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Table 9-3. Foliar Insecticides Used on Field Crops

Author: OMAFRA Staff
Creation Date: 28 June 2005
Last Reviewed: 15 June 2009
Pub 812: Field Crop Protection Guide > Chapter 9: Pesticides Used on Field Crops in Ontario

Excerpt from Chapter 9, Field Crop Protection Guide, Order this publication

Table 9-3. Insecticides
Trade Name Active ingredient Insecticide Classification Days to Harvest Relative Toxicities Aerial
Application 		Manu-facturer Use and Remarks
Cygon 480 EC dimethoate organo-phosphorus alfalfa: 2
beans: 7
soybeans: 30
canola: 21
forages: 2 		moderate yes to all crops listed Cheminova Canada alfalfa, field beans, soybeans, canola, forages.
Toxic to bees.
Decis 5.0 EC deltamethrin pyrethroid canola: 14
corn: 5		 moderate yes to all crops listed except corn Bayer CropScience canola, corn, mustard, wheat, barley, oats
Toxic to bees.
Delegate WGspinetoramspinosyncereals: 21
soybeans: 28
lownoDow AgroSciences Canadawheat, barley, oat, rye, soybeans
Dipel 2X DF Bacillus thuringiensis bacterial toxin 0 low yes Valent BioSciences timothy, corn
Force 3 G tefluthrin pyrethroid planting time only moderate no Syngenta Crop Protection corn
Furadan 480 F carbofuran carbamate canola: 60
high yes to all crops listed Bayer CropScience canola, mustard
Toxic to bees.
Imidan 50 WP phosmet organo-phosphorus 7 moderate no Gowan Company alfalfa
Toxic to bees.
Lagon 480 EC dimethoate organo-phosphorus alfalfa: 2
beans: 7
soybeans: 30
canola: 21
cereal: 2 		moderate yes to all crops listed United Agri Products soybeans, beans, canola, alfalfa, cereals.
Toxic to bees.
Lannate Toss-N-Go 90 SP methomyl carbamate cereals: 20
canola: 8
high yes to all crops listed Dupont Canada cereals, canola
Toxic to bees.
Lorsban 4 E, 15 G chlorpyrifos organo-phosphorus corn: 70
canola: 21
wheat: 60 		moderate yes to all crops listed except corn Dow AgroSciences corn, cereals, canola
Toxic to bees
Malathion 500 EC malathion organo-phosphorus alfalfa: 7
cereals: 7
corn: 7
beans: 3
 low no United Agri Products alfalfa, cereals, field beans, soybeans, corn. Toxic to bees. Less effective below 20°C.
Matador 120 E cyhalothrin-lambda pyrethroid corn: 14
canola: 7
wheat: 28
beans: 14
soybeans: 21
 moderate yes for all crops listed Syngenta Crop Protection corn, canola, alfalfa, wheat, barley, oats, soybeans, beans
Pounce EC permethrin pyrethroid canola: 1 moderate no FMC Corp. canola, cereals, corn, flax, sunflowers
Pyrifos 15 G chlorpyrifos organo-phosphorus Planting time only moderate no United Agri Products corn
Pyrinex 480 EC chlorpyrifos organo-phosphorus corn: 7
cereals: 60
canola: 21 		moderate yes to all crops listed except corn United Agri Products corn, canola, cereals
Toxic to bees.
Ripcord 400 EC cypermethrin pyrethroid canola: 30
wheat: 30
barley: 45
corn: 5
moderate yes to all crops listed except wheat, barley and canola BASF Canada canola, corn, wheat
Toxic to bees.
Sevin XLR Plus carbaryl carbamate beans: 5
alfalfa: 2
oats: 14
wheat: 14
barley: 28
corn: 1
moderate yes to all crops listed except beans and canola Bayer CropScience alfalfa, cereals, beans, corn, canola
Toxic to bees.
Silencer 120 ECcyhalothrin- lambdapyrethroidcorn: 14
canola: 7
wheat: 28
barley: 28
oat: 28
beans: 14
soybeans: 21
moderateyes for all crops listed except soybeans and beansMakhteshim Agan of North America Inc.corn, canola, alfalfa, wheat, barley, oats, soybeans, beans
Thimet 15 G phorate organo-phosphorus Planting time only high no BASF Canada corn
Thiodan 4 EC endosulfan organo-chlorine beans: 2
corn: 50
alfalfa, rye: 30		 moderate no Bayer CropScience field beans, corn, alfalfa, rye
Toxic to bees.
Thionex EC endosulfan organo-chlorine beans: 2
corn: 50
alfalfa, rye: 30		 moderate no United Agri Products field beans, corn, alfalfa, rye.
Toxic to bees
Thuricide HPC Bacillus thuringiensis bacterial toxin 0 low yes Thermo Trilogy timothy

Legend:
EC = emulsifiable concentrate
EG = extruded granular
F = flowable
WP = wettable powder

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