Products registered for Insect control on Litchis in South Africa Updated: November 215 SUBTROP/SALGA (Valid for 215/216 season) All product labels are available for download from: http://litchisa.co.za/product%2labels%2insecticides.html Disclaimer: This publication provides a list of registered chemicals and withholding periods for pesticides & plant growth regulators registered under Act 36 of 1947 for use on South African litchis. Listed in the tables below are MRLs & PHIs for South Africa and countries/regions to which South Africa exports litchis, as of May 214. The purpose of this publication is to inform growers, processors and marketers of the export requirements with regards to pesticide residues. It is important to note that South African MRLs & PHIs do not apply to other countries and even though a pesticide may be registered in South Africa, this may not be the case in the receiving, overseas country. Organisations marketing to overseas countries should be aware that the information provided below represents the official standards, but not necessarily the marketing requirements. Marketers should refer to their contractual agreements concerning agreed residue limits. The information provided in the tables is believed to be accurate as at the date of publishing the document. The material has been drawn from a number of sources and is published in good faith. Although Subtrop has exercised due care and skill in the preparation and compilation of the information and data set out in this publication, it does not warrant its accuracy, completeness, currency or suitability for any purpose. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Subtrop disclaims all liability, including liability for any negligence, for any loss, damage, injury, cost or expense incurred by any person as a result of accessing, using or relying upon any of the information or data set out in this document. Pest Active Ingredient Trade name/s otherwise Bollworm eggs are laid singularly on any plant part. Eggs are round and white when freshly laid, but turn darker as shell hardens. Larvae vary in colour from greenishyellow to pinkishbrown to nearly black. A distinctive characteristic of the larvae is the pale stripe along each side of the body. Larvae feed on young leaves, flowers and young fruit. African Bollworm helicoverpa armigera nucleopolyhedrovirus (HaNPV) Graboll Bolldex Chempac Madumbi Sustainable Agriculture 7.5 x 1¹² 2 ml / ha in sufficient SC occlusion water for full cover film bodies / litre application First application with detection of bollworm eggs. Second application 7 1 days after first application. Continue at intervals of 7 1 days if bollworm stays present. Apply during late afternoon or evening. Optimum ph 5 8. Bark borers (Larvae) Brown slightly hairy larvae up to 3cm long. Ringbark thin branches which die back. Signs of infestation are larval excreta held together by cobweb like threads on branches. Young larvae bore into hard wood at fork of branches making a hole +7cm deep and.5cm in diameter. carbaryl Sevin XLR Plus Bayer SC 48 g/l 45 ml Spray the lesions. Do not spray the whole tree but only the affected areas on the stem. (Stem application) More stable in acidic media. Larvae are pinkish in colour. Young larvae hatch & bore into the fruit causing lesions on fruit which cause the fruit to decay. permethrin / (E) 7dodecenylacetate (E)8 dodecenylacetate (Z)8 dodecenylacetate Last Call FCM Insect Science VP 6/.4 g/kg 14 15 g/ha (2 8 3 droplets/ha) Start applying before the male moths of the first generation of the season appear. Repeat application every 28 days. DO NOT apply more than 5 times per season. Apply on inner framework branches of the tree!!! READ THE LABEL CAREFULLY! Temporarily withdrawn to establish MRLs. False Codling Moth methoxyfenozide Runner 24 SC Dow AgroSciences SC 24 g/l 6 ml 3 Apply as a high volume at 8 and 4 weeks prior to harvest or when infestations are expected to occur. Has ovicidal (egg) and larvicidal (larvae) properties. Optimum ph 4 9. Will also control litchi moth. NOT FOR EXPORT AT THIS STAGE!!! Beauvaria bassiana (strain PPRI 5339) BroadBand BASF ESC min 4 x 1 9 viable spores/ml 1 2 ml (min. 5 1 ml/ha) Preventative: Apply at 1 ml/1l water (Min. 5 ml/ha). Initiate when first stink bugs are observed.repeat 5 to 7 days with a min. of 3 applications. Curative: Apply at 2 ml/1l water (Min. 1 ml/ha). Repeat 3 to 5 days at the normal dose rate (1 ml/1l water) with a min. of 3 applications. Apply in late afternoon/evening. Increased efficacy when combined with a registered pyrethroid insecticide.
Active Ingredient Trade name/s otherwise Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies kurstaki strain SB4 BeTaPro BASF WG 1 ITU / mg 16 g / ha for water volumes up to 1 l / ha 32 g / ha for water volumes larger than 1 l / ha Initiate in orchards where the infestation of False Codling Moth warrants control or where pheromone traps dictate applications. Once threshold values are reached, begin spraying. Apply a minimum of three applications throughout the season, in an integrated programme, to reduce pesticide. resistance and MRLs. False Codling Moth Cryptophlebia leucotreta granulovirus (CrleGVSA) Cryptogran River Bioscience Pty (Ltd) SC 5 x 11 occlusion bodies (OBs)/ml 1 ml + 25 ml molasses + wetter* such as Break Thru at 3 5 ml. Or 225 g powdered molasses + wetter* such as Break Thru at 3 5 ml. *(Nonionic organosilicone or alkylated phenolethylene oxide wetters recommended at the registered rate). Apply as a full cover film spray when the pest occurs. Sprays should be applied shortly after moth flight peaks. A final application 4 weeks before harvest is recommended. Apply during late afternoon or evening. Optimal at ph 5 8.
Aphids, Redspider mites & Whitefly Active Ingredient garlic extract from Allium sativa & conola oil Trade name/s Kangar 931 Kannar CC SL 478g/L 1.5 2L otherwise Apply as a high pressure, full cover spray when first sign of pests are detected.repeat applications at 7 day intervals. In the case of whitefly, apply early morning after sunrise when adult whiteflies are stll resting under leaves. Ensure thorough coverage of the underside of Mediumsized flies, usually brightly coloured with irridescent eyes and mottled wings which are held sideways at rest. Lay eggs in fruit (starshaped sting mark) which becomes infested with maggots which eat their way into the fruit, causing rot. spinosad GF12* NF Dow AgroSciences CB.24 g/l 1 1.2 L / 19 29 L water 1 spinosad + methyl eugenol Static Spinosad ME Dow AgroSciences RB 2g / L + 51 g/l 248 5 ml/ha (Not more than 7 L/ ha/ year) 1 Apply as scattered coarse droplets of 1 4 mm in size, at 2 3 L spray mix per ha. Apply as a band of scattered droplets 1 2.5m above ground level to one side of row. Use mixture within 12 hours. Do not add any other products to this mixture. STATIC Spinosad ME* selectively eliminates male fruit flies from a localized area, causing disruptions in mating. For crop protection begin applications as soon as monitoring traps indicate the presence of flies (especially male of Bactrocera invandens ) and to maintain a presence of STATIC Spinosad ME* around the crop throughout the cropping season or even beyond. Reapply STATIC Spinosad ME* at 2 6 week intervals as indicated by population monitoring. This product resists washoff. Do not spray when trees are flowering to protect bees or on any edible parts of plants or on fruit. READ LABEL CAREFULLY Fruit flies (various spp.) methyl eugenol Chempac ME lure Chempac BB 4g/Lure InvaderLure River Bioscience Pty (Ltd) BB 15g/block Use in Chempac Bucket trap: 1 ME block + 1 Vapona (dichlorvos) strip: 1 trap / sq.km Use in Lynnfield trap + 1 Vapona (Dichlorvos) strip: 1 trap/25 ha Ensure that traps are placed in areas where infestation is most likely for instance at rubbish dumps, human dwellings, resting and picnic places next to main roads etc. Traps should not be hung more than 5 metres apart and 1.5 m high in the shade, the southeastern side of trees. Replace lures in traps every6 8 weeks. Methy Eugenol attracts male species of Bactrocera invadens and other members of the B. dorsalis complex fruit flies READ LABEL CAREFULLY methyl eugenol + mercaptothion Invaderb Lok River Bioscience Pty (Ltd) RB 15g/block + 5 ml / block 1 12 blocks / ha Hang each block on the shady side of the tree, 1.5 m high. Replace blocks every 6 8 weeks. Invaderb Lok are used to attract the male species of Bactrocera invandens. READ LABEL CAREFULLY proteinhydrolysate & plant extract, alphacypermetrhin M3α Fruit Fly Baitstation Green Trading BB 5g/bait station,.1g/bait station 3 M3/ha (trees 5 m tall) or 4 M3/ha ( trees higher than 5 m tall) Hang M3 baitstation 4 weeks prior to fruit becoming prone to fruit fly attacks. Hang in shade 3 m above the ground. Ideal in IPM program. READ LABEL FOR MORE INFORMATION!
Active Ingredient Trade name/s otherwise Young larvae are cream in colour, older larvae pinkish with dark brown head capsule. Young larvae bore into fruit and pip where they feed and impede development. Cause lesions on fruit which cause the fruit to rot. Litchi Moth teflubenzuron Nomolt (not marketed) BASF 15 g/l 2 ml 18 triflumuron Alsystin 48 SC Bayer 48 g/l 15 ml 28 (SA) SC Insect growth regulator. Apply when or just before fruit reaches 1mm diameter. A second spray can be applied 2 weeks later. NB 2 nd spray still to be at least 18 days before harvest. Optimum ph 7. Chitin inhibitor. Apply 4 days before expected harvest in sufficient water to ensure total coverage of fruit. NOT TO BE USED FOR EXPORT!!! Optimum ph 4. Note: Product is no longer being manufactured but growers may still use any remaining stock. Microscopic slender transparent "worms" in the soil. Attack roots of plants causing lesions that make them susceptible to bacterial or fungal attack or cause knotty swellings (galls) on roots resulting in poor growth of plants. Rugby 1G FMC Chemicals/Philagro SA GR 1 g/kg 15 g / m 2 tree drip area cadusafos Rugby 1ME FMC Chemicals/Philagro SA EW 1 g/l 15 ml / m 2 tree drip area Will only control nematodes in the soil, and not eggs, or nematodes already in the roots! Treat area under canopy. Application must be followed by 35mm irrigation / rainfall (on sandy soils) and 15mm irrigation/ rainfall (on heavy clay soils). Irrigation/ rainfall must be within one week of application. Repeat annually. New reentry interval (Rugby 1ME): Do not enter treated area within 1 day after treatment unless wearing protective clothing. Nematodes fenamiphos Nemacur 1GR Villa Crop Protection GR 1 g/kg Initial treatment: 3 g / m 2 basin area Followup treatment: 15 g / m 2 basin area 7 (SA) Apply the granules evenly, in spring, to the soil surface in the tree basin area. Irrigate immediately after application with at least 25 mm water. Apply annually in spring as indicated above. furfural (aldehyde) Protect Illovo Sugar Limited EC 99g/L Dripper application: 4 6 L/1m row Followup irrigation: After application of Protect, the field should be irrigated with sufficient water to ensure that the product is moved into the soil to a depth of approximately 23 cm. or The product can be mechanically incorporated into the soil to a depth of between 2 3 cm. Protect is not systemic therefore it will only control nematodes around the root zone of the plant and not inside the roots. Do not use on clay soils. READ LABEL CAREFULLY!!
Active Ingredient Trade name/s Larvae pink to light yellow in colour, up to 4cm in length with paired brown patches on back and sides. Young larvae bore into trunk leaving a hole as wide as a pencil. Stem borers (Larvae) carbaryl Sevin XLR Plus Bayer SC 48 g/l 45 ml (Stem application) Apply approximately 5 ml of spray mix directly into each tunnel by means of a knapsack sprayer. Do not spray the whole tree but treat only the affected areas on the stem. More stable in acidic media. * Mercaptothion and Trichlorfon are registered for use as a fruit fly baiting spray in the Department of Agriculture & Forestry's Guide for the control of plant pests under the section Certain pests affecting many crops". Regarding GLOBALGAP, one may continue using mercaptothion + sugar or protein hydrolysate as a baiting spray for fruit fly control but adhere to the following: *The minimum time between the last application and harvest is 1 days (Local marketsouth Africa). For export fruit,it is advised that no baiting sprays should be applied in the orchard within 3 days before harvest. If a Fruit Fly baiting spray is required during this period only spray on windbreaks or other vegetation on the perimeter of your orchards or use Spinosad (1 day withholding period). MERCAPTOTHION (Malathion) MAY NOT TO BE USED FOR EXPORT FRUIT!!! Note: New / Changes highlighted in Yellow/Red writing Discontinued