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How to Manage Pests
UC Pest Management Guidelines
Spinach
Relative
Toxicities of Pesticides Used in Spinach to Natural Enemies and
Honey Bees
(Reviewed 11/05,
updated 11/05)
In this Guideline:
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|
Common name (trade name) |
Chemical class1
|
Mode of Action2
|
Selectivity3 (affected groups)
|
Predatory mites4
|
General predators5
|
Parasites5
|
Honey bees6
|
Duration of impact to natural enemies7 |
| acetamiprid (Assail) |
N
|
4A
|
broad (insects) |
—8
|
—
|
M
|
III
|
moderate |
| azadirachtin (Aza-Direct, Neemix) |
B, IGR
|
26
|
broad (insects, mites) |
M
|
L/M
|
L/M
|
III
|
short |
| Bacillus thuringiensis ssp. aizawai |
M
|
11.B1
|
narrow (caterpillars) |
L
|
L
|
L
|
IV
|
short |
| Bacillus thuringiensis ssp. kurstaki |
M
|
11.B2
|
narrow (caterpillars) |
L
|
L
|
L
|
IV
|
short |
| cyromazine (Trigard) |
TZ
|
17
|
narrow (leafminers) |
L
|
L
|
L
|
III
|
none |
| diazinon–foliar |
OP
|
1B
|
broad (insects, mites) |
L
|
H
|
H
|
I
|
moderate to long |
| diazinon–granular |
OP
|
1B
|
narrow (soil insects) |
L
|
L
|
L
|
IV
|
short |
| dimethoate |
OP
|
1B
|
broad (insects, mites) |
H
|
H
|
H
|
I
|
long |
| endosulfan (Thionex, Thiodan) |
OC
|
2A
|
broad (insects, mites) |
L
|
M
|
M
|
II*
|
short |
| imidacloprid (Admire) |
N
|
4A
|
narrow (sucking insects, beet armyworm, cutworms) |
—
|
L
|
L
|
II
|
— |
| imidacloprid (Provado) |
N
|
4A
|
narrow (sucking insects) |
—
|
—
|
H
|
II
|
short to moderate |
| insecticidal soap (M-Pede) |
CON
|
—
|
broad (exposed insects, mites) |
M
|
M
|
M
|
IV
|
short to none |
| methomyl (Lannate) |
C
|
1A
|
broad (insects, mites) |
H
|
H
|
H
|
III
|
moderate |
| methoxyfenozide (Intrepid) |
IGR
|
18
|
narrow (caterpillars) |
L
|
L
|
L
|
IV
|
none |
| permethrin (Ambush, Pounce) |
P
|
3
|
broad (insects, mites) |
L
|
H
|
H
|
I
|
long |
| pymetrozine (Fulfill) |
PA
|
9B
|
narrow (aphids, whiteflies) |
L
|
L
|
L
|
III
|
short |
| spinosad (Entrust, Success) |
M
|
5
|
narrow (caterpillars, thrips, whiteflies, aphids, scales, leafminers) |
L
|
M9
|
L/M
|
III
|
short to moderate |
| thiodicarb (Larvin) |
C
|
1A
|
narrow (caterpillars) |
L
|
L
|
L
|
III
|
— |
| zeta-cypermethrin (Mustang) |
P
|
3
|
broad (insects, mites) |
H
|
M
|
M
|
I
|
moderate |
| H = high M = moderate L = low — = no information
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UC IPM Pest Management Guidelines: Spinach
UC ANR Publication 3467
General Information
Acknowledgments: This
table was compiled based on research
data and experience of University of California scientists working on a variety
of crops.
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