2020 Louisiana Insect Pest Management Guide 2020 Louisiana Insect Pest Management Guide Table of Contents Introduction ...................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Restricted-use Pesticides ................................................................................................................................................................................. 3 General Information for Users of This Guide ........................................................................................................................................... 3 General Precautions .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Insecticide/Acaricide Resistance Management ........................................................................................................................................... 4 Pesticide Drift ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Pesticides Hazardous to Honeybees and Other Beneficial Insects ..................................................................................................... 5 Wildlife Hazards ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 5 Pesticide Phytotoxicity ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Buffers/Water pH .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 5 Oils as Pesticides ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 5 Predators and Parasites .................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Restricted Entry Intervals (REIs) ................................................................................................................................................................... 6 In Case of Poisoning .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Authors and Acknowledgements .................................................................................................................................................................. 7 Disclaimer ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 7 Bees and Wasps ................................................................................................................................................................ 9 Crops ................................................................................................................................................................................ 10 Cotton ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Corn ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17 Grain Sorghum ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 25 Pastures and Forages ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 30 Rice ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 34 Soybeans ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 39 Stored Grain .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 48 Sugarcane .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 50 Sweet Potatoes ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 52 Wheat and Oats .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 56 Fruit and Nuts (Commercial Uses) ............................................................................................................................. 58 Apples ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 58 Citrus ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 59 Figs ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 67 Mayhaws ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 68 Peaches .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 69 Pears ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 74 Pecans ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 75 Small Fruits (Grapes, Blueberries and Brambles) .................................................................................................................................. 78 Strawberries ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 81 2020 Louisiana Insect Pest Management Guide 1 LSU AgCenter publication 1838 2020 Louisiana Insect Pest Management Guide Fruit and Nuts (Home Uses) ......................................................................................................................................... 84 Citrus ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 84 Figs ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 86 Peaches and Plums .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 87 Pecans ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 88 Small Fruits ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 89 Household Insects .......................................................................................................................................................... 90 Termites ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................