Suhas Vyavhare, Extension Cotton Entomologist, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
The EPA has approved the Section 18 Emergency
Exemption for use of Transform WG in Texas to control plant bugs in cotton.
Approved
distribution and use only in Andrews, Armstrong,
Atascosa, Austin, Bailey, Baylor, Bee, Borden, Brazoria, Briscoe, Brooks,
Calhoun, Callahan, Cameron, Carson, Castro, Childress, Cochran, Coke, Coleman,
Collingsworth, Colorado, Cottle, Crosby, Dallam, Dawson, Dickens, Donley,
Duvall, Fayette, Fisher, Floyd, Foard, Fort Bend, Gaines, Garza, Goliad,
Gonzales, Gray, Hale, Hall, Hansford, Hardeman, Hartley, Haskell, Hemphill,
Hildago, Hockley, Howard, Hutchinson, Jackson, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Jones,
Kent, King, Kleberg, Knox, Lamb, Lavaca, Lipscomb, Lubbock, Lynn, Martin,
Matagorda, Mitchell, Moore, Motley, Nolan, Nueces, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer,
Refugio, Roberts, Runnels, San Patricio, Scurry, Shackleford, Sherman, Starr,
Stonewall, Swisher, Taylor, Terry, Throckmorton, Victoria, Washington, Wharton,
Wheeler, Willacy, Wilson, and Yoakum Counties.
Pests
and application rates: Plant bugs (1.5 – 2.25 oz Transform
WG per acre)
Spray
drift management: Applications are prohibited above wind
speeds of 10 mph
Restrictions:
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Pre-harvest Interval: Do not apply within
14 days of harvest.
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Minimum Treatment Interval: Do not make
applications less than 5 days apart.
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Do not make more than four applications
per acre per year.
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Do not make more than two consecutive
applications per crop.
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Do not apply more than a total of 8.5 oz
of Transform WG (0.266 lb ai of sulfoxaflor) per acre per year.
