Markate50

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DHM Agrochemicals
Category
Insecticides
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Emulsifiable concentrate containing 50 g/L (5.5% w/w) of lambda-cyhalothrin.

For use as an insecticide in agricultural and horticultural crops.

DIRECTIONS FOR USE 
IMPORTANT: DO NOT ALLOW DIRECT SPRAY from horizontal boom sprayers to fall within 5 m of the top of the bank of a static or flowing water body. DO NOT ALLOW DIRECT SPRAY from hand held sprayers to fall within 1m of the top of the bank of a static or flowing water body. Aim spray away from water. DO NOT ALLOW DIRECT SPRAY from broadcast air-assisted applications to fall within 25 m of the top of the bank of a static or flowing water body, or within 5m of the top of a ditch which is dry at the time of application. Only apply to crops in flower once bees have finished foraging for the day. To reduce effects on non-target insects or other arthropods: For application to arable and vegetable crops using tractor-mounted boom sprayers: The best available application technique, which minimises off-target drift, should be used.

WHEAT, DURUM WHEAT, BARLEY, OATS
Pests: Barley yellow dwarf virus, Grain aphid, Rose-Grain aphid, Yellow cereal fly.
Rate: 100ml/ha
Critical comments: max. no. of applications - 4. Max. total dose: 400 (mL/ha/crop). Latest time of application: before late milk stage (GS 77).

TRITICALE
Pests: Yellow cereal fly.
Rate:100ml/ha
Critical comments: max. no. of applications 4. Max. total dose: 400 (mL/ha/crop). Latest time of application: before second node detectable stage (GS 32).

POTATO(SEED and WARE)
Pests: Aphids(n. Myzus persicae, Macrosiphum euphorbiae)
Rate: 150ml/ha
Critical comments: max. no. of applications 4. Max. total dose: 600 (mL/ha/crop).

SUGAR BEET, FODDER BEET
Pests: Flea beetle, Mangold fly, Cutworm.
Rate:150ml/ha
Critical comments: max. no. of applications 2. Max. total dose: 300 (mL/ha/crop). Latest time of application: 8 weeks pre-harvest.

WINTER OILSEED RAPE
Pests: Flea beetle, Cabbage stem flea beetle, Pollen beetle, Seed weevil, Pod midge, Aphids.
Rate: 150ml/ha
Critical comments: max. no. of applications 3. Max. total dose: 450 (mL/ha/crop). Latest time of application: before end of flowering.

SPRING OILSEED RAPE
Pests: Flea beetle, Cabbage stem flea beetle, Pollen beetle, Seed weevil, Pod midge, Aphids.
Rate: 150ml/ha
Critical comments: max. no. of applications 3. Max. total dose: 450 (mL/ha/crop). Latest time of application: 6 weeks before harvest.

COMBINING PEA, VINING PEA
Pests: Pea and bean weevil, Pea moth, Pea aphid, Pea midge, Pear sucker.
Rate: 150ml/ha
Critical comments: max. no. of applications 2. Max. total dose: 300 (mL/ha/crop). Latest time of application: 25 days before harvest.

FIELD BEAN
Pests: Pea and bean weevil.
Rate: 150ml/ha
Critical comments: max. no. of applications 2. Max. total dose: 300 (mL/ha/crop). Latest time of application: 25 days before harvest.

BROCCOLI/CALABRESE, BRUSSELS SPROUT, CABBAGE, CAULIFLOWER
Pests: Caterpillars, Whitefly.
Rate: 200ml/ha
Critical comments: max. no. of applications 4. Max. total dose: 400 (mL/ha/crop). 

LETTUCE
Pests: Cutworm
Rate: 150ml/ha
Critical comments: max. no. of applications 2. Max. total dose: 300 (mL/ha/crop). Latest time of application: 7 days pre-harvest.

CARROT and PARSNIP
Pests: Cutworm, Carrot fly.
Rate: 300ml/ha
Critical comments: max. no. of applications 3. Max. total dose: 900 (mL/ha/crop). Latest time of application: 14 days pre-harvest.

PEAR
Pests: Pear sucker
Rate: 180ml/ha
Critical comments: max. no. of applications 3. Max. total dose: 450 (mL/ha/crop). Latest time of application: 7 days pre-harvest .

CROP SPECIFIC INFORMATION
WINTER WHEAT, DURUM WHEAT, WINTER BARLEY, RYE, WINTER OATS, TRITICALE 
Application interval: A minimal interval of 14 days must be observed between applications on wheat, barley, rye, oats and triticale.

BARLEY YELLOW DWARF VIRUS (APHID VECTORS). Apply 100 mL/ha in 200 litre water per ha.

Timing for High Risk (Virus Prone) Areas:
a) Cereals sown in September: Apply a single MARKATE 50 spray as a routine in the period mid-late October if BYDV is commonly a problem on the farm or in the locality. If aphids can be found in the crop earlier, spray immediately. Further treatments may be required in high risk areas especially during mild winters. b) Cereals sown from October onwards: Follow recommendations for low risk areas.
Timing for Low Risk Areas:
A spray should only be applied in the years when the risk of infection is high, based on aphid monitoring and according to specialist advice. When aphids can be found in the crop and/or specialists identify a BYDV risk, spray immediately. Note: Crops which follow closely a grass ley or weedy stubble, where there is a risk of direct aphid transfer to the crop should be treated as high risk. 
Spring use 
In the absence of an earlier application of MARKATE 50, treatment can also be worthwhile if aphids carrying BYDV are present up to GS32.

WINTER AND SPRING WHEAT, DURUM WHEAT, WINTER AND SPRING BARLEY, RYE, WINTER AND SPRING OATS, TRITICALE 
Application interval: A minimal interval of 14 days must be observed between applications on wheat, barley, rye, oats and triticale.

APHIDS ON THE EARS e.g. GRAIN APHID, ROSE-GRAIN APHID (NOT ON TRITICALE) 
Apply 100 mL/ha in 200–300 litre water per ha. (Use sufficient water volume to ensure thorough crop penetration.) The optimum timing for application is after ear emergence (GS59). The latest time of application is before GS77. Apply according to official thresholds. Notes: When MARKATE 50 is used for control of aphids on the ear, some reduction of aphids on the flag leaf will occur.

YELLOW CEREAL FLY (Opomyza florum). Apply 100 mL/ha in 200 litre water at egg hatch, usually from late January onwards depending on the season. Early emerged crops are most at risk. Sprays applied for the control of BYDV will also give some control of this pest.

WINTER AND SPRING OILSEED RAPE
Application interval: A minimal interval of 7 days must be observed between applications on combining winter and spring oilseed rape.

FLEA BEETLE. Apply 150 mL/ha in 200 litre water at first signs of attack. Repeat 10–14 days later if necessary.

CABBAGE STEM FLEA BEETLE. Timing: Apply 100 mL/ha in 200 litres water/ha in the autumn when feeding damage is first seen on young rape plants to control the adults. To control the larvae, spray once larvae can be found in the plants, normally late October/early November. Monitor crops carefully for signs of further larvae infestation and apply a second spray if required. A routine spray in late October/early November can often be justified in known high risk areas. Add a non-ionic surfactant adjuvant that is not an organosilicone in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.

POLLEN BEETLE. Apply 150 mL/ha in 200-300 litre water at the green/yellow bud stage according to specialist advice or if official thresholds are reached. Use sufficient water volume to ensure thorough crop penetration. For information on the potential development and management of pyrethroid resistance in pollen beetle please consult the latest IRAG and HGCA guidance.

SEED WEEVIL AND POD MIDGE. Apply 150 mL/ha in 200-300 litre water during the flowering period when seed weevil numbers reach the threshold for spraying. Use sufficient water volume to ensure thorough crop penetration Best results are normally achieved when application coincides with the onset of peak adult activity. This often occurs between the 20% pod set stage and the end of flowering on the main raceme (i.e. 75% petal fall across the entire crop). Avoid spraying in the heat of the day when bees are particularly active. For spring sown varieties apply at green to yellow bud stage if seed weevils are present at threshold levels. Repeat application during flowering if the attack is prolonged. The latest time of application to winter oilseed rape is the end of flowering and the latest time for spring oilseed rape is six weeks before harvest.

APHIDS. Timing: Apply 150 mL/ha in in 200 litre water/ha as soon as aphids can be found in the crop. A second spray may be needed 3–5 weeks later if aphids continue to migrate into the crop. Applications made late in the autumn, i.e. from November onwards, may be less effective in controlling the virus if aphid migration and virus transmission had begun several weeks earlier. Add a non-ionic surfactant adjuvant that is not an organosilicone in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. MARKTE 50 applied to control aphid vectors of Beet Western Yellow Virus will reduce the level of virus in the crop and will also provide good control of Cabbage Stem Flea Beetle adults and larvae depending on their incidence and the period of egg hatch.

WINTER AND SPRING FIELD BEANS: 
PEA AND BEAN WEEVIL. Application interval: A minimal interval of 7 days must be observed between applications on field bean. For the reduction of leaf notching/feeding damage, apply 150 mL/ha in 200–300 L/ha if there is a risk of severe damage by adult weevils to the growing points of the crop in the early stages of growth. Use sufficient water volume to ensure thorough crop penetration. Under high pest pressure a repeat application may be required 2–3 weeks after the initial application. Where there is a history of severe weevil damage, a first application made at the first signs of adult attack (leaf notching) may be beneficial in some situations.

POTATOES: APHIDS Application interval: A minimal interval of 7 days must be observed between applications on potatoes. Apply 150 mL/ha in at least 400 L water: use sufficient water volume to ensure thorough crop penetration. MARKATE 50 can also provide incidental control of other pests e.g. cutworms if the timing coincides with that for aphid control.

Seed crops: In these crops minimising the spread of viruses e.g. potato virus Y (PVY) is usually the prime consideration. Myzus persicae is the main vector of virus diseases in potatoes. To discourage aphid feeding (so as to minimise virus transmission) and to control aphids already in the crop use MARKATE 50 in mixture with either pymetrozine or pirimicarb. Observe any label restrictions on the partner product. Where it is suspected that forms of Myzus persicae tolerant to pirimicarb are present a mixture with pymetrozine is likely to provide the best control.

Ware crops: Use MARKATE 50 for the control of Macrosiphum euphorbiae and other aphid pests. Where resistant forms of Myzus persicae are present or suspected MARKATE 50 should not be used.

SUGAR BEET AND FODDER BEET
Application interval: A minimal interval of 7 days must be observed between applications on sugar beet and fodder beet.

FLEA BEETLE. Apply 150 mL/ha in 200 litre water as soon as adult feeding damage is seen. Repeat if necessary.

BEET LEAF MINER (MANGOLD FLY). Apply 150 mL/ha in 200 litre water at egg hatch or according to specialist advice. Repeat if necessary.

CUTWORM. Apply 150 mL/ha in 400-1000 litre water, according to specialist advice at egg hatch and repeat 10–14 days later. Use sufficient water volume to ensure thorough crop penetration. The latest time of application is eight weeks before harvest. Note on aphid control: If peach-potato aphid (M. persicae) or black bean aphid (Aphis fabae) is present in the crop at the time of an application to control flea beetle, leaf miner or cutworm use a tank mix with pirimicarb (50% basis) at 280 g/ha.

PEAS. (combining pea, vining pea, edible podded pea) Application interval: A minimal interval of 7 days must be observed between applications on combining pea, vining pea and edible podded pea.

PEA & BEAN WEEVIL. For the reduction of leaf notching/feeding damage, apply 150 mL/ha in 200 litre water if there is a risk of severe damage by adult weevils to the growing points of the crop in the early stages of growth. Under high pest pressure a repeat application may be required 2–3 weeks after the initial application. Where there is a history of severe weevil damage, a first application made at the first signs of adult attack (leaf notching) may be beneficial in some situations.

PEA MOTH. Application dose: 100 mL/ha in 300–600 litre water, use sufficient water volume to ensure thorough crop penetration. Combining Peas: Apply to flowering crops according to official advice or as indicated by pheromone traps. Spray later crops as soon as they are in full flower. Apply a second treatment 10–14 days after the first. Edible podded and vining Peas: Crops which are in full flower should be treated with a single spray at the calculated date.

PEA APHID. Apply to flowering crops at 200 mL/ha (see notes below) in 300–600 litre water according to specialist advice or when thresholds are reached. Repeat if necessary. Inspect the crop carefully, especially during the early stages of flowering. Use sufficient water volume to ensure thorough crop penetration. Notes: MARKATE 50 will provide effective control of early aphid infestations of pea aphid which are confined to the terminal growing points of the crop and are exposed to spray droplets. For established aphid infestations on the growing points and for aphid infestations which are sheltered within the crop canopy apply MARKATE 50 in tank mixture with pirimicarb. Where aphids are the only pest present and are well established throughout a crop canopy which is dense it is preferable to apply pirimicarb (50% basis) alone at 280 g/ha.

PEA MIDGE. Timing: Apply at 150 mL/ha 200-400 litre water within 3–5 days of the first adult midges being found in the crop. Use sufficient water volume to ensure thorough crop penetration. Repeat 7–10 days later if midge activity continues. Sprays can be delayed if the weather is not suitable for midge activity or if the crop is not at a susceptible growth stage. Note: Consult a crop specialist for advice on application timing and information on midge activity in your area.

PEARS: PEAR SUCKER. Application interval: A minimal interval of 14 days must be observed between applications on pear. Apply 180 mL/ha in 200–2000 litres water (use sufficient water volume to ensure thorough crop penetration). Apply when first sucker eggs are being laid, usually in late February/early March. Should sucker build up in the summer in the absence of predators, apply MARKATE 50 at the same rate and repeat after 2–3 weeks if necessary. Resistance: Pear Suckers resistant to one or more groups of insecticides are widespread. Where strains resistant to products containing pyrethroid insecticide occur, MARKATE 50 is unlikely to give satisfactory control of this pest. Where repeat treatment is necessary use different active ingredients.

LETTUCE: CUTWORM. Application interval: A minimal interval of 7 days must be observed between applications on lettuce. Apply 150 mL/ha in 400–1000 litre water at egg hatch or according to specialist advice and repeat 10–14 days later. Use sufficient water volume to ensure thorough crop penetration.

BROCCOLI/CALABRESE, BRUSSELS SPROUT, CABBAGE, CAULIFLOWER
Application interval: A minimal interval of 10 days must be observed between applications on broccoli/calabrese, Brussels sprout, cabbage and cauliflower.

CATERPILLARS Timing: Apply 100 mL/ha in 300-600 litres water/ha at first sign of attack. Use sufficient water volume to ensure thorough crop penetration. Consider applying to Brussels Sprouts through a drop-leg sprayer. Repeat if necessary. Add a non-ionic surfactant adjuvant that is not an organosilicone in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.

WHITEFLY. Timing: Apply 200 mL/ha in 300-600 litres water/ha at first sing of attack. Use sufficient water volume to ensure thorough crop penetration. Consider applying to Brussels Sprouts through a drop-leg sprayer. Repeat 10-14 days later if necessary. Add a non-ionic surfactant adjuvant that is not an organosilicone in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. Note on aphid control: If the Peach Potato Aphid (M. persicae) is present in the crop at the time of an application to control caterpillars or whitefly use a tank mix with a product based on primicarb at a concentration of 140 g a.i./ha.

CARROT AND PARSNIP.
Application interval: A minimal interval of 7 days must be observed between applications on field carrot and parsnip.

CUTWORM. Timing: Apply 150 mL/ha in 400-1000 litres waters/ha at egg hatch or according to specialist advice and repeat 10–14 days later. Use sufficient water volume to ensure thorough crop penetration.

CARROT FLY (Psila rosae). For useful levels of control of damage to roots caused by second generation. Timing: MARKATE 50 is active against adult flies, but not larvae in the soil or carrot root. The first application of MARKATE 50 should be applied one week before the forecast of 10% (first) egg-laying. Contact your specialist advisor for details. Subsequent applications should be made at 12–14 day intervals until the risk from carrot fly has passed. Maintain a regular programme of sprays to reduce the incidence of egg laying as far as possible. The optimum time for application is 4–6 pm on warm days. MARKATE 50 should be applied at 300 mL/ha using 300-600 litres water/ha. The maximum total dose is 900 mL product/ha crop. Apply as a medium to fine spray to achieve good coverage of the foliage.

MIXING AND SPRAYING
This product is to be used only in accordance with the recommendations and instructions provided with this pack. Use in any other circumstances is entirely at user’s risk. Wash out container thoroughly. Preferably use an integrated pressure rinsing device or manually rinse three times. Add washings to the sprayer at the time of filling. Dispose of rinsed container safely according to the Code of Practice for Using Plant Protection Products: Ensure adequate volume and pressure is used and that the sprayer is correctly calibrated before use. Do not leave the spray liquid in the sprayer for long periods (i.e. during meals or overnight).

COMPABITILITY
Before using any tank mixture, consult and comply with the recommendations of the partner products. Each product should be added separately to the bulk of the water in the spray tank and thoroughly mixed before adding the next chemical. Always use constant agitation of the sprayer tank during mixing, transportation and application. Spray immediately. Other than when mixing with trace elements, always add MARKATE 50 to the spray tank last.

RESISTANCE MANAGEMENT 
Strains of some aphid species are resistant to many aphicides. Especially for applications to potatoes, resistance issues should be considered. Where aphids resistant to products containing lambda-cyhalothrin occur, MARKATE 50 is unlikely to give satisfactory control and repeat treatments are likely to result in lower levels of control. The following measures are proposed to avoid further resistance development: - Be vigilant for resistance but be aware that poor control can sometimes be due to poor spray coverage. Monitor treatment efficacy a few days after application. - Do not make repeat applications of any insecticide if it appears not to work at full rate and it has been applied correctly, use an alternative from a different chemical class - Do not apply insecticides below label rates as this can lead to a subsequent increase in resistance problems - Tank mixes should contain insecticides from different chemical classes and be applied at the full recommended rates.

Registered for culturesRateBBCHPreharvest Interval
Winter wheat100 l59 - 77
Spring wheat100 l32 - 77
Spring barley100 l32 - 77
Winter barley100 l59 - 77
Spring rye100 l32 - 77
Winter rye100 l59 - 77
Winter triticale100 l32
Spring triticale100 l32
Potatoes150 l0
Sugar beets150 l056
Winter rape150 l0
Spring rape150 l042
Peas150 l025
Beans150 l025
Broccoli200 l0
Calabrese200 l0
Brussels sprouts200 l0
Cabbage200 l0
Cauliflower200 l0
Lettuce150 l07
Carrots300 l014
Parsnip300 l014
Pears180 l07