This experiment tested the efficacy of Actara 25WG, Assail 30SG,Closer SC, Diazinon AG500, Imidan 70WP, Lorsban 4E, Sevin XLR,Voliam Flexi, and two bifenture products Brigade 2EC and Fanfare2EC for controlling the cranberry toad bug in cranberries. The insecticidetreatments and rates were Actara 25WG at 4 oz/ac, Assail30SG at 6.9 oz/ac, Closer SC at 4.25 floz/ac, Diazinon AG500 at3 qt/ac, Imidan 70WP at 4 lb/ac, Lorsban 4E at 3 pts/ac, Sevin XLRat 3 L/ac, Voliam Flexi at 4.25 oz/ac, and Brigade 2EC and Fanfare2EC at 6.4 floz/ac. The experiment was conducted in an ‘EarlyBlack’ cranberry field located at the Rutgers PE Marucci Center forBlueberry and Cranberry Research and Extension in Chatsworth,New Jersey. Plots were 122 × 122 cm each, replicated four times in aCRB design. Control plots received no insecticide. Applications weremade with R&D CO2 backpack sprayer, using a 1-liter plastic bottle.The sprayer was calibrated to deliver 50 gal per acre at 30 psi, usinga single Teejet versus 110,015 nozzle, yielding 69.5 ml per plot.
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