2008 Alabama Pest Management Handbook— Volume II

The Alabama Pest Management Handbook—Volume II contains recommendations for houses, buildings, and grounds; commercial trees and ornamental crops; commercial horticultural crops; and homeowner lawns and ornamental and garden crops. It was compiled by both current and former Extension entomologists, plant pathologists, weed scientists, and a pesticide safety 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
     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

Commercial Trees and Ornamental Crops
     Christmas Trees: Disease Control
     Commercial Ornamentals: Insect Control—Greenhouses
     Commercial Ornamentals: Insect Control—Woody Ornamentals
     Commercial Ornamentals: Disease Control—Annuals and Bedding Plants
     Commercial Ornamentals: Disease Control—Annual Flowers, Acalypha—Gloxinia
     Commercial Ornamentals: Disease Control—Annual Flowers, Impatiens—Zinnia
     Commercial Ornamentals: Disease Control—Foliage Plants, Plants and Cuttings of Woody
     and Herbaceous Ornamentals
     Commercial Ornamentals: Disease Control—Woody Trees, Shrubs, and Perennial Ground
     Covers, Abelia—Hydrangea
     Commercial Ornamentals: Disease and Nematode Control—Woody Trees, Shrubs, and
     Perennial Ground Covers, Indian Hawthorne—Yucca

Commercial Horticultural Crops
     Commercial Apple: Insect, Disease, and Weed Control (2009)
     Commercial Peach: Insect, Disease, and Weed Control (2009)
     Commercial Pecan: Insect, Disease, and Weed Control
     Commercial Vegetable: Insect, Disease, and Weed Control
     Small Fruits: Insect, Disease, and Weed Control (2009)

Homeowner Lawns and Ornamental and Garden Crops
     Homeowner Lawns: Insect Control (2009)
     Homeowner Lawns: Chemical Weed Control (2009)
     Homeowner Lawns: Disease and Nematode Control
     Homeowner Trees and Ornamentals: Insect Control
     Homeowner Trees and Ornamentals: Disease Control
     Homeowner Trees and Ornamentals: Weed Control
     Home Garden Vegetables: Insect Control
     Home Garden Vegetables: Disease and Nematode Control
     Home Garden Vegetables: Weed Control
     Home Orchards: Insect and Disease Control

Houses, Buildings, and Grounds
     Households
     Wood and Wood Structures
     Urban and Industrial Sites

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 Christmas Trees DISEASE        Austin K. Hagan        961 Donahue Drive        Auburn University, AL 36849-5624        334-844-5503 Commercial Ornamentals INSECT        Charles P. Hesselein        Ornamental Horticulture Research Center        P.O. Box 8276        Mobile, AL 36689-0276 DISEASE        Austin K. Hagan        961 Donahue Drive        Auburn University, AL 36849-5624        334-844-5503 Commercial Apple INSECT        Robert T. Boozer        Chilton Research and Extension Center        Clanton, AL 35045        205-649-4123 DISEASE        Edward J. Sikora        961 Donahue Drive        Auburn University, AL 36849-5624        334-844-5502 WEED        Michael G. Patterson        108 Extension Hall        Auburn University, AL 36849-5633        334-844-5492 Commercial Peach INSECT        Robert T. Boozer        Chilton Research and Extension Center        Clanton, AL 35045        205-649-4123 DISEASE        Edward J. Sikora        961 Donahue Drive        Auburn University, AL 36849-5624        334-844-5502 WEED        Michael G. Patterson        108 Extension Hall        Auburn University, AL 36849-5633        334-844-5492 Commercial Pecan INSECT        Monte Nesbitt        Gulf Coast Research and Ext. Center        Fairhope, AL 36532        251-990-8417 DISEASE        Edward J. Sikora        961 Donahue Drive        Auburn University, AL 36849-5624        334-844-5502 WEED        Michael G. Patterson        108 Extension Hall        Auburn University, AL 36849-5633        334-844-5492

Commercial Vegetables INSECT        Joseph Kemble        101 Funchess Hall        Auburn University, AL 36849-5629        334-844-3050 DISEASE AND NEMATODE        Edward J. Sikora        961 Donahue Drive        Auburn University, AL 36849-5624        334-844-5502 WEED        Michael G. Patterson        108 Extension Hall        Auburn University, AL 36849-5633        334-844-5492 Small Fruits INSECT        Robert T. Boozer        Chilton Research and Extension Center        Clanton, AL 35045        205-649-4123 DISEASE        Edward J. Sikora        961 Donahue Drive        Auburn University, AL 36849-5624        334-844-5502 WEED        Michael G. Patterson        108 Extension Hall        Auburn University, AL 36849-5633        334-844-5492 Homeowner 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 Homeowner Trees and Ornamentals INSECT        Charles P. Hesselein        Ornamental Horticulture Research Center        P.O. Box 8276        Mobile, AL 36689-0276 DISEASE        Austin K. 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 Home Garden Vegetables INSECT        Tim Reed        Franklin County Extension Office        P.O. Box 820        Russellville, AL 35653        256-332-8880 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 Home Orchards INSECT        Robert T. Boozer        Chilton Research and Extension Center        Clanton, AL 35045        205-649-4123 DISEASE        James Jacobi        C. Beaty Hanna Horticultural and Environmental Center        Birmingham, AL 35223-1802        205-879-6964 Houses, Buildings, and Grounds INSECT        Xing Ping Hu        203 Extension Hall        Auburn University, AL 36849-5629        334-844-6392