hours Prolong Opening of Sodium Channels Novaluron Pedestal 12 hours Chitin Synthesis Inhibitor Spinosad Conserve 4 hours Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Agonist and GABA Chloride Channel Activator Tolfenpyrad Hachi-Hachi 12 hours CYCLAMEN MITE Abamectin Avid 12 hours GABA Chloride Channel Activator FUNGUS GNAT LARVAE Fenpyroximate Akari 12 hours Spiromesifen Judo 12 hours Lipid Biosynthesis Inhibitor Bacillus thuringiensis spp. israelensis Gnatrol 4 hours Midgut Membrane Disruptor Cyromazine Citation 12 hours Chitin Synthesis Inhibitor Diflubenzuron Adept 12 hours Chitin Synthesis Inhibitor 4 PEST CONTROL GUIDE 2012

4 Control Material Control Material Pyriproxyfen Distance 12 hours Juvenile Hormone Mimic Steinernema feltiae Nemasys, NemaShield, Scanmask, and Entonem Thiamethoxam Flagship FUNGUS GNAT ADULTS Fenpropathrin Tame 24 hours Prolong Opening of Sodium Channels LEAFHOPPERS Buprofezin Talus 12 hours Chitin Synthesis Inhibitor Tolfenpyrad Hachi-Hachi 12 hours LEAFMINERS Abamectin Avid 12 hours GABA Chloride Channel Activator Acephate Orthene 24 hours Acetylcholine Esterase Inhibitor Cyromazine Citation 12 hours Chitin Synthesis Inhibitor Novaluron Pedestal 12 hours Chitin Synthesis Inhibitor Spinosad Conserve 4 hours Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Agonist and GABA Chloride Channel Activator Thiamethoxam Flagship MEALYBUGS Acephate Orthene/Precise 24/12 hours Acetylcholine Esterase Inhibitor Beauveria bassiana BotaniGard/Naturalis 4 hours Buprofezin Talus 12 hours Chitin Synthesis Inhibitor 2012 PEST CONTROL GUIDE 5

5 Control Material Control Material Fenpropathrin Tame 24 hours Prolong Opening of Sodium Channels Flonicamid Aria 12 hours Selective Feeding Blocker/Blocks Action of Potassium Channels Thiamethoxam Flagship PLANT BUGS SCALES (HARD AND SOFT) a Acephate Orthene/Precise 24/12 hours Acetylcholine Esterase Inhibitor SHORE FLY Buprofezin Talus 12 hours Chitin Synthesis Inhibitor Clarified hydrophobic extract of neem oil Triact 4 hours Suffocation or Membrane Disruptor Thiamethoxam Flagship Tolfenpyrad Hachi-Hachi 12 hours Cyromazine Citation 12 hours Chitin Synthesis Inhibitor Diflubenzuron Adept 12 hours Chitin Synthesis Inhibitor Pyriproxyfen Distance 12 hours Juvenile Hormone Mimic SLUG AND SNAIL TWOSPOTTED SPIDER MITE Iron phosphate Sluggo 0 hours Inhibits Calcium Metabolism Metaldehyde Deadline Refer to Label Central Nervous System Toxin Methiocarb Mesurol 24 hours Acetylcholine Esterase Inhibitor Abamectin Avid 12 hours GABA Chloride Channel Activator Acequinocyl Shuttle 12 hours Bifenazate Floramite 4 hours 6 PEST CONTROL GUIDE 2012

6 Control Material Control Material Clarified hydrophobic extract of neem oil Triact 4 hours Suffocation or Membrane Disruptor Clofentezine Ovation 12 hours Growth and Embryogenesis Inhibitor Etoxazole TetraSan 12 hours Chitin Synthesis Inhibitor Fenazaquin Magus 12 hours Fenbutatin-oxide (Hexakis) ProMite 48 hours Oxidative Phosphorylation Inhibitor Fenpyroximate Akari 12 hours Hexythiazox Hexygon 12 hours Growth and Embryogenesis Inhibitor Pyridaben Sanmite 12 hours Spiromesifen Judo 12 hours Lipid Biosynthesis Inhibitor THRIPS Abamectin Avid 12 hours GABA Chloride Channel Activator Acephate Orthene/Precise 24/12 hours Acetylcholine Esterase Inhibitor Beauveria bassiana Botanigard/Naturalis 4 hours Flonicamid Aria 12 hours Selective Feeding Blocker/Blocks Action of Potassium Channels Methiocarb Mesurol 24 hours Acetylcholine Esterase Inhibitor Novaluron Pedestal 12 hours Chitin Synthesis Inhibitor Paecilomyces fumosoroseus PFR-97/NoFly 4 hours Pyrethrins Pyreth-It/Pyrethrum 12 hours Prolong Opening of Sodium Channels Pyridalyl Overture 12 hours Unknown Spinosad Conserve 4 hours Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Agonist and GABA Chloride Channel Activator Tolfenpyrad Hachi-Hachi 12 hours WHITEFLIES Abamectin Avid 12 hours GABA Chloride Channel Activator Acephate Orthene/Precise 24/12 hours Acetylcholine Esterase Inhibitor Beauveria bassiana Botanigard/Naturalis 4 hours 2012 PEST CONTROL GUIDE 7

7 Control Material Control Material Buprofezin Talus 12 hours Chitin Synthesis Inhibitor Clarified hydrophobic extract of neem oil Triact 4 hours Suffocation or Membrane Disruptor Diflubenzuron Adept 12 hours Chitin Synthesis Inhibitor Fenazaquin Magus 12 hours Fenpropathrin Tame 24 hours Prolong Opening of Sodium Channels Flonicamid Aria 12 hours Selective Feeding Blocker/Blocks Action of Potassium Channels Novaluron Pedestal 12 hours Chitin Synthesis Inhibitor Paecilomyces fumosoroseus PFR-97/NoFly 4 hours Pymetrozine Endeavor 12 hours Selective Feeding Blocker Pyrethrins Pyreth-It/Pyrethrum 12 hours Prolong Opening of Sodium Channels Pyridaben Sanmite 12 hours Pyriproxyfen Distance 12 hours Juvenile Hormone Mimic Spiromesifen Judo 12 hours Lipid Biosynthesis Inhibitor Thiamethoxam Flagship Tolfenpyrad Hachi-Hachi 12 hours a Refer to label for specific scale species. 1 GABA=Gamma-aminobutyric acid For more: Raymond A. Cloyd Kansas State University, Department of Entomology 123 Waters Hall, Manhattan, Kansas (785) , rcloyd@ksu.edu 8 PEST CONTROL GUIDE 2012

Sticky traps: A useful tool for pest scouting programs A useful tool for early detection and pest management

Learn more about the data collected from the cards, what it means and how to understand it.

Remember, sticky traps will catch pests and beneficials.

not rely on this method alone. Learning pest I.D.

Get some kind of magnification equipment a hand lens is a good start.

them. If you are not sure, send samples to your nearest pest diagnostic clinic. Sticky traps examination.

If you want to see a snapshot of pest activity at the moment, place traps in the greenhouse for a few hours

Be careful about deploying traps just prior to using some pyrethroid insecticides.

insecticide effectiveness and pest populations.

The grid becomes especially useful when there are many insects on the card. Counting the pests.

on each trap, or place pest numbers in categories, depending on estimated numbers.

You will 4-HOUR REI THE BATTLE FOR YOUR CROPS DOUBLE TROUBLE FOR INSECTS Looking for the perfect combination

Molt-X is an insect growth regulator that disrupts the insect s molting process, while BotaniGard attacks the

Molt-X allows BotaniGard more time to work, and has proven to be an effective tank-mix and rotational partner

8 Sticky traps: A useful tool for pest scouting programs A useful tool for early detection and pest management in greenhouses are the so-called yellow sticky cards. Learn more about the data collected from the cards, what it means and how to understand it. Greenhouse owners and managers should use this information when training workers to become scouts. Remember, sticky traps will catch pests and beneficials. Always use sticky traps combined with other techniques. Do not rely on this method alone. Learning pest I.D. Pictorial guides, experience and attending workshops and grower meetings are helpful. Get some kind of magnification equipment a hand lens is a good start. With experience you will become acquainted with the major pest groups and will be able to easily identify them. If you are not sure, send samples to your nearest pest diagnostic clinic. Sticky traps examination. If you want a picture of population trends, examine traps weekly. If you want to see a snapshot of pest activity at the moment, place traps in the greenhouse for a few hours once or twice each week. The important matter is to be consistent. Be careful about deploying traps just prior to using some pyrethroid insecticides. These insecticides can cause an increase in insect activity, leading to misleading conclusions about insecticide effectiveness and pest populations. Insect count can be facilitated by using sticky traps with a background grid. The grid becomes especially useful when there are many insects on the card. Counting the pests. Depending on your objectives, you can count all of the pests on each trap, those on a one-inch vertical strip on each trap, or place pest numbers in categories, depending on estimated numbers. For example, categories could be none, few, some, too many. You will 4-HOUR REI THE BATTLE FOR YOUR CROPS DOUBLE TROUBLE FOR INSECTS Looking for the perfect combination punch to knock out insect pests? Mix it up with Molt-X and BotaniGard. Molt-X is an insect growth regulator that disrupts the insect s molting process, while BotaniGard attacks the insect with a parasitic fungus that destroys it from the inside. Molt-X allows BotaniGard more time to work, and has proven to be an effective tank-mix and rotational partner with BotaniGard. When used together, insect pests don t stand a fighting chance. RESPONSIBLE :: ECONOMICAL :: PROVEN To find out more about the BioWorks family of products please contact us at or visit BioWorks, Inc. have to establish these levels depending on the pest crop and season. The numbers of western flower thrips that can be tolerated will be higher if INSV is not a problem. Do what you can accomplish consistently. Ohio State University VS. GIVE 1-2 INSECTS A PUNCH NO PHYTOTOXICITY ISSUES ON MOST PLANTS 100 Rawson Road - Suite Victor, NY Check out our 1st Qtr Promotion for RootShield : Visit to see how you can get a FREE Dosatron! greenhousemanagementonline.com/readerservice - #27 SPECIAL OFFER 2012 PEST CONTROL GUIDE 9

INSECT CONTROL FOR SHRUB ORNAMENTALS AND TREE GROWN INSECT IN CONTROL NURSERIES OR LANDSCAPES

INSECT CONTROL FOR SHRUB ORNAMENTALS AND TREE GROWN INSECT IN CONTROL NURSERIES OR LANDSCAPES NOTE: The following list of pesticides is labeled for the uses listed; however, there are different formulations