Insecticides
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Actara
Group 4
Formulation
Product
Company
Active ingredient
Formulation
Container size
Actara 240 SC (PCP# 28407)
Syngenta
Thiamethoxam: 240 g/L Soluble concentrate
2.04
L
Actara 25 WG (PCP# 28408)
Thiamethoxam: 25% Water dispersible granules 850 g
Crops, Insects Controlled and Rates
Product Crop Insects controlled
Application
method/rate
Specific comments
Actara
240
SC
Potato
Colorado potato beetle, aphids
(
including green peach, potato,
buckthorn and foxglove aphid),
potato leafhopper
Soil application:
3.4 - 4.4
mL/100 m row.
For 90 cm row spacing,
apply 151 - 196 mL/
acre.
Apply as an in-furrow spray at planting. Use the
higher rate for extended residual control. Apply in
sufficient water to ensure good coverage.
Potato
Colorado potato beetle, aphids
(
including green peach, potato,
buckthorn and foxglove aphid),
potato leafhopper
Foliar application:
44
mL/acre
Apply before pests reach damaging levels.
Scout fields and treat again 7 - 10 days later
if populations rebuild to potentially damaging
levels.
Potato leafhopper: Control may require the use of
two applications made at a 7 - 10 day interval.
Actara
25
WG
Potato
Colorado potato beetle, aphids
(
including green peach, potato,
buckthorn and foxglove aphid),
potato leafhopper
Foliar application:
43
g/acre
Apply before pests reach damaging levels.
Scout fields and treat again 7 - 10 days later
if populations rebuild to potentially damaging
levels.
Potato leafhopper: Control may require the use of
two applications made at a 7 - 10 day interval.
Registered Tank Mixes
Pest
Product/rate
Specific comments
Colorado potato beetle, potato leafhopper,
aphids (including green peach, potato,
buckthorn and foxglove aphid), rhizoctonia
stem and stolon canker, black scurf and
suppression of pink rot
Actara 240 SC at 3.4 - 4.4 L/100 m. row
+
Quadris Flowable at 4 - 6 mL /100 m. row
+
Ridomil Gold 480 at 4 mL/100 m. row
Use the higher rate for extended
residual control of insects.
Use the higher rate of Quadris
Flowable when risk of disease is high.
Application Information
Actara 240 SC – Soil application
How to Apply
:
Ground application only. Do not apply by air.
Water Volume
:
Ground: 40 L/acre minimum.
Actara 25 WG
How to Apply
:
Ground and aerial application.
Water Volume
:
Ground: 40 L/acre minimum. Aerial: 8 L/acre minimum.
Application Tips
Actara 25 WG
:
Do not exceed a total of 85 g of Actara per acre during each growing season. Allow at least 7 days
between applications. Avoid making aerial applications under conditions where uniform coverage cannot be obtained
or where excessive spray drift may occur. Avoid spray overlap. Do not apply Actara after pre-bloom (early pink