Contributed by Mike Helms, Pesticide Management Education Program
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) recently approved the registration of three insecticides containing the active ingredient afidopyrofen. These are the first products registered in New York State containing this active ingredient. Products registered include:
- Sefina Inscalis Insecticide (EPA Reg. No. 7969-391) – registered for use on several agricultural crops including cucurbits, fruiting vegetables, tuberous and corm vegetables and soybean against various aphids and whiteflies.
- Versys Inscalis Insecticide (EPA Reg. No. 7969-389) – registered for use on brassicas, leaf petiole and leafy vegetables, pome fruit, and stone fruit against various aphids and whiteflies.
- Ventigra Insecticide (EPA Reg. No. 7969-393) – registered for use on ornamentals and vegetable transplants against aphids, whiteflies, mealybugs, and scale.
Note that all three of these products are restricted-use in New York State and their use in Nassau and Suffolk Counties are prohibited. The labels for these products also have NY-specific buffer zone requirements.
Copies of the approved labels for these products are available from the NYSDEC’s product registration website.
Questions should be directed to Cornell PMEP.
