Abamectin 0.15 Select Miticide gallon (128 oz)

Abamectin 0.15 Select Miticide/Insecticide

Abamectin 0.15 Select Miticide/Insecticide is a professional ornamental miticide and insecticide powered by abamectin for control of mites and leafminers and suppression of aphids, whiteflies, and thrips on ornamental plants. It is labeled for greenhouse, shadehouse, and field-grown ornamentals, foliage plants, Christmas trees, woody ornamentals, and tree injection uses in ornamental and non-crop-bearing trees and shrubs.

As a Group 6 insecticide/acaricide, Abamectin 0.15 Select provides a useful mode of action for resistance-management and IPM programs. It can be applied as a foliar spray for mites, leafminers, aphids, thrips, and whiteflies, or used by tree injection for mites and certain insects on woody ornamentals and for prevention of pine wilt nematode.

Features & Benefits

✓ Controls key mite pests including two-spotted spider mite, European red mite, carmine spider mite, southern red mite, spruce spider mite, cyclamen mite, broad mite, rust mites, and bud mites

✓ Controls Liriomyza leafminers and boxwood leafminer with repeat applications as needed by label directions

✓ Suppresses aphids, thrips, and whiteflies when young immature stages are contacted by the spray

✓ Group 6 abamectin chemistry provides a valuable rotation option for resistance-management programs

✓ Labeled for greenhouse, shadehouse, and field-grown ornamentals, foliage plants, Christmas trees, woody ornamentals, nurseries, greenhouses, interiorscapes, exteriorscapes, and forested areas

✓ Tree injection use expands control options for mites, adelgids, aphids, leafminers, scale, thrips, white pine weevil, and other labeled pests on woody ornamentals

✓ Labeled for pine wilt nematode prevention by tree injection, with a single treatment providing prevention for two growing seasons

✓ Residual control may be enhanced on field-grown woody ornamentals, landscape plants, and Christmas trees with labeled horticultural spray oil use

Labeled Use Sites

Abamectin 0.15 Select is labeled for use on ornamental plants, greenhouse-grown ornamentals, shadehouse-grown ornamentals, field-grown ornamentals, foliage plants, Christmas trees, other woody ornamentals, ornamental and non-crop-bearing trees and woody shrubs, nurseries, greenhouses, interior plantscapes, exterior plantscapes, commercial and residential areas where trees and woody shrubs are grown, commercial forestry production, recreational forests, and private, municipal, state, and national forested areas.

Target Pests

For foliar applications, Abamectin 0.15 Select controls mites and leafminers including European red mite, two-spotted spider mite, carmine spider mite, southern red mite, spruce spider mite, cyclamen mite, broad mite, rust mites, bud mites, Liriomyza leafminers, and boxwood leafminer. It also suppresses aphids, thrips, and whiteflies when young immature stages are contacted by the spray.

For tree injection applications, Abamectin 0.15 Select is labeled for mites on woody ornamentals and for certain insects including adelgids, aphids, boxwood leafminer, elm leaf beetle, flathead borer, lacebug, lepidoptera insects such as eastern tent caterpillar and fall webworm, leafminers, scale, thrips, and white pine weevil. It is also labeled for prevention of pine wilt nematode.

Application Notes

Apply Abamectin 0.15 Select according to the label directions for the specific application method. For foliar applications, mix with sufficient water and apply as a foliar spray to obtain uniform coverage. For mites, apply when mites first appear and repeat as necessary to maintain control. For leafminers, apply as needed and repeat at 7-day intervals or as necessary to maintain control.

For suppression of aphids, thrips, and whiteflies, apply when young immature stages are first observed and repeat every 7 days for two or three weeks. After that, rotate to products with different modes of action for at least two to three weeks. Do not apply less than 8 fl oz or more than 16 fl oz per acre per foliar application, and do not make more than 16 applications per year.

Product Information

Active Ingredient: Abamectin 2.0% / 0.15 lb abamectin per gallon
IRAC Group: Group 6 Insecticide / Acaricide
Chemical Family: Avermectin
Formulation: Emulsifiable Concentrate (EC)
EPA Reg. No.: 83100-5-89442
Signal Word: Warning
Manufacturer: Albaugh, LLC
Use Sites: Ornamentals, foliage plants, Christmas trees, woody ornamentals, nurseries, greenhouses, interiorscapes, exteriorscapes, and non-crop-bearing trees and shrubs
Recommended Rotation Partner: A labeled insecticide or miticide from a different IRAC group that controls the same target pest. The label specifically instructs users to rotate away from Group 6 insecticides/acaricides and lists Citation as a rotation option for Liriomyza leafminer management.
Recommended Surfactant: No nonionic surfactant recommendation found on the label. Residual control may be enhanced on field-grown woody ornamentals, landscape plants, and Christmas trees by adding a horticultural spray oil at 0.5% to 1.0% of spray volume where plant safety and both labels allow.