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Relative Toxicity of Pesticides to Orchard Predators1

N=Nontoxic; L=low; M=moderate; H=high

Mite Predators




Aphid Predators


WAA Parasite
Chemical Stethorus

Larvae

 Stethorus

Adults

 Amblyseius Zetzellia Leptothrips Orius Syrphids Aphid midge Lady beetles Lacewings Aphelinus
Acramite
 		N
 		N
 		M
 		L
N
 		-
 		N
 		N
 		N
 		-
Actara M M N N - M M M
 		M
 		M
 		-
Agri-Mek, Abba, Temprano
 M M M L - - - - - - -
Aliette - - - - - - H - - - -
Altacor
 		L
 		L
 		L
 		L
 		L
 		L
 		L
 		L
 		L
 		L
 		L
Ambush, PermUP, Pounce H H H M - M L L M-H H H
Apollo N N L L L N L N N N -
Asana, Adjourn
 H H H M - M L L-M M-H H H
Assail
 		M
 		M
 		L
 		L
 		-
 		M
 		L
 		M
 		M
 		M
 		-
Avaunt L L L L - L H L L L -
B.t L L L L L L L L L L L
Battalion, Decis
 H
 H
 H
 M
 -
 M
 L
 L-M
 M-H
 H
 H
Baythroid XL
 H
 H
 H
 M
 -
 M
 L
 L-M
 M-H
 H
 H
Beleaf
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
Belt
 		H
 		H
 		H
 		M
 		-
 		M
 		L
 		L-M
 		M-H
 		H
 		H
Bifenture
 H
 H
 H
 M
 -
 M
 L
 L-M
 M-H
 H
 H
Calypso
 		M
 		M
 		L
 		L
 		-
 		M
 		L
 		M
 		M
 		M
 		-
Captan2
 		L
 		L
 		L
 		-
 		-
 		L
 		-
 		L
 		-
 		L
 		-
Carzol M L H - - - - - - - -
Centaur
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
Clutch
 M
 M
 L
 L
 -
 M
 L
 L-M
 M-H
 H
 H
Cyd-X
 N
 N
 N
 N
 N
 N
 N
 N
 N
 N
 N
Danitol4 H H H M - - - L-M M-H L-M -
Delegate
 N
 N
 L
 N
 N
 N
 M
 L
 L
 -
 -
diazinon M M M L - L M H M M H
dodine - - - - - - - L - - -
Envidor
 -
 -
 M
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
Esteem H H - - - - - - - - -
Glufosinate
 		-
 		-
 		H
 		-
 		-
 		-
 		-
 		-
 		-
 		-
 		-
Goal - - H - - - - - - - -
Guthion L L L N L L - M M L L
Imidan L L N N H L - L L L L
Intrepid N N N N N N N N N N N
karathane L L M - - L - - M - -
Kelthane L L M-H L - - H L - L -
Lannate M M H M - M - H H M -
Lannate & Guthion L L - - - - - - - L-M -
Lorsban, Nufos, Yuma
 L L L N - - - - - H H
malathion - - L - - M M M-H - H -
mancozeb - - - - - - M-H H - M-H -
metiram - - - - - - L - - - -
Movento










Mustang Max
 H
 H
 H
 M
 - M
 L
 L-M M-H
 H
 H
Nexter
 		M
 		M
 		M
 		L
 		-
 		M
 		-
 		L
 		M
 		L
 		-
oil L L L L - - - - - - -
oxyfluorfen - - H - - - - - - - -
paraquat - - H - - - - - - - -
Pheromones (Mating disruption)3 N N N N N N N N N N N
Portal
 -
 -
 M
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
Proaxis
 H
 H
 H
 M
 -
 M
 L
 L-M
 M-H
 H
 H
Provado, Pasada
 M M N N - M M L M L H
Rely - - H - - - - - - - -
Ridomil - - - - - - - H - - -
Rimon
 H
 L
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 H
 -
 -
Round-Up L L H - - - - - - - -
Savey, Onager
 N N L L L N L N N N -
Sevin H H M L - M H H H M H
simazine - - L - - - - - - - -
SpinTor,
Entrust
 N N N N N N M
 L
 L
 L
 -
Sulfur L L M - - M - - - L -
Supracide - - - - - - - - - - -
Surround - - - - - - - - L - -
Thionex
 		M
 		M
 		L
 		-
 		-
 		-
 		H
 		M-H
 		L
 		L
 		-
thiram - - - - - - - L - - -
Tombstone
 H
 H
 H
 M
 -
 M
 L
 L-M
 M-H
 H
 H
Topsin-M L L H M - - - L - - -
Vendex L L L-M
 		H - - - L - H -
Vydate L L M-H H - - - M - - -
Warrior, Silencer, Lambda Cy 4 H
 		H
 		H
 		M
 		-
 		M
 		L
 		L-M
 		M-H
 		H
 		H
Zeal
 L
 L
 M
 -
 -
 M
 -
 -
 L
 M
 -

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