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Selected insecticides approved for use on insects attacking cucumbers in greenhouses1
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Chemical Name |
REI (hours) |
Days to Harvest |
Insects |
Notes |
|
Admire 2 F (imidacloprid) |
12 | 21 (soil) | aphids, cucumber beetles, thrips, whiteflies | |
|
*Agri-Mek
0.15 EC (abamectin) |
12 | 7 | leafminers, spider mites | Minimum 7-day intervals. No more than 2 sequential applications. |
|
*Ambush 2 EC
(permethrin) |
12 | 0 | aphids, cabbage looper, cucumber beetles (adults), cutworms, leafhoppers, leafminers, lygus bug, melonworm, pickleworm, rindworms, squash bug, squash vine borer, stink bugs | |
|
*Asana
XL 0.66 EC (esfenvalerate) |
12 | 3 | cabbage looper, corn earworm, cucumber beetles (adults), cutworms (seedling spray), grasshoppers, leafhoppers, lygus bug, pickleworm, rindworms, squash bug, squash vine borer, stink bugs | |
|
Azatin XL Plus (azadirachtin) |
4 | 0 | fall armyworm, leafminers, melonworm, pickleworm, rindworms, squash bug, squash vine borer, tobacco budworm, whiteflies | |
|
Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) Many available |
4 (except Lepinox WDG) |
0 | armyworms, beet armyworm, cabbage looper, loopers, melonworm, pickleworm | |
|
*Capture 2 EC (bifenthrin) |
24 | 3 | aphids, armyworms, cabbage looper, corn earworm, cucumber beetles, cutworms, grasshoppers, leafhoppers, melonworm, mites, pickleworm, plant bugs, rindworms, squash bug, squash vine borer, stink bugs, tobacco budworm | |
|
Courier 70 WP (buprofezin) |
12 | 7 | whitefly nymphs | Insect growth regulator. Do not make more than 2 applications per season per crop. Do not plant food crops except those on the label within 120 days following application. |
|
*Danitol (fenpropathrin) |
24 | 7 | fall armyworm, spider mites. Tank-mix with endosulfan to control aphids, thrips, and whiteflies | Do not apply more often than every 7 days. |
|
Fulfill (pymetrozine) |
12 | 14 | green peach aphid, melon aphid, supression of whiteflies | Minimum of 7 days between applications. |
|
Kelthane
35, 50,
50 WSP
(dicofol) |
48 | 2 | mites | No more than 2 applications/season. |
|
Knack (pryiproxyfen) |
12 | 14 | Whiteflies, some aphids and worms | Registered for whiteflies on fruiting vegetables. |
|
Kryocide 96 WP (cryolite) |
12 | 14 | cabbage looper, cucumber beetles, flea beetles, melonworm, pickleworm | |
|
Malathion
5 EC,
5 EC
, 57 EC,
8 F,
8 (malathion) |
12 | 1 | aphids, cucumber beetles, leafminers, mites, pickleworm, squash vine borer | Do not apply unless plants are dry. |
|
M-Pede 49% EC (Soap, insecticidal) |
12 | 0 | aphids, leafhoppers, mites, thrips, whiteflies | |
|
Neemix
2.5,
4.5 (azadirachtin) |
12 | 0 | fall armyworm, leafminers, melonworm, pickleworm, rindworms, squash bug, squash vine borer, tobacco budworm, whiteflies | |
|
Oils,
Many available |
4 | 0 | aphids, leafhoppers, leafminers, mites, thrips, whiteflies | |
|
*Pounce 25 WP,
3.2 EC (permethrin) |
12 | 0 | aphids, cabbage looper, cucumber beetles (adults), cutworms, leafhoppers, leafminers, lygus bug, melonworm, pickleworm, rindworms, squash bug, squash vine borer, stink bugs | |
|
Pyrellin EC (pyrethrin + rotenone) |
12 | 12 hours | aphids, cucumber beetles, flea beetles, leafhoppers, leafminers, loopers, lygus bug, mites, squash bug, squash vine borer, stink bugs, thrips, whiteflies | |
|
Sevin
80S (WP),
4F,
XLR Plus (carbaryl) |
12 | 3 | cucumber beetles, flea beetles, leafhoppers, melonworm, pickleworm, squash bug | DO NOT USE IN GREENHOUSES FOR IMPORTED FIRE ANT CONTROL |
|
Sevin 5 Bait (carbaryl) |
12 | 3 | ants, cutworms, grasshoppers, sowbugs | |
|
SpinTor 2 SC (spinosad) |
4 | 1 | armyworms, cabbage looper, leafminers, melonworm, pickleworm, rindworms, thrips | Do not apply more than 29 oz per acre per season. |
|
Trilogy (extract of neem oil) |
4 | Powdery Mildew and Mites | ||
|
Thiodan
EC,
3 EC,
50 WP;
Phaser (endosulfan) |
24 | 2 | aphids, cabbage looper, cucumber beetles, fall armyworm, flea beetles, melonworm, pickleworm, squash beetle, squash bug, squash vine borer, whiteflies | |
|
*Vydate L 2 EC (oxamyl) |
48 | 1 | aphids, leafminers, thrips | |
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The pesticide information presented in this table was current with federal and state regulations at the time of revision. The user is responsible for determining the intended use is consistent with the label of the product being used. Use pesticides safely. Read and follow label instructions.
Formulations highlighted in green are materials that have greenhouse uses listed
on the labels. Formulations highlighted in yellow are materials that do
not explicitly prohibit the use of the material on cucumbers grown in a
greenhouse. The materials listed in this table are for guidance only.
Materials and formulations that are underlined can be clicked on to view sample
labels. As with any pesticide you MUST follow the label on the pesticide
container you have in your possession. YOU must read the label and
determine if the application method, crop, site/location, or other usage is
prohibited.
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Footnotes
1. This document is adapted from ENY-460 (by S. E. Webb, associate professor, Entomology and Nematology Department, Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, 32611-0640). It is one in a series of publications produced by the Entomology & Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Published: August 2001. Revised: July 2002. For more publications related to horticulture/agriculture, please visit the EDIS Website at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/. For more information about nematodes, arthropods, and other invertebrates, please visit the Entomology & Nematology Department website at http://entnemdept.ifas.ufl.edu/entomolo.htm
The document was revised on 3/17/2003 by:
Lance S. Osborne
Professor of Entomology
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