Table 1.

Insecticide products used in efficacy trial against gloomy scale in Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA in 2019.

ProductManufacturerActive ingredient (AI)% AIRate used (per 378.54 L [100 gal])Application methodDate(s) of treatment
Distance*Valent Corporation, Walnut Creek, CA, USAPyriproxyfen11.23236.59 mL (8 oz)Foliar23 May
Horticultural oil*Lesco Inc., Cleveland, OH, USARefined petroleum distillate98.81892.71 mL (0.5 gal)Foliar23 May
TranstectRainbow Treecare Scientific Advancements, Minnetonka, MN, USADinotefuran7010,646.5 mL (360 oz)Basal bark spray29 May
AltusBayer, Leverkusen, GermanyFlupyradifurone17.09310.52 mL (10.5 oz)Foliar23 May (T1), 2 July (T2), 30 August (T3)
  • *These products were mixed together for this trial.