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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:

This product controls Aphids, Lace Bugs, Leaf Hoppers, Mealybugs, Mites, Plant Bugs, Scale, Whitefly, and eggs of Aphids, Mites on Vegetables, Fruit Trees, Nut Trees, certain field crops, Shrubs, Plantation Trees, Greenhouse Plants, Ornamental Foliage Plants, and Flowers. Conquest CropCover® can be used in combination with certain fungicides, herbicides, and insecticides as a wetting agent/adjuvant/carrier as specified on the product's label.

APPLICATION AND CROP SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

General:

Different plant stresses can have a cumulative effect. In general, follow good farming practices to minimize all other sources of plant stress. Avoid applying Conquest CropCover® when environmental conditions elevate plant stress.

AVOID spraying complex tank mixtures. In particular, DO NOT spray:

• When the soil is dry

• If trees are suffering from moisture stress

• If hot weather (> 35°C) is imminent or has occurred in the previous 4 days

• If the shade temperature is expected to exceed 32°C

• In slow drying conditions

Conquest CropCover® sprays greater than 250 ml/100L water should not be applied for at least one month after spraying with sulfur or lime sulfur, as severe injury may occur, especially if the oil is applied in hot weather. DO NOT apply Conquest CropCover® in combination with Propargite or within four weeks of a Propargite application. DO NOT apply Torque with Conquest CropCover® where rapid speed of action is required. DO NOT apply Conquest CropCover® in combination with, or following a chlorothalonil application. DO NOT use in combination with Methidathion Emulsifiable Concentrate Insecticide on mangoes after fruit set and while fruit is on the tree. DO NOT use Conquest CropCover® on mangoes during flowering or while fruit is on the tree.

CITRUS:

Application:

Conquest CropCover® is an effective insecticide when used alone to control light moderate infestations of pests as indicated in the directions for use table. When a range of Conquest CropCover® rates is indicated, use the lower rate for light pest infestations and the high rate for moderate to heavy infestations, but only if weather and tree conditions are favorable. Alternatively, for heavy pressures, apply the low rate 2-3 times at an interval of about a fortnight. DO NOT exceed the maximum recommended annual dosage. Time applications to target crawler stages of pests. Apply when trees are in good condition 7-10 days after rain or irrigation. Apply sprays thoroughly to ensure complete coverage is achieved on both sides of susceptible leaves throughout the whole canopy. Adjust volume proportionally for tree size, planting density, target foliage, canopy density, and degree of infestation.

When pest pressure is moderate to heavy, and/or your spray equipment cannot achieve coverage comparable to an oscillating boom with outrigger, consider using Conquest CropCover in one of the mixtures indicated in the directions for use table. However, achieving thorough coverage should always be the aim no matter what mixture is used.

Precautions - Citrus:

Refer to Precautions - General section above.

If petroleum spray oil is applied more than once from spring to autumn, either alone or in combination with other materials, the total maximum dosage of oil used in commercial orchards should not exceed 3L of oil in Queensland, and 2L of oil in southern Australia. DO NOT use rates higher than 0.6% in Queensland. Use the high rate (1 %) in southern Australia ONLY when all general spraying precautions are met and when pest pressure warrants. Always consider the low rate as the first spray option. DO NOT apply when high rates of natural fruit drop are expected. DO NOT apply within 4 weeks of harvest.

BANANAS:

Application:

High volume applications can be made from either a ground rig in a convenient volume of water (e.g., 200 to 500 L/ha) or from the air in at least 30 L/ha water. Low volume aerial application does not require any further dilution of the mixture indicated. Conquest CropCover® can be applied alone, with DMI fungicides, or dithiocarbamate fungicides. When a range of oil rates is indicated, use the higher rate when weather conditions particularly favor disease development. Maintain good deleafing practices to reduce disease inoculum.

TANK MIXTURES:

This product may be mixed with other pesticides to improve the level of kill or enhance coverage. Users should read and follow all instructions on the label of the proposed tank mixed product.

MIXING INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Add water to the mixing tank to allow proper agitation by pump or paddles.

2. Add other desired pesticides.

3. Add oil under agitation when the tank is ¾ full. Top off with water to form a milky solution.

4. Maintain agitation until the solution is completely used.

5. In small equipment lacking agitators, stir or shake diluted spray frequently during applications.

6. It is important for users to read and follow all instructions on the labels of the proposed tank mixed products.

7. Flush fluid in sprayer hose lines back into the tank reservoir if fluid is allowed to stand for more than 20 minutes.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

• The target must be completely covered in spray.

• Oil residue on the plant's surface often acts as a feeding and oviposition deterrent. However, the primary target is the pest itself as Conquest CropCover® is a contact pesticide.

• Dilute applications (Greater than 1400L spray per hectare in horticultural crops) in most cases ensure the best coverage.

• Speed of travel is extremely important; tractor speed from 1.6kph to 5.4 kph is recommended, depending on crop size and target pest.

• Do not spray when shade temperatures are or exceed 32° C.

TIMING THE TREATMENT:

• The applicator must determine the precise timing to fit local growth and climate conditions. Do not exceed maximum rates or apply more often than recommended.

• May be used up to one day before harvest.