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Thiodan/Thionex EC
Group 2 A
Formulation
Product
Company
Active ingredient Formulation
Container size
Thiodan 4 EC (PCP# 15747)
Bayer CropScience
Endosulfan 400 g/L Emulsifiable concentrate
10
L jug
Thionex EC (PCP# 23453)
United Agri Product
Thiodan 50 WP (PCP# 15821)
Bayer Crop Science
Endosulfan 50% Wettable Powder
1
kg bag
Crops, Insects Controlled and Rates
Crop
Insects controlled
Rate per acre
Specific comments
Thionex EC
Thiodan WP
Alfalfa, clover
Spittle bug
0.3
L
Beans
Black bean aphid, green clover worm,
Mexican bean beetle, potato leafhopper
0.6 - 1
L
0.45 - 0.6
kg Do not apply on lima beans.
Corn (field, sweet)
Corn earworm
1.1 - 1.7
Apply to the silk.
Corn leaf aphids
1.1
L
Apply when aphids appear.
Repeat as necessary.
Potato
Aphid, Colorado potato beetle, flea beetle,
leafhopper, tarnished plant bug*, tuber
flea beetle
0.6 - 0.8
L
0.44 - 0.6
kg Apply when insects first appear,
repeat as necessary to maintain
control.
Sugarbeet
Beet webworm, green peach aphids
0.8 - 1.1
L
Sunflower
Sunflower beetle
0.6
L
Apply when plants are about 45
cm high.
*
For tarnished plant bug control in potatoes apply at 0.8 L/acre.
Application Information
How to Apply
:
Ground application only. Do not apply by air.
Water volume
:
Thorough wetting of all plant parts is essential for good results.
Application Tips
Apply during late evening. Spray upper and lower leaf surfaces.
How it Works
A non-systemic, organochloride insecticide/acaricide with both contact and stomach action.
Restrictions
Grazing
:
Do not feed treated bean threshings or crop refuse to livestock. Do not feed treated sugar beet foliage to
livestock; however, roots may be fed. Do not feed treated sunflower foliage to livestock.
Pre-harvest Intervals (days)
:
Alfalfa (30), beans (2), clover (30), corn (50), peas (7), potatoes (1), sugar beets (45),
sunflower (60). Do not feed alfalfa or clover forage within 30 days of application.
Re-cropping
:
Do not apply to crops that are to be followed by a root crop other than carrots, potatoes, sweet potatoes
or sugar beets.
Environmental Precautions
Endosulfan is moderately to highly toxic to aquatic organisms, fish, birds and mammals. Avoid contamination of
aquatic systems during application. Do not contaminate these systems through direct application, disposal of waste or