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  3. Vegetable Crops
  4. Hosts and Pests of Vegetable Crops

Horseradish-Aphid

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Cabbage aphid
Brevicoryne brassicae Linnaeus
Adult
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Cabbage aphid
Brevicoryne brassicae Linnaeus
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Includes

Cabbage aphid (Brevicoryne brassicae)
Turnip aphid (Hyadaphis pseudobrassicae)

Pest description, crop damage and life history

See:

Common Pests of Vegetable Crops

Management-chemical control: HOME USE

Apply to both tops and undersides of leaves.

  • azadirachtin (neem extract)-Some formulations are OMRI-listed for organic use.
  • bifenthrin (sometimes as a mix with zeta-cypermethrin)
  • carbaryl
  • cyfluthrin
  • imidacloprid
  • kaolin-Applied as a spray to foliage, it acts as a repellent to some insect pests. Some formulations are OMRI-listed for organic use.
  • permethrin
  • plant-derived essential oils (such as rosemary)-Some formulations are OMRI-listed for organic use.
  • pyrethrins-Some formulations are OMRI-listed for organic use.
  • zeta-cypermethrin

Management-chemical control: COMMERCIAL USE

  • alpha-cypermethrin (Fastac EC) at 0.02 to 0.025 lb ai/a. PHI 1 day. REI 12 hr. Retreatment interval 4 days. Do not exceed 0.075 lb ai/a per season.
  • Beauveria bassiana (Mycotrol ESO) at 0.25 to 1 quart/a. PHI 0 days. REI 4 hr. OMRI-listed for organic use.
  • bifenthrin (Brigade 2EC) at 0.08 to 0.1 lb ai/a. PHI 21 days. REI 12 hr. Retreatment interval 7 days. Do not exceed 0.5 lb ai/a per season.
  • bifenthrin/zeta-cypermethrin (Hero EW) at 0.04 to 0.1 lb ai/a. PHI 21 days. REI 12 hr. Retreatment interval 21 days. Do not exceed 0.45 lb ai/a per season.
  • borate complex (Prev-Am Ultra) apply as 0.8% solution. Spray for complete coverage. REI 12 hr. OMRI-listed for organic use.
  • Burkholderia spp. (Venerate XC) at 1 to 4 quarts/a product. PHI 0 days. REI 4 hr. Suppression only. OMRI-listed for organic use.
  • Chromobacterium subtsugae (Grandevo) at 0.6 to 0.9 lb ai/a per 100 gal. PHI 0 days. REI 4 hr. OMRI-listed for organic use.
  • deltamethrin (Delta Gold) at 0.012 to 0.028 lb ai/a. PHI 3 days. REI 12 hr. Do not exceed 0.14 lb ai/a per season. Retreatment interval 3 days.
  • flonicamid (Beleaf 50SG) at 0.062 to 0.089 lb ai/a. PHI 3 days. REI 12 hr. Do not exceed 0.267 lb ai/a per season. Limit 3 applications. Retreatment interval 7 days.
  • flupyradifurone (Sivanto 200SL) at 0.09 to 0.14 lb ai/a. PHI 7 days. REI 4 hr. Retreatment interval 10 days. Do not exceed 0.365 lb ai/a per season.
  • imidacloprid (Admire Pro) at 0.156 to 0.38 lb ai/a soil and 0.044 lb ai/a foliar. PHI 21 days soil; 7 days foliar. REI 12 hr. Retreatment interval 5 days. Do not exceed 0.38 lb ai/a soil or 0.13 lb ai/a foliar per season.
  • insecticidal soap (M-Pede) at 1 to 2% solution. Potassium salts of fatty acids. See label for gal/a. PHI 0 days. REI 12 hr. Some formulations are OMRI-listed for organic use.
  • malathion (Malathion 8) at 1.25 lb ai/a. PHI 7 days. REI 24 hr. Limit 3 treatments per year. Retreatment interval 7 days.
  • methomyl (Lannate SP) at 0.45 lb ai/a. PHI 65 days. REI 48 hr. Ground application only. Limit 4 treatment per year. Do not exceed 1.8 lb ai/a per season.
  • sulfoxaflor (Transform WG) at 0.023 to 0.047 lb ai/a. PHI 7 days. REI 24. Retreatment interval 7 days. Limit 4 treatments. Do not exceed 0.266 lb ai/a per year.
  • thiamethoxam (Actara) at 0.023 to 0.047 lb ai/a. PHI 7 days. REI 12 hr. Retreatment interval 7 days. Do not exceed 0.125 lb ai/a per season.
  • thiamethoxam (Platinum) at 0.078 to 0.188 lb ai/a. REI 12 hr. Do not exceed 0.188 lb ai/a per season. Apply to the soil as in-furrow spray, band application, drench, shanked or with irrigation.