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Below is
a review of the trade names, risks, likely use and other information
associated with: Acephate
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Below is a review of the trade names,
risks, likely use and other information associated with Acephate.
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Acephate
Of the class ORGANOPHOSPHORUS
Chemical name: O,S-dimethyl acetylphosphoramidothioate |
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Trade or generic names
Found in a range of insecticides, Acephate
75 Turf, Acephate, Orthene, Isotox Insect KillerIV, Orthonex,
Rose Pride
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Crops / products generally treated with this product
fruit, vegetables |
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Used to control
aphids, including
resistant species; leaf miners, lepidopterous larvae, sawflies
and thrips . |
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Known risks associated with high exposure
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Other information
Residual systemic activity
for approx 2 weeks.
Acephate emits toxic fumes of phosphorus, nitrogen, and sulfur
oxides when heated to the point of decomposition
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| USDA detected
residual acephate in 30% of celery, 29% of green beans, 24% of
lettuce, |
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Links
epa;
cornell
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Grasshoppers damage more than crops Products containing active ingredients such as carbaryl, ACEPHATE, befenthrin, cyfluthrin esfenvalerate, Malathion, and permethrin will generally do a good job of eliminating the young grasshopper nymph. Source: imprep, Date and Time of entry: Monday, June 01, 2009 13:04
Hungry insects crowd cotton’s tableCertainly pyrethroids have not been effective for most of the Mid-South for the last several years. We are starting to see some problems with ACEPHATE. It’s important for us to determine how to manage plant bugs without getting into resistance problems. Source: deltaf, Date and Time of entry: Thursday, February 19, 2009 14:51
USA: Cotton farmers hit by thrips outbreakProducts of choice are bidrin, dimethoate and ACEPHATE, Lorenz said. The first two are much less disruptive to beneficial insects, which will help avoid secondary pest problems such as aphids. Source: bharat, Date and Time of entry: Wednesday, August 08, 2007 09:40
Make a May checklist for a healthy garden The leaves of infested plants are yellowed and stippled on top. Black deposits from the lacebug are left on the underside of the leaves. To control, apply ACEPHATE or malathion, imidacloprid or permethrin according to label directions. Source: baxter, Date and Time of entry: Friday, May 25, 2007 12:10
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