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FORMULATION AND ACTIVE INGREDIENT:
APHOX is a water dispersible granule containing 500 g/kg (50% w/w) pirimicarb.
PCS number: 90070 PACK SIZE: 1 kg.
TARGETS: For the control of aphids in a wide range of crops.
WATER VOLUME AND SPRAY QUALITY: Apply using a conventional field crop sprayer in not less than 200 litres of water per hectare. Use a medium quality spray at a pressure of 2–3 bar. Use higher water volumes (see Recommendations) for dense crops and under hot conditions (25°C or above).

PRACTICAL NOTES:
Crop: Apple, strawberry and cherry
Maximum individual dose: 560 gms product / ha
Latest time of application: 3 days before harvest

Crop: Cabbage, cauliflower, calabrese, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, kale, Chinese cabbage, collard and pear
Maximum individual dose: 420 gms product / ha
Latest time of application: 3 days before harvest

Crop: Swede and turnip
Maximum individual dose: 420 gms product / ha
Latest time of application: 7 days before harvest

Crop: Oilseed rape
Maximum individual dose: 420 gms product / ha
Latest time of application: 14 days before harvest

Crop: Wheat, durum wheat, barley, oats, rye, triticale, maize and sweetcorn
Maximum individual dose: 280 gms product / ha
Latest time of application: 14 days before harvest

Crop: Blackcurrant, redcurrant, gooseberry, raspberry, carrot, parsnip, sugar beet, potato, field bean, dwarf French bean, broad bean, runner bean and pea
Maximum individual dose: 280 gms product / ha
Latest time of application: 3 days before harvest

Crop: Cucumber, tomato and pepper
Maximum individual dose: See other specific restrictions
Latest time of application: 2 days before harvest

Crop: Protected lettuce
Maximum individual dose: 500 gms product / ha
Latest time of application: 14 days before harvest

Crop: Outdoor lettuce
Maximum individual dose: 500 gms product / ha
Latest time of application: 3 days before harvest

Crop: Outdoor and protected ornamental plant production
Maximum individual dose: See other specific restrictions
Latest time of application: -

Crop: Forest nurseries
Maximum individual dose: See other specific restrictions
Latest time of application: -

Other specific restrictions: When used on cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers, protected and outdoor ornamental plant production and forest nurseries – the maximum concentration must not exceed 500 g product in 1000 litres water.

DIRECTIONS FOR USE

SUGAR BEET
Pest: Green Aphids, Black Bean Aphid, Virus Yellow
Rate of use (gms product/ha): 280
Water volume (litre /ha): Not less than 400*
Apply immediately official warnings are issued or as soon as first aphids are noticed in the crop, whichever is the earlier. Repeat if necessary.
*Thoroughly and evenly wet the foliage.

WHEAT, DURUM WHEAT, BARLEY, OATS, RYE AND TRITICALE
Pest: Cereal Aphids
Rate of use (gms product/ha): 280
Water volume (litre /ha): 200–400
Apply late spring/summer when infestations are developing on leaves or ears. Regular inspection of the crop after ear emergence is recommended.

POTATOES
Pest: Green Aphids
Rate of use (gms product/ha): 280
Water volume (litre /ha): 200–400*
Apply as soon as aphids seen in the crop. Repeat if necessary.
*Use at least 400 litres/ha at minimum pressure of 2 bars when spraying dense potato crops.

PEAS
Pest: Pea Aphid
Rate of use (gms product/ha): 280
Water volume (litre /ha): 200–400
Apply when infestations occur on the haulm. Inspect the crop regularly, particularly after flowering. Repeat if necessary.

BROAD, RUNNER, FIELD & DWARF FRENCH BEANS
Pest: Black Bean Aphid, Green Aphids
Rate of use (gms product/ha): 280
Water volume (litre /ha): 200–400
Apply when first colonies are seen. Repeat if necessary.

CAULIFLOWER, BROCCOLI (including calabrese), CABBAGE, BRUSSELS SPROUTS, KALE, CHINESE CABBAGE AND COLLARDS, SWEDES, TURNIPS, OILSEED RAPE
Pest: Mealy Cabbage Aphid
Rate of use (gms product/ha): 420
Water volume (litre /ha): 300–600
Spray when aphids are first seen. Repeat if necessary. Apply with a non-ionic surfactant adjuvant that is not an organosilicone in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.
Pest: Green Aphid
Rate of use (gms product/ha): 280
Water volume (litre /ha): 300–600
Apply when aphids are first seen. Repeat if necessary. Apply with a non-ionic surfactant adjuvant that is not an organosilicone in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.

CARROTS, PARSNIPS
Pest: Carrot Willow Aphid
Rate of use (gms product/ha): 280
Water volume (litre /ha): 200–400
Apply when aphids are first seen. Repeat if necessary.

MAIZE, SWEETCORN
Pest: Various Aphids
Rate of use (gms product/ha): 280
Water volume (litre /ha): 200–400
Apply when build up of aphids occurs. Repeat if necessary.

APPLES
Pest: Apple Grass Aphid, Rosy Apple Aphid, Green Apple Aphid
Rate of use (gms product/ha): 420
Water volume (litre /ha): Not less than 400
Apply at full green cluster to pink bud.
Pest: Woolly Aphid*
Rate of use (gms product/ha): 560
Water volume (litre /ha): See note
Apply in July or when build up occurs.
*Note – For optimum control of Woolly Aphid, apply with a non-ionic surfactant adjuvant that is not an organosilicone in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. However, the use of a non-ionic surfactant adjuvant, especially at the fruitlet stage or in tank mixes, may increase fruit russetting. To reduce this risk APHOX may be applied without a non-ionic surfactant when a lower level of control may be achieved.

PEARS
Pest: Green Aphid, Pear Bedstraw Aphid
Rate of use (gms product/ha): 420
Water volume (litre /ha): Not less than 400
Apply at petal fall.

CHERRIES
Pest: Cherry Aphid
Rate of use (gms product/ha): 560
Water volume (litre /ha): Not less than 400*
Apply at white-bud or petal fall or when a build up of the aphid occurs.
*On large trees apply in at least 1000 l/ha.

STRAWBERRIES
Pest: Strawberry Aphid
Rate of use (gms product/ha): 560
Water volume (litre /ha): 1000 (high volume spray)
Spray when aphids are first seen and repeat if necessary. Apply in sufficient water volume to ensure thorough crop coverage.

BLACKCURRANTS, REDCURRANTS, GOOSEBERRIES
Pest: Various Aphids
Rate of use (gms product/ha): 280
Water volume (litre /ha): 200–400
Apply just before first flowers open.

RASPBERRY
Pest: Raspberry and Blackberry Aphids
Rate of use (gms product/ha): 280
Water volume (litre /ha): 200–400
Apply in spring when aphids are seen.

PROTECTED ORNAMENTAL PLANT PRODUCTION – CARNATIONS, CHRYSANTHEMUMS, CINERARIAS, CYCLAMEN, ROSES
Pest: Aphids
Rate of use (g/ha) water volume: 500 g per 1000 litres water. i.e. 5 g per 10 litres
Apply as soon as possible as aphids begin to build up in the crop. Although no damage has been recorded, it is advisable to keep spray off fully open blooms.

CUCUMBERS, TOMATOES AND PEPPERS
Pest: Aphids
Rate of use (g/ha) water volume: 500 g per 1000 litres water. i.e. 5 g per 10 litres Apply when aphid build-up occurs and repeat as necessary.

OUTDOOR & PROTECTED LETTUCE
Pest: Aphids
Rate of use (g/ha) water volume: 500 g per 1000 litres water. i.e. 5 g per 10 litres
Apply when aphid build-up occurs but always before the lettuce begins to heart. Repeat as necessary.

OUTDOOR ORNAMENTAL PLANT PRODUCTION & FOREST NURSERIES
Pest: Aphids
Rate of use (g/ha) water volume: 500 g per 1000 litres water. i.e. 5 g per 10 litres
Apply when aphid build-up occurs and repeat as necessary.

GENERAL NOTES
1. Best results will be obtained with APHOX by timely application under warm and calm conditions. Ideally sprays should be applied when chemical uptake by the plant will be at the highest, when the plants are not wilting and the spray does not dry too rapidly, for example during the morning or evening.
2. Do not let aphid colonies become established in the crop before treatment. If necessary treat a localised infestation, eg headlands in cereals.
3. APHOX is suitable for use in integrated control programmes for apples and pears.
4. APHOX has negligible effect on Encarsia and Phytoseiulus spp. And therefore may be used in conjunction with biological control.
5. Consult processors before using on crops grown for processing.
6. Strains of some aphid species are resistant to many aphicides. Where aphids resistant to products containing pirimicarb occur, APHOX is unlikely to give satisfactory control. Repeat applications are likely to result in lower levels of control.
Note: Strains of the Melon Cotton Aphid (Aphis gossypii) are resistant to diazinon and pirimicarb. Use of APHOX is unlikely to give control of this aphid.

MIXING AND SPRAYING
GROUND APPLICATION
Apply using a conventional field crop sprayer in not less than 200 litres of water per hectare. Use a medium quality spray at a pressure of 2–3 bar. Use higher water volumes (see Recommendations) for dense crops and under hot conditions (25ºC or above).

PROTECTED CROPS, OUTDOOR ORNAMENTAL PLANT PRODUCTION AND FOREST NURSERIES
Good spray cover is essential to achieve optimum control. Apply by any suitable hydraulic sprayer using a medium quality spray and sufficient volume to completely wet all foliage.
Optimum control will be achieved from application under warm, calm conditions with moderate to high relative humidity when full advantage will be made of vapour activity. Because of the large number of species and cultivars of ornamental plants grown, susceptibility should be checked by treating a small number of plants in the first instance.
Mixing – Half fill the spray tank with clean water, add the required amount of APHOX (plus a non-ionic surfactant adjuvant that is not an organosilicone in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions on apples and brassicas) and agitate during completion of filling.
Processed crops – Consult processors before using on crops being grown for processing. This product is to be used only in accordance with the recommendations and instructions given on the labels provided with this pack. Use in any other circumstances is entirely at user’s risk.