Aphidex WG

Manufacturer
ADAMA
Category
Insecticides
Registered until
2024-06-30
Registration number
61595
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GROUP 1A INSECTICIDE

For the control of certain Aphids on crops and pastures as specified in the Directions for Use table.

DIRECTIONS FOR USE:
Restraints:
Do NOT apply from the air when the crosswind is less than 3 km/hr.

RATE: In the following table: “Fruit Crops – Tree and Vine Crops” all rates given are for dilute spraying. For concentrate spraying, refer to Mixing/Application section.

CRITICAL COMMENTS: For all uses in this table “Fruit Crops” – Tree and Vine Crops”: Apply by dilute or concentrate spraying equipment. Apply the same total amount of product to the target crop whether applying this product by dilute or concentrate spraying methods.

FRUIT CROPS – TREE AND VINE CROPS

APPLES
Pest: Woolly Aphid
State: NSW, ACT, Vic, Tas, SA, WA, only
Rate:
Per 100 L: 50 g
Per ha: 1.1-1.7 kg
WHP: 2 days
Critical comments: Use the higher rate when less than 2200 L of spray per ha. Add 18 mL Wetspray 600 per 100 L.

CITRUS
Pest: Citrus Aphid
State: NSW, ACT, Vic, Tas, SA, WA, only
Rate:
Per 100 L: 50 g
Per ha: 1.1 kg
WHP: 2 days
Critical comments: Apply when aphids appear. Use at least 2200 L spray per ha.

Pest: Aphids
State: Qld, WA only
Rate:
Per 100 L: 2.5 g
Per ha: -
WHP: 2 days
Critical comments: Apply only where pest management is being implemented and only when it is apparent that parasite predators will not control the infestation within a reasonable time.

STONE FRUIT
Pest: Black Peach Aphid, Green Peach Aphid, Cherry Aphid
State: All States
Rate:
Per 100 L: 50 g
Per ha: 1.1 kg
WHP: 2 days
Critical comments: Apply at pink bud or when aphids appear. Use at least 1100 L spray/ha.

FRUIT CROPS – NON TREE AND VINE CROPS

BLUEBERRIES
Pest: Aphids
State: Qld, WA only
Rate:
Per 100 L: 50 g
WHP: 2 days

PEPINOS
Pest: Aphids
State: Qld, WA only
Rate:
Per 100 L: 50 g
WHP: 2 days

STONE FRUIT
Pest: Aphids
State: Qld, NSW, ACT, WA, only
Rate:
Per 100 L: 35 g
WHP: 2 days
Critical comments: Thorough coverage is necessary. If used in conjunction with predatory mites, apply before release or only after mites have fully established within the crop.

VEGETABLES

ARTICHOKES (globe), ASPARAGUS
Pest: Aphids
State: All States
Rate:
Per 100 L: 50 g
WHP: 2 days

BETTROOT
Pest: Green Peach Aphid
State: All States
Rate:
Per ha: 1 kg
WHP: 2 days
Critical comments: Use at least 500 L spray/ha plus 18 mL/100 L Wetspray 600.

BEANS
Pest: Cowpea Aphid (Aphis craccivora)
State: Vic, Tas, WA only
Rate:
Per ha: 500 g
WHP: 2 days
Critical comments: Apply as beans emerge and thereafter whilst aphid attack continues. Spray thoroughly.

BROAD BEANS, LIMA BEANS
Pest: Aphids
State: All States
Rate:
Per 100 L: 50 g
WHP: 2 days
Critical comments: Apply as beans emerge and thereafter whilst aphid attack continues. Spray thoroughly.

BROCCOLI, BRUSSEL SPROUTS, CABBAGES, CAULIFLOWERS
Pest: Cabbage Aphid
State: All States
Rate:
Per 100 L: 100- 200 g
Per ha: 500 g or 1 kg
WHP: 2 days

BRUSSEL SPROUTS, CABBAGES, CAULIFLOWERS
Pest: Green Peach Aphid
State: All States
Rate:
Per 100 L: 100- 200 g
Per ha: 500 g - 1 kg
WHP: 2 days

CHINESE CABBAGES
Pest: Cabbage Aphid, Green Peach Aphid
State: All States
Rate:
Per 100 L: 100- 200 g
Per ha: 500 g - 1 kg
WHP: 2 days

Critical comments: Apply every 10-14 days commencing 1 week after planting. Use 500 L spray per ha.
Add 18 mL Wetspray 600 per 100 L.
If lower spray volumes per ha are used, increase the rate per 100 L to maintain the equivalent rate of product per ha.
Use the higher rate if temperature falls below 20 C.

CAPSICUMS
Pest: Aphids
State: All States
Rate:
Per 100 L: 100- 200 g
Per ha: 500 g - 1 kg
WHP: 2 days
Critical comments: Spray when aphids are detected and repeat as necessary. Use the higher rates if applied in conditions below 20 C.

CUCURBITS
Pest: Aphids
State: All States
Rate:
Per 100 L: 100- 200 g
Per ha: 500 g - 1 kg
WHP: 2 days
Critical comments: Apply every 5-10 days during periods of rapid plant growth to delay virus buildup. Use the higher rates if applied in conditions below 20 C.

ENDIVE, GARDEN CRESS
Pest: Aphids
State: All States
Rate:
Per 100 L: 50 g
WHP: 2 days

KALE
Pest: Cabbage Aphid, Green Peach Aphid
State: All States
Rate:
Per 100 L: 100- 200 g
Per ha: 500 g-1 kg
WHP: 2 days
Critical comments: Apply every 10-14 days commencing 1 week after planting. Use 500 L spray per ha.
Add 18 mL Wetspray 600 per 100 L. If lower spray volumes per ha are used, increase the rate per 100 L to maintain the equivalent rate of product per ha. Use the higher rate if temperatures falls below 20 C.

KIWANO
Pest: Aphids
State: All States
Rate:
Per 100 L: 100- 200 g
Per ha: 500 g-1 kg
WHP: 2 days
Critical comments: Apply every 5-10 days during periods of rapid plant growth to delay virus buildup.

LEEKS
Pest: Aphids
State: All States
Rate:
Per 100 L: 50 g
WHP: 2 days

LETTUCE
Pest: Aphids
State: All States
Rate:
Per 100 L: 100- 200 g
Per ha: 500 g-1 kg
WHP: 2 days
Critical comments: Spray when aphids are detected and repeat if necessary. Use the higher rates if applied in conditions below 20 C.

OKRA
Pest: Aphids
State: All States
Rate:
Per 100 L: 50 g
WHP: 2 days
Critical comments: For use in IPM programmes where Helicoverpa resistance strategy is being practiced.

PEAS
Pest: Aphids
State: All States
Rate:
Per 100 L: 100- 200 g
Per ha: 500 g-1 kg
WHP: 2 days
State: NSW only
Rate:
Per 100 L: 50 g
Per ha: 500 g-1 kg
WHP: 2 days
Critical comments: Spray when aphids are detected and repeat if necessary.
Use the higher rate if applied in conditions below 20 C.

POTATOES
Pest: Potato Aphid
State: All States
Rate:
Per 100 L: 250- 500 g
Per ha: 500 g or 1 kg
WHP: 2 days
Critical comments: Apply in 200 L spray per ha when aphids first appear. If higher spray volumes per ha are used, decrease the rate per 100 L to maintain the equivalent rate of product per ha.
Use the higher rate if temperature falls below 20 C.

RADISHES
Pest: Cabbage Aphid, Green Peach Aphid
State: All States
Rate:
Per 100 L: 100- 200 g
Per ha: 500 g-1 kg
WHP: 2 days
Critical comments: Apply every 10-14 days commencing 1 week after planting. Use 500 L spray per ha.
Add 18 mL Wetspray 600 per 100 L. If lower spray volumes per ha are used, increase the rate per 100 L to maintain the equivalent rate of product per ha.
Use the higher rate if temperature falls below 20 C.

SHALLOTS, SPINACH
Pest: Aphids
State: All States
Rate:
Per 100 L: 50 g
WHP: 2 days

SWEDES, TURNIPS
Pest: Cabbage Aphid, Green Peach Aphid
State: All States
Rate:
Per 100 L: 100- 200 g
Per ha: 500 g-1 kg
WHP: 2 days
Critical comments: Apply every 10-14 days commencing 1 week after planting. Use 500 L spray per ha.
Add 18 mL Wetspray 600 per 100 L. If lower spray volumes per ha are used, increase the rate per 100 L to maintain the equivalent rate of product per ha.
Use the higher rate if temperature falls below 20 C.

TOMATOES
Pest: Aphids
State: All States
Rate:
Per 100 L: 100- 200 g
Per ha: 500 g-1 kg
WHP: 2 days
Critical comments: Spray when aphids are detected and repeat if necessary.
Use the higher rates if applied in conditions below 20 C.

WATERCRESS
Pest: Aphids
State: All States
Rate:
Per 100 L: 50 g
WHP: 2 days

BROADACRE CROPS

CANOLA
Pest: Cabbage Aphid (Brevicoryne brassicae), Green Peach Aphid (Myzus persicae)
State: All States
Rate:
Per ha: 500 g or 1 kg
WHP: 14 days harvest/grazing
Critical comments: Apply when aphids first appear using 30-100 L water/ha (ground rig) or 20-50 L/ha (aerial).
Use higher rate if temperature falls below 20 C.
Add 18 mL Wetspray 600 per 100 L spray.

COTTON
Pest: Cotton Aphid (Aphis gossypii), Green Peach Aphid (Myzus persicae)
State: NSW, Qld, WA only
Rate:
Per ha: 500 g or 750 g
Aerial Application: Spray volume of 30-50 L/ha
Ground Application: Spray volume of 100 L/ha minimum
WHP: 21 days harvest/grazing
Critical comments: Thorough spray coverage is essential to produce best results.
Stage 1: Apply when aphids exceed 90% of plants infested.
Stage 2: Apply when aphids exceed 95% of plants infested.
Stage 3: Apply when aphids exceed 50% of plants infested, or if 1% bolls are open and honeydew is present apply when aphids exceed 10% of plants infested.
If a spray is required for another pest, the aphid threshold for each phase should be reduced by half to determine the need to spray for aphids; eg. 50% becomes 25% of plants infested.
Use Aphidex WG no more than twice per season.
Adhere to the resistance management strategy and rotate chemistry.
Do not use Aphidex WG as consecutive sprays.

LUPINS
Pest: Green Peach Aphid
State: NSW, ACT, Vic, WA only

Pest: Cowpea Aphid
State: NSW, ACT, Vic, WA only

Rate:
Per ha: 250 g
WHP: 6 weeks harvest/grazing
Critical comments: Apply when aphids first appear using 20-100 L/ha (ground rig) or 4-15 L/ha (aerial).
Repeat as necessary. If low relative humidity conditions prevail add 1% or 10% Summer Spray Oil (DC-Tron or Caltex) to spray solution for ground and aerial application respectively.
Note: For best coverage and hence best results with aerial application, apply when a slight crosswind with a minimum speed of 3 km/hr is present.

Pest: Green Peach Aphid
State: WA only
Rate:
Per ha: 300 g
WHP: 6 weeks harvest/grazing
Critical comments: Apply when aphids first appear. Good coverage of the infested area is essential. Apply in 30-100 L/ha for
aerial application. Repeat as necessary.
If low relative humidity conditions prevail add Summer Spray Oil to the mix.

WINTER CEREALS
Pest: Aphids (Rhopalosiphum maidis)
State: All States
Rate:
Per ha: 150 g
WHP: 6 weeks harvest/grazing

Pest: Aphids (R.maidis, R.paddi)
State: WA only
Rate:
Per ha: 250 - 300 g
WHP: 6 weeks harvest/grazing

Critical comments: Apply when 20 or more aphids are present per tiller and when the crop is between emergence of last leaf and flowering stages.
Use 20-100 L/ha (ground rig) or 4-15 L/ha (aerial).
If low relative humidity conditions prevail add Summer Spray Oil as for lupins. Where there is concern for infection by Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus, spraying should be carried out as soon as aphids are located in the crop.

NOT TO BE USED FOR ANY PURPOSE, OR IN ANY MANNER CONTRARY TO THIS LABEL, UNLESS AUTHORISED UNDER APPROPRIATE LEGISLATION.

WITHHOLDING PERIODS:
FRUIT, VEGETABLES: DO NOT HARVEST FOR 2 DAYS AFTER APPLICATION.
CANOLA: DO NOT HARVEST, GRAZE OR CUT FOR STOCKFOOD FOR 14 DAYS AFTER APPLICATION.
COTTON: DO NOT HARVEST, GRAZE OR CUT FOR STOCKFOOD FOR 21 DAYS AFTER APPLICATION.
LUCERNE, MEDIC PASTURES: DO NOT HARVEST, GRAZE OR CUT FOR STOCKFOOD OR FEED TO POULTRY FOR 3 DAYS AFTER APPLICATION.
LUPINS, WINTER CEREALS: DO NOT HARVEST, GRAZE OR CUT FOR STOCKFOOD OR FEED TO POULTRY FOR 6 WEEKS AFTER APPLICATION.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
MIXING
Fill tank 50 to 75% full then start agitation. Slowly pour granules into tank and maintain agitation throughout spraying.
DO NOT pre-mix FARMOZ APHIDEX WG granules.

APPLICATION
If this product is applied when the temperature is less than 15 C it is essential to have thorough spray coverage for quick and total aphid control.

Fruit Crops – Tree and Vine Crops:
Dilute Spraying
Use a sprayer designed to apply high volumes of water up to the point of run-off and matched to the crop being sprayed. Set up and operate the sprayer to achieve even coverage throughout the crop canopy. Apply sufficient water to cover the crop to the point of run-off. Avoid excessive run-off. The required water volume may be determined by applying different test volumes, using different settings on the sprayer, from industry guidelines or expert advice. Add the amount of product specified in the Directions For Use table for each 100 L of water. Spray to the point of run-off. The required dilute spray volume will change and the sprayer set up and operation may also need to be changed, as the crop grows.

Concentrate Spraying
Use a sprayer designed and set up for the concentrate spraying (that is a sprayer which applies water volumes less than those required to reach the point of run-off) and matched to the crop being sprayed. Set up and operate the sprayer to achieve even coverage throughout the crop canopy using your chosen water volume. Determine an appropriate dilute spray volume (See Dilute Spraying above) for the crop canopy. This is needed to calculate the concentrate mixing rate. The mixing rate for concentrate can then be calculated in the following way:
EXAMPLE ONLY
1. Dilute spray volume as determined above: For example 1500 L/ha.
2. Your chosen concentrate spray volume: For example 500 L/ha.
3. The concentration factor in this example is: 3x (ie 1500 L ÷ 500 L = 3).
4. If the dilute label rate is 10 mL/100 L, then the concentrate rate becomes 3 x10, that is 30 mL/100 L of concentrate spraying.
The chosen spray volume, amount of product per 100 L of water, and the sprayer set up and operation may need to be changed as the crop grows.
For further information on concentrate spraying, users are advised to consult relevant industry guidelines, undertake appropriate competency training and follow industry Best Practices.

COMPATIBILITY
APHIDEX WG may be mixed in the spray vat with any one of the following products: Wetspray and Omite. A mixture of APHIDEX WG with more than one of these products or with any other product may be ineffective or may cause serious damage. The use of such a mixture is not recommended and would therefore be entirely at the user’s risk.

RESISTANT WEEDS WARNING
For insecticide resistance management APHIDEX WG Aphicide is a Group 1A insecticide. Some naturally occurring insect biotypes resistant to APHIDEX WG and other Group 1A insecticides may exist through normal genetic variability in any insect population. The resistant individuals can eventually dominate the insect population if APHIDEX WG or other Group 1A insecticides are used repeatedly. The effectiveness of APHIDEX WG on resistant individuals could be significantly reduced.
Since occurrence of resistant individuals is difficult to detect prior to use Adama Australia Pty. Ltd. accepts no liability for any losses that may result from the failure of APHIDEX WG to control insects. APHIDEX WG may be subject to specific resistance management strategies. For further information contact your local supplier, Adama representative or local agricultural department agronomist.

RESISTANCE MANAGEMENT FOR GREEN PEACH APHID CONTROL
Some Green Peach Aphids are resistant to all commonly used insecticides including APHIDEX WG. If resistance is known or suspected, do not use APHIDEX WG and seek advise on resistance management. If there is no APHIDEX WG resistance, use a maximum of 2 non-consecutive aphid sprays per season. If APHIDEX WG was used as the last aphid spray for the season, do not use it as the first aphid spray next season.

Registered for culturesRatePreharvest Interval
Shallots0 kg2
Apples1.1 - 1.7 kg2
Citrus1.1 kg2
Blueberries0 kg2
Artichokes0 kg2
Asparagus0 kg2
Red beet1 kg2
Beans0.5 kg2
Broccoli0.5 - 1 kg2
Brussels sprouts0.5 - 1 kg2
Cabbage0.5 - 1 kg2
Cauliflower0.5 - 1 kg2
Chinese cabbage0.5 - 1 kg2
Endive0 kg2
Leeks0 kg2
Lettuce0.5 - 1 kg2
Okra0 kg2
Peas0.5 - 1 kg2
Potatoes0.5 - 1 kg2
Radishes0.5 - 1 kg2
Spinach0 kg2
Turnips0.5 - 1 kg2
Tomatoes0.5 - 1 kg2
Cress0 kg2
Canola0.5 - 1 kg14
Cotton0.5 - 0.75 kg21
Lupines0.25 - 0.3 kg42
Winter wheat0.15 - 0.3 kg42
Winter triticale0.15 - 0.3 kg42
Winter barley0.15 - 0.3 kg42
Winter oats0.15 - 0.3 kg42