Landscape Management, February 2011

LMREPORTS continued from page 46 LANDSCAPEMANAGEMENT NET FEBRUARY 2011 48 Dow AgroSciences Derived from the fermentation of a naturally occurring organism Conserve SC specialty insecticide combines the effectiveness of synthetic insecticides with the benefits of natural insect control products Conserve SC provides fast kill and control of a wide variety of turfgrass and ornamental insect pests including sod webworms fall armyworms black cutworms gypsy moth larvae and leafminers It is labeled for use on all turfgrass species as well as many ornamental plants and has a very low impact on the environment Conserve SC is highly active at low use rates and it requires no special handling or use restrictions DowProvesIt com Arborjet AzaSol is a water soluble powdered azadirachtin product developed for biologically based insect control The 6 solution offers the highest concentration available on the market It can be applied via soil drench chemigation injection or spray Studies show azadirachtin derived from neem plants to be an effective broad spectrum biological insect control proven natural anti feedant growth regulator and anti ovipository and insect repellent providing protection from insects ranging from annual bluegrass weevils to whiteflies Azasol com continued on page 50 PBI Gordon Corp Available this spring new Zylam 20SG Systemic Turf Insecticide contains dinotefuran a soluble granule labeled for key turf insect pests such as chinch bugs annual bluegrass weevils crane flies and mole crickets It is highly soluble which allows for rapid plant uptake and quick translocation throughout the vascular tissue protecting the entire plant from hard to control turf insects A liquid formulation labeled for tree and shrub insect pests will be available later this year to control a wide range of pests including armored and solf scale and lacebug whiteflies thrips emerald ash borer and caterpillars PBIGordon com Syngenta Meridian insecticide thiamethoxam is designed to provide turf managers with a high degree of control and application flexibility in managing a broad spectrum of grubs and insects It also is effective and suitable for use on trees and shrubs Meridian 033 G granular formulation contains 05 oz of active ingredient per pound of formulated product and is packaged in 40 lb resealable bags Waterdispersible Meridian 25 WG pictured contains 4 oz of active ingredient per pound of formulated product and is packaged in 4 and 17 oz bottles GreencastOnline com Arysta Lifescience Corp Aloft combines two modes of activity for maximum performance Bifenthrin provides immediate knockdown within hours of early season adults including black turfgrass ataenius annual bluegrass weevil cutworms and billbugs as well as surface feeding pests like chinch bugs armyworms and sod webworms Then the outstanding systemic and residual activity of clothianidin provides preventive season long control of all white grubs plus reach back control of any escaped larvae from early season adult and surface feeder eggs laid prior to Aloft application ArystaLifeScience us