Factors to Consider When Choosing a Product for Corn Rootworm Protection* | ||||||||
Insecticide Class | Organophosphates** |
Pyrethroids |
Fiproles |
Nicotinoids |
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Chemical Name | chlorethoxyphos |
chlorpyrifos |
tebupirimphos & cyfluthrin |
terbufos |
bifenthrin |
tefluthrin |
fipronil |
clothiandidin |
Trade Name & Formulation(s) | Fortress 2.5G Fortress 5G (SmartBox) |
Lorsban 15G Lorsban 14E generics |
Aztec 2.1G Aztec 4.6G (SmartBox) |
Counter CR |
Capture 2E |
Force 3G |
Regent 4SC |
Poncho (treated seed) |
Factors: | ||||||||
Performance: test plots- band application Root damage rating1 Consistency of performance (%)2 |
Fortress 5G 2.2 78 |
Lorsban 15G 2.3 67 |
Aztec 2.1G 2.2 82 |
Counter CR 1.9 83 |
Capture 2E 2.2 61 |
Force 3G 2.1 78 |
n/a |
n/a |
Performance: test plots - infurrow application Root damage rating1 Consistency of performance (%)2 |
Fortress 5G 2.1 71 |
Lorsban 15G 2.2 72 |
Aztec 2.1G 2.0 87 |
Counter CR 1.8 91 |
Capture 2E 2.3 66 |
Force 3G 2.1 75 |
Regent 4SC 2.5 57 |
n/a |
Performance: test plots - treated seed Root damage rating 1 Consistency of performance (%)2 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Poncho 1.9 87 |
Technical information Registered for use at cultivation Registered for popcorn/seed corn/sweet corn Human hazard (signal word) Granular formulation Liquid formulation Restricted-use pesticide Labeled for control of other soil pests at the rootworm rate3 billbugs cutworms nematodes seedcorn beetle seedcorn maggot white grubs wireworms |
N PES D n/a Y N Y N N Y Y Y |
Y ES C W N Y Y N Y Y Y Y |
N PES W n/a Y N Y N Y Y Y Y |
Y PES D n/a Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y |
N PE n/a W Y N Y N Y Y Y Y |
N PES C n/a Y N Y N Y Y Y Y |
N E n/a W Y N N N Y Y Y Y |
n/a PS n/a n/a N N Y N N N N N |
*Key to symbols: -- = inadequate information, n/a = not applicable, D = danger, W = warning, C = caution, Y = yes, N = no, P = popcorn, E = seed corn, S = sweet corn. |
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