Fruit insecticide registration update for 2023
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EmailSummary of insecticide and miticide label additions, clarifications and corrections to the 2023 Michigan Fruit Management Guide (E154).
The following is a review of insecticide and miticide label changes and restrictions to the Michigan State University Extension Bulletin E0154, “2023 Michigan Fruit Management Guide.” Agri-chemical labels and regulations can change quickly, so use this information within the context of each compound's legal label.
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Insecticide label additions, clarifications and corrections |
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Compound |
Label changes/restrictions |
Crop |
Target pests |
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Lorsban |
Non-food uses allowed |
Non-bearing trees without fruit present at the time of application and that will not bear fruit within one year |
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Brigade 2E |
New labeled use |
Pome fruit, peach |
Mites, stink bugs, plant bugs, leafrollers |
New insecticide label information for compounds listed in E0154
MSU Fruit Management Guide E0154 product numbers are in parenthesis ().
Brigade (20) (bifenthrin) is a synthetic pyrethroid registered for use on strawberries, pome fruits, peaches, grapes and caneberries for controlling many insect and mite pests, including strawberry sap beetles, leafhoppers, leafrollers, grape berry moth, Japanese beetles, plant bugs, stink bugs and mites. This product has a short period of activity on mites after application and is disruptive to natural enemies. For sap beetles, apply as soon as beetles are detected to target them before they enter the fruit. The maximum yearly application amount of Brigade is 0.5 pounds active ingredient per acre (pome fruits, peaches, blueberries and strawberries), and 0.2 pounds active ingredient per acre (caneberry).
Lorsban (32) (chlorpyrifos) is an organophosphate insecticide that that was previously registered for use on apples, cherries, peaches, nectarines, grapes, cranberry and strawberries. Effective Oct. 29, 2021, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has revoked all tolerances for residues of chlorpyrifos for all food and feed commodities, which will expire on Feb. 28, 2022. According to the EPA guidance document, chlorpyrifos is still legal for non-food uses, thus, “Applications of chlorpyrifos to or around fruit/nut trees may be considered a non-food use provided applications are made to non-bearing trees (i.e., trees without fruit present at the time of application and that will not bear fruit within one year).”
