Spear Insecticide/Miticide gallon (128 oz)

Spear Insecticide/Miticide/Acaricide

 is a professional suspension concentrate powered by spiromesifen for control of labeled mites and whiteflies in field crops, cotton, vegetables, potatoes, tuberous and corm vegetables, and low-growing berries. As a Group 23 lipid biosynthesis inhibitor, Spear provides a valuable mode of action for mite and whitefly resistance-management programs.

Spear works primarily by contact and is active on all mite development stages, with juvenile mite stages often more susceptible than adults. It is also effective against whitefly nymphs and has activity on the difficult-to-control whitefly pupal stage. Spear is the generic equivalent of Oberon 4 SC.

Features & Benefits

✓ Generic for Oberon 4 SC with 4 lb spiromesifen per gallon

✓ Group 23 insecticide/acaricide provides lipid biosynthesis inhibitor activity for resistance-management programs

✓ Active by contact on all mite development stages, with strong activity on juvenile stages

✓ Controls key spider mites including twospotted spider mite, Banks grass mite, carmine spider mite, desert spider mite, Pacific spider mite, and strawberry spider mite

✓ Controls whiteflies including silverleaf, sweetpotato, and greenhouse whiteflies where listed by crop

✓ Effective against whitefly nymphs and provides activity on the difficult whitefly pupal stage

✓ Flexible application options include ground, aerial, and labeled chemigation applications

✓ Suspension concentrate formulation mixes readily and fits professional agricultural spray programs

Labeled Use Sites

Spear is labeled for use on field corn, popcorn, sweet corn, cotton, cucurbit vegetables, fruiting vegetables, leafy greens, brassica leafy vegetables, potatoes, tuberous and corm vegetables, and low-growing berries. Labeled crop examples include cucumber, melon, pumpkin, squash, watermelon, eggplant, peppers, tomatillo, tomato, lettuce, spinach, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, kale, mustard greens, potato, sweet potato, cranberry, lowbush blueberry, lingonberry, strawberry, and related crop group members.

Target Pests

Spear controls labeled mites and whiteflies including Banks grass mite, twospotted spider mite, carmine spider mite, desert spider mite, Pacific spider mite, strawberry spider mite, broad mite, tomato russet mite, potato/tomato psyllid, and whiteflies including silverleaf whitefly, sweetpotato whitefly, and greenhouse whitefly.

Application Notes

Apply Spear when target pest populations begin to build and before damaging populations become established. Spear is most effective when applications are targeted toward egg and nymphal stages of target pests. Thorough and uniform coverage of all plant parts is required for optimum performance, and applications with poor coverage may result in slower activity or reduced control.

Ground applications must be made in a minimum of 10 gallons per acre, and aerial applications must be made in a minimum of 5 gallons per acre. Spear may also be applied through labeled sprinkler-type chemigation systems on crops where chemigation is allowed. Evaluate performance 4 to 10 days after application. Do not exceed 0.35 lb active ingredient spiromesifen per acre per calendar year across all crops and use sites.

Product Information

Active Ingredient: Spiromesifen 45.2% / 4 lb per gallon
IRAC Group: Group 23 Insecticide/Acaricide
Chemical Family: Lipid Biosynthesis Inhibitor
Formulation: Suspension Concentrate (SC)
EPA Reg. No.: 83529-259
Signal Word: Caution
Manufacturer: Sharda USA LLC
Generic For: Oberon 4 SC
Use Sites: Field corn, popcorn, sweet corn, cotton, cucurbits, fruiting vegetables, leafy greens, brassica leafy vegetables, potatoes, tuberous and corm vegetables, low-growing berries, and other listed crop group members
Recommended Rotation Partner: A labeled insecticide or miticide from a different IRAC group that controls the same target pest. The Spear label identifies the product as Group 23 and instructs users to rotate with different groups as part of resistance management.
Recommended Surfactant: The label states that an adjuvant such as Prosurf 90 may be used to improve coverage where appropriate and allowed by the crop-specific directions.