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Identification & Functionality
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Features & Benefits
- Product Information
A pyrethroid insecticide for the control of a range of insects in FRUIT, VEGETABLES and other FIELD CROPS, PASTURE, and PUBLIC HEALTH.
Active Ingredient: 100 g/liter alpha-cypermethrin in the form of an emulsifiable concentrate
- General Information
Cipher is a fast acting pyrethroid insecticide with good residual effect. It can be used against a range of insect pests in agricultural and public health situations, including ants, aphids, cockroaches, caterpillars, flies, silverfish, spiders and thrips. As Cipher is not a systemic insecticide, good plant coverage is essential.
Applications & Uses
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- Applications
- Application Technique
- Spillage
Extinguish any ignition sources. Exclude non-essential people from the area. Wear protective clothing and prevent material from entering waterways. Absorb spill with inert material such as soil, sand, etc. Place in waste container. Wash area with water, and absorb with further inert material. Dispose of safely to a suitable landfill.
- Application Methods
Cipher can be applied with conventional agricultural boom spraying equipment. Apply in 300 – 700 L of water per hectare. Use a non-ionic wetting agent, such as Synergy™ Wetter Sticker on difficult to wet crops such as onions and vegetable brassicas. A knapsack sprayer is suitable for public health applications.
- Mixing
Cipher mixes readily with water. To ensure mixing pour the correct amount into the partly filled tank and add the remainder of the water while agitating. Agitate thoroughly before and during spraying and before spraying after a stoppage. Do not mix with strongly alkaline products such as Bordeaux mixture or lime sulfur. Otherwise, Cipher is compatible with most commonly used pesticides.
- Withholding Periods
It is an offense for users of this product to cause residues exceeding the relevant MRL in the Food Notice: Maximum Residue Levels for Agricultural Compounds Tomatoes – 3 days. Vegetable brassicas – 3 days. Onions – 14 days. Sweetcorn – 7 days. Do not graze or feed livestock on treated maize or sweetcorn stubble within 14 days of treatment. Do not graze pasture within 7 days of treatment or cut for stockfeed within 14 days of treatment. Do not apply to stonefruit after the appearance of the first flower. Do not apply to kiwifruit after cracking of flower buds (first visible petals).
- Resistance Management
GROUP 3 INSECTICIDE
Cipher contains the synthetic pyrethroid alpha-cypermethrin. Resistance to this insecticide could develop from excessive use. To minimize this risk, use strictly in accordance with label instructions. Consult http://resistance. nzpps.org/index.php for alternative modes of action and details of resistance management strategies (if any) for the insect pests listed on the label. To minimize resistance problems: • Rotate pesticides during the season to use others (i.e., non – pyrethroid) with a different mode of action • Avoid unnecessary spraying • Maintain good cultural practices • Vegetable brassicas – Use in alternation with an insecticide with a different mode of action • Aphids – Use in alternation with an insecticide with a different mode of action • Corn earworm / Tomato fruitworm – Do not use before 7 January • Diamond back moth caterpillars – Refer to NZPPS website above • Onion thrips - Do not use before late January. Use in alternation with an insecticide with a different mode of action .
- Directions For Use
It is an offense to use this product on animals.
RATES AND TIMING of APPLICATION
Crop Pest Rate Critical Comments Maize, Sweetcorn Army worm Corn earworm Greasy cutworm 150 – 200 mL/ha in 300 – 600 liters water/ha (ground spray) or 100 liters water/ha (aerial spray) Army worm – Apply immediately pest appears. Use high water rate to ensure penetration to base of crop. Corn earworm – Apply at first sign of caterpillars on silks. Repeat treatment every 10 – 14 days as required. Greasy cutworm – Apply at first sign of seedling damage. Apply preferably in the early evening, and direct the spray to the plant base and surrounding soil. See Resistance Management section Onions Onion thrips 150 – 200 mL/ha in 500 – 600 liters water/ha Apply immediately pest appears. Repeat treatment every 14 days as required. See Resistance Management section. Pasture Tasmanian grass grub 100 – 150 mL/ha Apply immediately pest and pasture damage appears. Use higher rate when larvae are more than 1cm long. Red-legged earth mite 50 mL/ha Apply immediately damage (leaf bleaching) appears, especially on legume seedlings. Stonefruit Green peach aphid 20 – 25 ml/100 liters of water Apply before flowering only. Apply immediately pest appears. Repeat treatment every 14 days as required. Use higher rate when aphid numbers are high. See Resistance Management section Crop Pest Rate Critical Comments Tomatoes (Field) Tomato fruitworm 20 – 30 ml/100 liters of water with a minimum water rate of 600 liters/ha Use higher rate when pest activity is high or larvae are more than 10 mm long. See Resistance Management section. Trees and Vines (Non-fruit bearing) – Avocados, berryfruit, grapes, kiwifruit, pipfruit, tamarillos Grass grub beetle 50 ml/100 liters/ water Apply immediately beetles appear. Repeat treatment every 7 days as required. Apply at dusk as fine spray to ensure complete foliar coverage. Vegetable brassicas Diamond-back moth White butterfly Tomato fruitworm Greasy cutworm 200 – 250 mL/ha in minimum of 700 liters of water/ha Commence spraying immediately after transplanting. Repeat treatment at 14 day intervals. See Resistance Management section. Buildings – domestic, commercial, industrial, public, etc Ants, cockroaches, flies, silverfish, spiders 5 – 10 ml/liter of water. Apply 1 liter of spray to 20 sq. meters Use the higher rate for a longer residual. Spray onto surfaces and into cracks and crevices which may harbor insects. Unless expressed as a rate per hectare, the above rates are for high volume spraying to the point of run off. Do not apply during rain or if rain is expected within 6 hours of application .
Properties
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Safety & Health
- Precautions
APPROVED HANDLER: This product must be under the control of an approved handler during use. STORAGE: Keep out of reach of children. Do not store near heat, flame or other source of ignition. Store in the original, tightly closed container, in a secure well ventilated area away from feed or foodstuffs. Storage of certain quantities of this product trigger specific storage requirements (Refer to Safety Note). When stored appropriately this product should show no significant degradation for two years from the date of manufacture. Contact your supplier for further information about the use of product that is older than this. PERSONAL PROTECTION: Avoid contact with eyes and skin. Avoid inhalation of vapor or spray mist. When mixing or applying, wear overalls, waterproof head covering, chemical resistant boots and gloves, and full face respirator (organic vapor and particulate matter) incorporating a face shield. Clean protective equipment daily after work. Do not eat, drink or smoke while using. Remove protective clothing and wash hands and face thoroughly before meals and after work. USE: Avoid handling, mixing or use of the undiluted product or container near heat, flame or other source of ignition. Do not spray onto food or food contact surfaces. Do not use near air vents or ducts which serve food processing areas. Apply with well maintained and calibrated spray equipment. DISPOSAL: Dispose of this product only by using in accordance with this label, or at a suitable landfill. Do not burn. Triple rinse container and add rinsate to the spray tank. Dispose of container to a suitable landfill or agricultural recycling scheme. Do not burn. Do not use container for any other purpose. ENVIRONMENTAL: Use this product carefully. Very toxic to fish and aquatic invertebrates. Do not contaminate aquatic environments with product, spray drift or empty container. Do not allow spray drift outside the target area to occur. Very toxic to bees – Spray must not be applied to plants in flower, or are likely to flower within 10 days, if they are likely to be visited by bees.
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