Insecticides
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Drift
:
Apply only when the potential for drift to areas of human habitation or areas of human activity is minimal.
Toxicity
Novaluron has low acute toxicity. Acute oral LD
50
(
rats) = 5,000 mg/kg. Acute dermal (rabbit) = > 2,000 mg/kg.
Toxic to bees.
Storage
To prevent contamination, store this product away from food or feed.
Ripcord
Group 3
Formulation
Product
Company
Active ingredient
Formulation
Container size
Ripcord (PCP# 30316)
Engage Agro
Cypermethrin: 407g/L
Emulsifiable Concentrate 1 L
Crops, Insects Controlled and Rates
Crop
Insects controlled
Rate per acre Specific comments
Wheat, barley,
canola, headlands,
roadsides,
summerfallow
Grasshoppers
20 - 28
mL
Apply during early stage of insect development - up to
the fourth instar (approximately 15 mm and before wing
development). Use the higher rate for older insects or
severe infestations. Ground application only.
Corn, sweet
European corn borer, corn
earworm
71
mL
For control of corn borer, apply when egg masses begin to
hatch but no later than when first feeding is seen on foliage.
For second brood borers in late planting, apply before
tassels show. For control of corn earworm, spray directly to
ensure good coverage of ears and silks.
Canola
Bertha armyworm
Ground: 28 mL
Air: 36 mL
Apply when insects or signs of insect feeding first appear.
Repeat treatment as necessary.
Flea beetle
18
mL
Sunflower
Sunflower beetle, sunflower
seed weevil
28
mL
Apply when insects or signs of insect feeding first appear. A
second treatment may be required after 5 days.
Potato
Colorado potato beetle, flea
bettles, leafhoppers
25 - 50
mL
Apply when insects or signs of insect feeding are present.
Use the high rate for severe infestations.
Potato, wheat, barley
Cutworms
71
mL
Ripcord will only control climbing cutworms or cutworms
that surface to feed.
Application Information
How to Apply
:
Ground and aerial application.
Water Volume
:
Ground: Corn, potatoes: 120 - 202 L/acre. Cutworms: 80 - 200 L/acre. Other crops: Minimum of 45
L/acre. Aerial: Canola (Bertha armyworm), corn (European corn borer), potatoes (Colorado potato beetle, flea
beetles, leafhoppers and tarnished plant bug), sunflowers (sunflower beetle): 4.5 - 9.0 L/acre.
Application Tips
Ensure uniform application. For grasshopper control, avoid spraying when air temperatures are above 25°C. For
cutworm control, spray under warm, moist conditions, and do not disturb the soil surface for at least 5 days.
How it Works
Ripcord is is a highly active synthetic pyrethroid insecticide. It works by contact and stomach action.
Rimon 10 EC (cont’d)