Tuberous root herbs

Date: 01 May 2012

This information forms part of Western flower thrips (WFT) insecticide management plan.

 

Chemicals approved by the APVMA for off-label use in TUBEROUS ROOT HERBS including: Taro / Dasheen (Colocasia esculenta & C. antiquorum), Daikon (Raphanus sativus), Galangal (Alpina galangal),  Burdock (Arctium lappa), Yam (Dioscorea batatas), and Yam bean (Oachyrrhizuz erosus)


Effective to 31 March 2017.

Chemical group Active ingredient Product concentration Product rate Comments
Spinosyn
(5)spinetoram
120g/L
400mL/ha

PER13088; 3 day WHP. ACT, NSW, Qld,SA, Tas, WA and NT only. Vic use allowed under state control of use legislation.

Do not apply more than 3 applications per crop. Apply as a foliar spray by boom spray or similar equipment.

Thorough coverage of the crop necessary. Do not graze on feed treated crops by livestock.

(0) no resistance  (1) low resistance  (2) medium resistance  (3) high resistance (4) extreme resistance (5) no information


Note for Victoria: Schedule 7 Poisons are ‘specified chemical products’ under Victoria’s control of use legislation. These products must be used in accordance with the approved label unless a permit has been issued by the Department of Natural Resources and Environment (DNRE), Victoria. For further information please contact the Chemical Standards Branch, DNRE.

ALWAYS READ THE LABEL
Users of agricultural (or veterinary) chemical products must always read the label and any Permit before using the product, and strictly comply with the directions on the label and the conditions of any Permit. Users are not absolved from compliance with the directions on the label or the conditions of the Permit by reason of any statement made or not made in this publication.

DISCLAIMER
The product trade names in this publication are supplied on the understanding that no preference between equivalent products is intended and that the inclusion of a product does not imply endorsement by NSW Department of Primary Industries over any other equivalent product from another manufacturer.

 

Author: G. Herron