Dry Edible Beans: Tarnished Plant Bug (Lygus lineolaris) and Lygus spp.


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Tarnished Plant Bug and Lygus Spp.

Field Crop Protection Guide 2011-2012, Order 2011-2012 publication

Table of Contents

  1. Integrated Pest Management Options
    • dimethoate Cygon 4 E, Lagon 480 E
    • cyhalothrin-lambda Matador 120 E, Silencer 120 EC
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Integrated Pest Management Options

Lygus spp. can sting the developing pods, resulting in damaged seeds. Monitor beans during the early pod-filling stages. A treatment may be required when there are 1-2 bugs per sweep later in the season.

 
Active ingredient dimethoate
Trade name Cygon 4 E
Rate per hectare (product) 0.7-1 L per ha
Rate per acre (product) 280-400 mL per ac
PHI* 7
Comments Some residual activity is expected from this product. Ground or aerial application. Do not feed treated threshings or crop refuse to livestock. Maximum 3 applications/yr.

 

 
Active ingredient dimethoate
Trade name Lagon 480 EC
Rate per hectare (product) 0.7-1 L per ha
Rate per acre (product) 280-400 mL per ac
PHI* 7
Comments Some residual activity is expected from this product. Ground or aerial application. Do not feed treated threshings or crop refuse to livestock. Maximum 3 applications/yr.

 

 
Active ingredient cyhalothrin-lambda
Trade name Matador 120 E
Rate per hectare (product) 83 mL per ha
Rate per acre (product) 34 mL per ac
PHI* 21
Comments This product has no systemic activity. Ground and aerial application. For best results, apply during the early morning, before temperatures rise, and during the evening. Use 100-200 L water/ha for ground application. Use 20 L water/ha for aerial applications. Do not graze or feed on treated forage. Maximum 3 applications/yr. 24-hr re-entry period.

 

 
Active ingredient cyhalothrin-lambda
Trade name Silencer 120 EC
Rate per hectare (product) 83 mL per ha
Rate per acre (product) 34 mL per ac
PHI* 14
Comments This product has no systemic activity. Ground application only. For best results, apply during the early morning, before temperatures rise, and during the evening. Do not graze or harvest treated forage, straw or hay for livestock feed. Maximum 3 applications/yr. 24-hr re-entry period.

 


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Creation Date: 2 May 2011
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