2008 Alabama Pest Management Handbook Volume I

The Alabama Pest Management Handbook–Volume 1 contains recommendations for major row crops; small and stored grains; pastures and forage crops; commercial turfgrass; noncropland; and livestock. It was compiled by both current and former Extension entomologists, plant pathologists, weed scientists, and a pesticide education specialist and provides the most recent information possible on the selection, rates, application, and safe and proper use of pesticides. A directory of the specialists who authored sections in this notebook is included.

Since the status of pesticides is constantly changing, some that are currently listed in this volume of the Alabama Pest Management Handbook may no longer be legal. Also, some recently labeled pesticides may not yet be included in this volume. For these reasons, anyone preparing to use a pesticide should always consult the current pesticide label on the container before application.

Chemicals are listed both by common names (lowercase letters) and by trade names (all capital letters). Some chemicals are available only under trade names and, therefore, their common names may be omitted because of space restrictions. The presence or absence of any particular trade name in no way indicates endorsement or discrimination on the part of the Alabama Cooperative Extension System.

Recommended uses of pesticides are based on research, field trials, demonstrations, and experience. Because of variations in environmental conditions and methods of application, these recommendations do not assure that your results will always be the same as those obtained in research.

The label on every pesticide container presents information that is essential to safe and proper use, handling, and storage of the pesticide. Users are responsible for adhering to label information and should always review it thoroughly before applying the pesticide. Applying rates that exceed the recommendations or shortening the waiting period from application to harvest or grazing can cause excessive residues that are illegal according to state and federal regulations.

Table of Contents

Safety
     Safety Contact Information
     Worker Protection Standard
     Safe Use, Handling, and Storage of Pesticides

Submitting Samples

General Pesticide Information
     Federal Restricted Use Pesticides
     Alabama Restricted Use List
     Names, Classification, and Toxicity of Pesticides
     Alabama 24(C) Labels
     Maintaining Water Quality

Livestock

Noncropland

Agronomic Crops
     Alfalfa
     Corn
     Cotton
     Grain Sorghum
     Pastures and Forage Crops
     Peanut
     Small Grains
     Soybean
     Stored Grains

Commercial Turf and Lawns
     Chemical Weed Control
     Disease and Nematode Control

Appendix
     Table 1. Preharvest Intervals (PhI) for Postemergence Herbicide Applications on Field Corn,
     Grain Sorghum, and Wheat.
     Table 2. Preharvest Intervals (PhI) for Postemergence Herbicide Applications on Cotton, Peanuts,
     and Soybeans.
     Table 3. Rainfree Requirements Following Postemergence Herbicide Applications on Field Corn,
     Grain Sorghum, and Wheat.
     Table 4. Rainfree Requirements Following Postemergence Herbicide Applications on Cotton,
     Peanuts, and Soybeans.
     Table 5. Forage, Feed, and Grazing Restrictions for Herbicide-Treated Field Corn, Grain Sorghum,
     and Wheat.
     Table 6. Forage, Feed, and Grazing Restrictions for Herbicide-Treated Cotton and Peanuts.
     Table 7. Forage, Feed, and Grazing Restrictions for Herbicide-Treated Soybeans.
     Table 8. Guidelines for Crop Rotation in Fields Previously Treated with Herbicides.
     Table 9. Grazing Restrictions on Commonly Used Herbicides.
     Table 10. Rotation Restrictions on Commonly Used Herbicides.

Contributors

Safety        L.C. “Fudd” Graham        301 Funchess Hall        Auburn University, AL 36849-5629        334-844-2563 Submitting Samples DISEASE AND NEMATODE        Jacqueline Mullen        961 Donahue Drive        Auburn University, AL 36849-5624        334-844-5508 WEED        John W. Everest (Professor Emeritus)       107 Extension Hall       Auburn University, AL 36849-5633       334-844-5493 WATER        L.C. “Fudd” Graham       301 Funchess Hall       Auburn University, AL 36849-5629       334-844-2563 General Pesticide Information        L.C. “Fudd” Graham        301 Funchess Hall        Auburn University, AL 36849-5629        334-844-2563 Livestock INSECT        Gene Strother (Professor Emeritus)        Auburn University, AL Noncropland INSECT        Kathy L. Flanders        208A Extension Hall        Auburn University, AL 36849-5629        334-844-6393 WEED        John W. Everest (Professor Emeritus)        107 Extension Hall        Auburn University, AL 36849-5633        334-844-5493 Alfalfa INSECT        Kathy L. Flanders        208A Extension Hall        Auburn University, AL 36849-5629        334-844-6393 WEED        John W. Everest (Professor Emeritus)        107 Extension Hall        Auburn University, AL 36849-5633        334-844-5493 Corn INSECT        Kathy L. Flanders        208A Extension Hall        Auburn University, AL 36849-5629        334-844-6393 DISEASE AND NEMATODE        Austin K. Hagan        961 Donahue Drive        Auburn University, AL 36849-5624        334-844-5503 WEED        Michael G. Patterson        108 Extension Hall        Auburn University, AL 36849-5633        334-844-5492        John W. Everest (Professor Emeritus)        107 Extension Hall        Auburn University, AL 36849-5633        334-844-5493 Cotton INSECT        Ronald H. Smith (Professor Emeritus)        206A Extension Hall        Auburn University, AL 36849-5629        334-844-6394        Barry Freeman (Assoc. Professor Emeritus)        P.O. Box 159        Belle Mina, AL 35615        256-353-8702 DISEASE        Edward J. Sikora        961 Donahue Drive        Auburn University, AL 36849-5624        334-844-5502 NEMATODE        William S. Gazaway (Professor Emeritus)        961 Donahue Drive        Auburn University, AL 36849-5624        334-844-5505 WEED        Michael G. Patterson        108 Extension Hall        Auburn University, AL 36849-5633        334-844-5492

Grain Sorghum INSECT        Kathy L. Flanders        208A Extension Hall        Auburn University, AL 36849-5629        334-844-6393 WEED        John W. Everest (Professor Emeritus)        107 Extension Hall        Auburn University, AL 36849-5633        334-844-5493 Pastures and Forage Crops INSECT        Kathy L. Flanders        208A Extension Hall        Auburn University, AL 36849-5629        334-844-6393 WEED        John W. Everest (Professor Emeritus)        107 Extension Hall        Auburn University, AL 36849-5633        334-844-5493 Peanut INSECT        J. Ronald Weeks (Assoc. Professor Emeritus)        P.O. Box 217        Headland, AL 36345        334-693-2010 DISEASE AND NEMATODE        Austin Hagan        961 Donahue Drive        Auburn University, AL 36849-5624        334-844-5503 WEED        John W. Everest (Professor Emeritus)        107 Extension Hall        Auburn University, AL 36849-5633        334-844-5493 Small Grains INSECT        Kathy L. Flanders        208A Extension Hall        Auburn University, AL 36849-5629        334-844-6393 DISEASE        Austin K. Hagan        961 Donahue Drive        Auburn University, AL 36849-5624        334-844-5503 WEED        Michael G. Patterson        108 Extension Hall        Auburn University, AL 36849-5633        334-844-5492 Soybean INSECT        Ronald H. Smith (Professor Emeritus)        206A Extension Hall        Auburn University, AL 36849-5629        334-844-6394 DISEASE        Edward J. Sikora        961 Donahue Drive        Auburn University, AL 36849-5624        334-844-5502 WEED        John W. Everest (Professor Emeritus)        107 Extension Hall        Auburn University, AL 36849-5633        334-844-5493        Dennis Delaney        106 Extension Hall        Auburn University, AL 36849-5633        334-844-4107 Stored Grains INSECT        Kathy L. Flanders        208A Extension Hall        Auburn University, AL 36849-5629        334-844-6393 Commercial Turf and Lawns WEED        John W. Everest (Professor Emeritus)        107 Extension Hall        Auburn University, AL 36849-5633        334-844-5493 DISEASE AND NEMATODE        Austin Hagan        961 Donahue Drive        Auburn University, AL 36849-5624        334-844-5503 Appendix        John W. Everest (Professor Emeritus)        107 Extension Hall        Auburn University, AL 36849-5633        334-844-5493        Michael G. Patterson        108 Extension Hall        Auburn University, AL 36849-5633        334-844-5492