Factors to Consider When Choosing a Product for Corn Rootworm Protection* | ||||||||
Insecticide Class | Organophosphates** |
Pyrethroids |
Fiproles |
Nicotinoids |
Transgenic |
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Chemical Name | chlorethoxyphos |
chlorpyrifos |
tebupirimphos & cyfluthrin |
bifenthrin |
tefluthrin |
fipronil |
clothianidin |
Cry3Bb1 |
Trade Name & Formulation(s) | Fortress 2.5G Fortress 5G (SmartBox) |
Lorsban 15 G Lorsban 14E generics |
Aztec 2.1G Aztec 4.6G (SmartBox) |
Capture 2E |
Force 3G |
Regent 4SC |
Poncho (treated seed) |
YieldGard RW |
Factors: | ||||||||
Performance: test plots- band application |
Fortress 5G 2.2 95 |
Lorsban 15G 2.4 77 |
Aztec 2.1G 2.1 100 |
Capture 2E 2.4 81 |
Force 3G 2.2 100 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Performance: test plots - infurrow application Root damage rating1 Consistency of performance (%)2 |
Fortress 5G 2.1 98 |
Lorsban 15G 2.3 80 |
Aztec 2.1G 2.7 95 |
Capture 2E 2.4 81 |
Force 3G 2.2 100 |
Regent 4SC 2.6 72 |
n/a |
n/a |
Performance: test plots - treated seed Root damage rating1 Consistency of performance (%)2 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Poncho 2.1 75 |
n/a |
Performance: test plots - genetically modified Root damage rating1 Consistency of performance (%)4 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
YGRW 2.1 88 |
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
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Y
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N
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N
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Y
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N
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n/a
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n/a
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*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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