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Prodigy Insecticide is a target specific insecticide for the control of codling moth on apples and pears and leafrollers on apples, pears, kiwifruit and grapes.

APPLICATION METHOD
Use either: a sprayer designed to apply high volumes of water up to the point of run-off and matched to the crop being sprayed; or a sprayer designed and set up for 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.

Cleaning the spray equipment:
Rinsing
After using Prodigy empty the spray unit completely and drain the whole system. Thoroughly wash inside the unit using a pressure hose. Drain the spray unit, and clean any filters in the tank, pump, lines, hoses and nozzles.
After cleaning the spray unit as above, quarter fill with clean water and circulate through the pump, lines, hoses and nozzles. Drain and repeat the rinsing procedure twice.
Discard rinse water on land already sprayed or on waste land away from desirable plants and water sources.

Using the spray equipment:
The following application situations must use spray equipment in accordance with the New Zealand Standard for the Management of Agrichemicals (NZS8409).

MIXING
Prior to pouring, shake container vigorously, then add the required quantity of Prodigy to water in the spray vat while stirring or with agitators in motion.

RAINFALL
DO NOT apply if rain or overhead irrigation is expected within 6 hours.

COMPATIBILITY AND MIXING
Prodigy is incompatible with mineral spray oils. Do not mix concentrates together but add each to the spray tank separately. As formulations of other manufacturers' products are beyond the control of Dow AgroSciences (NZ) Limited, all mixtures should be tested prior to mixing commercial quantities. As changes in climatic conditions can alter the sensitivity of plants to mixtures of sprays, Dow AgroSciences cannot be responsible for the behaviour of such mixtures.

WITHHOLDING PERIODS:
It is an offence for users of this product to cause residues exceeding the relevant MRL in the New Zealand (Maximum Residues Limits of Agricultural Compounds) Food Standards. 

Avocados  -   14 days (Consult your exporter for WHPs for export markets).
Blueberries -   7 days (Consult your exporter for WHPs for export markets).
Nectarines and Peaches - 14 days (Consult your exporter for WHPs for export markets).
Grapes -  Do not apply after 80% capfall.
Kiwifruit - 120 days
Pipfruit - 14 days

GRAZING RESTRICTION
The following restrictions on the use of this product must be observed. Do not feed treated crops or pasture to stock other than sheep used for leaf plucking in vineyards. Take care not to allow this product to drift onto pasture or crops that may be grazed. Do not graze stock in orchards which have been treated with Prodigy.

VINEYARDS: Do not graze stock other than sheep in vineyards which have been treated withProdigy. Sheep may be grazed in vineyards for the purpose of leaf plucking providing they are not slaughtered for 2 months after leaving the vineyard.

Prodigy is a diacylhydrazine insecticide (Group 18). Some naturally occurring individual insects may become resistant when excessive use of the same insecticide occurs. To maximize the effectiveness of fungicides, products containing alternate modes of action should be used in the spray program.

DIRECTIONS FOR USE
It is an offence to use this product on animals.
Monitor treated areas closely to check for other pests. Consult field advisors to identify alternative or additive treatments when non-target pests are expected. Prodigy is a new generation Moult Accelerating Compound (MAC) insecticide which induces premature moulting in caterpillars. Feeding damage stops within 24 hours but insect death may take several days.
Prodigy can be used in Integrated Pest Management (IPM) programmes and can be applied over flowering where appropriate under the directions for use.