100 g/L cyantraniliprole Exirel Insecticide

Integrated Pest Management

Citrus

Not compatible with integrated pest management (IPM) programs utilising beneficial arthropods. Minimise spray drift to reduce harmful effects on beneficial arthropods in non-crop areas.

Cotton

Application of Exirel according to this label is expected to be safe to predatory mites, spiders and lacewings, but may have adverse effects on parasitoid wasps, ladybird beetles and rove beetles in the treated field and parasitoid wasps in downwind areas reached by spray drift.

Insecticide Resistance Warning

For insecticide resistance management Exirel is a Group 28 insecticide. Some naturally occurring insect biotypes resistant to Exirel and other Group 28 insecticides may exist through normal genetic variability in any insect population. The resistant individuals can eventually dominate the insect population if Exirel and other Group 28 insecticides are used repeatedly. The effectiveness of Exirelon resistant individuals could be significantly reduced. Since the occurrence of resistant individuals is difficult to detect prior to use FMC accepts no liability for any losses that may result from the failure of Exirel to control resistant insects.

Exirel may be subject to specific resistance management strategies. To help prevent the development of resistance to Exirel observe the following instructions:

• Use Exirel in accordance with the current Insecticide Resistance Management (IRM) strategy for your region.

• Apply Exirel or other Group 28 insecticides using a “window” approach to avoid exposure of consecutive insect pest generations to the same mode of action. Multiple successive applications of Exirel® insecticide or other Group 28 insecticides are acceptable if they are used to treat a single insect generation.

• Following a “window” of Exirel insecticide or other Group 28 insecticides, rotate to a “window” of applications of effective insecticides with a different mode of action.

• The total exposure period of all “Group 28-active windows” applied throughout the crop cycle (from seedling to harvest) should not exceed 50% of the crop cycle.

• Incorporate IPM techniques into the overall pest management program.

• Monitor insect populations for loss of field efficacy.

• Cultivate all cotton fields as soon as possible after picking to destroy over-wintering pupae of Helicoverpa armigera.

For further information contact your farm chemical supplier, consultant, local Department of Agriculture or Primary Industries, or local FMC Representative.

For additional information on insect resistance, modes of action and monitoring visit the Insecticide Resistance Action Committee (IRAC) on the web at www.irac-online.org

Mixing

Fill spray tank to ¼ to ½ full of water. Measure the amount of Exirel required for the area to be sprayed. Add Exirel directly to the spray tank with the agitation engaged. Mix thoroughly to disperse the insecticide. Once dispersed, the material must be kept in suspension at all times by continuous agitation. Use mechanical or hydraulic means, DO NOT use air agitation, premix or slurry.

If spray solution is left standing, ensure thorough re-agitation of the spray mix until fully resuspended. DO NOT allow spray mix to sit overnight, as resuspension may be difficult.

Surfactant/Wetting Agent

Use an ethylated seed oil at 0.5% v/v,( 58405922,e.g. Hasten? @ 500 mL/100 L).

DO NOT add a non-ionic surfactant/wetting agent if:

• mixing with another product which already contains a surfactant and/or the product label advises not to add a surfactant.

• mixing with a liquid fertiliser

Acidification of the Spray Tank

If the pH of the spray tank after all products have been added and mixed is above pH 8, adjust to pH 8 or less using a registered acidifying agent. If the spray tank pH is 8 or less no adjustment of the spray tank pH is necessary. Spray tanks of pH 8 or less can be held for up to 8 hours before spraying. DO NOT store the spray mixture overnight in the spray tank.

Compatibility

Exirel insecticide is compatible with many commonly used fungicides, liquid fertilisers, herbicides, insecticides, and biological control products. However, since the formulations of products are always changing, it is advisable to test the physical compatibility of desired tank mixes and check for adverse effects like settling out or flocculation. To determine the physical compatibility, add the recommended proportions of the tank mix products to water, mix thoroughly and allow to stand for 20 minutes. If the combination remains mixed, or can be re-mixed readily, it is considered physically compatible. Avoid complex tank mixtures of several products or very concentrated spray mixtures.

The crop safety of all potential tank-mixes, including additives and other pesticides, on all crops has not been tested. Before applying any tank-mixture not specifically recommended on this label or other FMC supplemental labelling, the safety to the target crop must be confirmed. To test for crop safety, apply the combination to a small area of the target crop in accordance with the label instructions to ensure that a phytotoxic response will not occur.

The mixing sequence recommended is: water soluble bags, dry flowable or water-dispersible granules, wettable powders, water-based suspension concentrates, water-soluble concentrates, suspo-emulsions (Exirel), oil-based suspension concentrates, emulsifiable concentrates, adjuvants and surfactants, soluble fertilisers and drift retardants.

Application

Use enough water to ensure thorough coverage of the crop. Adjust water volumes to crop stage. Droplet VMD should be of MEDIUM spray quality according to ASAE S572 Standard or the BCPC Guideline.

Cotton:

Ground application

Apply as a blanket spray or as a banded spray (cotton only). Use a boom sprayer fitted with high flow rate fan nozzles to apply the highest practical spray volume. Apply in a minimum spray volume of 100 L/ha. Nozzles with higher rated flows produce larger droplets. Use the lower spray pressures recommended for the nozzle. Higher pressure reduces droplet size, DOES NOT improve canopy penetration and may increase drift potential. WHEN HIGHER FLOW RATES ARE NEEDED, USE A HIGHER-CAPACITY NOZZLE INSTEAD OF INCREASING PRESSURE. A minimum spray pressure of 275 kPa (40 psi) should be used with fan nozzles applying insecticides. With most nozzle types, narrower spray angles produce larger droplets. Consider using low-drift nozzles. When applying Exirel by ground application, keep the boom low to avoid spray drift.

Aerial application

Exirel must only be applied with aircraft fitted with accurately calibrated equipment. Apply a minimum total spray volume of 30 L/ha with nozzles (e.g. Micronaire rotary atomisers, CP nozzles or conventional hydraulic nozzles) set to medium spray quality according to ASAE S572 definition for standard nozzles. A spray drift minimisation strategy should be employed at all times when applying this product. DO NOT apply Exirel using Ultra Low Volume (ULV) methods.

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