Insecticides Labeled for Use Against the
Potato Leafhopper, Empoasca fabae, on alfalfa
in South Dakota during the 1999 Season

Dr. Mike Catangui, SDSU Extension Entomologist

Brand name

Active ingredient

Product per acre

Pre-harvest interval (days)

Ambush *

permethrin

3.2-12.8 fluid ounces

0-14 depending on rate used

Ambush 25W WP *

permethrin

3.2-12.8 fluid ounces

0-14 depending on rate used

Ambush 25W WSP *

permethrin

3.2-12.8 fluid ounces

0-14 depending on rate used

Baythroid 2 *

cyfluthrin

0.8-1.6 fluid ounces

7

14-21 depending on rate used

Dimethoate 4 E.C.

dimethoate

0.5-1 pint

10

Dimethoate 400

dimethoate

0.5-1 pint

10

Dimethoate, 5 lb

dimethoate

6.4-12.8 fluid ounces

10

Furadan 4 F *

carbofuran

1-2 pints

14-28 depending on rate used

Imidan 70-WSB

phosmet

1-1.33 pounds

7

Lorsban 4E

chlorpyrifos

0.5-1 pint

7-21 depending on rate used

Malathion 57 EC

malathion

1.5-2.25 pints

0

Penncap-M *

methy parathion

2-3 pints

15 (and a 2-day reentry interval)

Pounce 3.2 EC *

permethrin

4-8 fluid ounces

0-14 depending on rate used

Pounce 25 WP *

permethrin

6.4-12.8 ounces

0-14 depending on rate used

Pounce WSB *

permethrin

0.1-0.2 pound

0-14 depending on rate used

Sevin 4F

carbaryl

1 quart

7

Sevin 80WSP

carbaryl

1.25 pounds

7

Sevin XLR PLUS

carbaryl

1 quart

7

Warrior T *

lambda-cyhalothrin

1.92-3.20 fluid ounces

7