Pesticide Use in Portage County Agriculture

What pesticides are being used in Portage County agriculture and how much?

 

Follow the crop links to view a list of pesticides applied to each crop in Portage County in 1997.

  • corn

 

Corn: Field Corn

Acres Planted= 41, 800

Common Name

Trade Name(s)

Family

Estimated Acres Applied to

Estimated Rate (lbs/A/yr)

Total Applied (lbs.)

Guide No.

Herbicides

Atrazine

Aatrex, Atratol

Triazines

21,318

0.75

15,988

17

Dicamba

Banvel

Benzoic Acid

19,228

0.37

7,114

16

Metolachlor

Dual

Chloracetanilide

8,778

1.72

15,098

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

 

 

 

38,200

 

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Corn:  Sweet Corn for processing

Acres Planted= 10,400

Common Name

Trade Name(s)

Family

Estimated Acres Applied to

Estimated Rate (lbs/A/yr)

Total Applied (lbs.)

Guide No.

Herbicides

Alachlor

Lasso, Pillarzo

Chloracetanilide

3,432

1.93

6,624

16

Atrazine

Aatrex, Atratol, Gesaprim

Triazines

5,200

0.78

4,056

17

Cyanazine

Bladex, Fortrol

Triazines

3,224

1.66

5,352

12

Metolachlor

Dual, Pennant

Chloracetanilide

2,704

1.60

4,326

10

Pendimethalin

Prowl

Dinitroaniline

1,040

1.01

1,050

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insecticides

Chlorpyrifos

Dursban, Lorsban

Organophosphate

1,040

1.01

1,050

11

Lambdacyhalothrin

N/A

N/A

2,288

0.08

183

N/A

Methyl parathion

Penncap M

Organophosphate

1,144

0.90

1,030

35

Permethrin

Ambush, Pounce

Pyrethroid

5,824

0.39

2,271

12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fungicides

Propiconazole

Banner, Orbit, Tilt

Triazole

1,456

0.13

189

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

 

 

 

26,131

 

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Cranberries

Acres Planted= 677

Common Name

Trade Name(s)

Family

Estimated Acres Applied to

Estimated Rate (lbs/A/yr)

Total Applied (lbs.)

Guide No.

Herbicides

2, 4-D

Amoxone, Aqua-Kleen

Chlorophenoxy

115

1.92

221

13

Dichlobenil

Barrier, Decabane

Benzonitrile

379

1.29

489

4

Glyphosate

Roundup

Organophosphate

392

0.48

188

17

Napropamide

Devrinol

Amide

284

3.86

1,098

2

Norflurazon

Evital, Telok

Pyridazine

135

1.29

175

21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insecticides

Acephate

Orthene

Organophosphate

332

0.99

330

18

Azinphos-methyl

Guthion

Organophosphate

427

1.20

512

31

Carbaryl

Sevin

Carbamate

223

3.27

730

27

Chlorpyrifos

Durshan, Lorsban

Organophosphate

176

1.48

260

11

Diazinon

Diazinon

Organophosphate

521

3.78

1,970

10

Piperonyl butoxide

N/A

N/A

183

0.31

57

N/A

Pyrethrins

(various)

Pyrethrins

183

0.03

5

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fungicides

Copper hydroxide

Champion, Kocide

Inorganic copper

55

5.05

274

16

Triforine

Funginex, Saprol

Miscellaneous Organic

88

0.64

56

40

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

6,365

 

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Peas for Processing

Acres Planted= 3, 400

Common Name

Trade Name(s)

Family

Estimated Acres Applied to

Estimated Rate (lbs/A/yr)

Total Applied (lbs.)

Guide No.

Herbicides

Imazethapyr

N/A

N/A

918

0.04

37

N/A

MCPB

MCPB +, Acumen

Chlorophenoxy

476

0.64

305

16

Trifluralin

Treflan

Fluorodinitrotoluidine

918

0.50

459

16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insecticides

Esfenvalerate

Asana, Halmark

Pyrethroid

204

0.1

20

36

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

 

 

 

821

 

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Potatoes

Acres Planted= 23,700

Common Name

Trade Name(s)

Family

Estimated Acres Applied to

Estimated Rate (lbs/A/yr)

Total Applied (lbs.)

Guide No.

Herbicides

Linuron

Lorox, Linex

Substituted Urea

2,370

0.97

2,300

16

Metolachlor

Pennant

Chloracetanilide

4,266

1.44

6,143

10

Metribuzin

Sencor

Triazine

21,093

0.52

10,968

22

Pendimethalin

Prowl

Dinitroaniline

8,532

0.81

6,910

10

Sethoxydim

Poast

Cyclohexenone

2,370

0.20

474

17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insecticides

Azinphos-methyl

Guthion

Organophosphate

6,162

1.19

7,333

31

Carbofuran

Furadan

Carbamate

3,792

0.93

3,527

28

Dimethoate

Cygon

Organophosphate

6,636

0.48

3,185

33

Endosulfan

Thiodan

Clorinated Hydrocarbon

15,642

1.09

17,050

31

Esfenvalerate

Asana

Pyrethroid

14,220

0.06

853

36

Methamidophos

Bay-71628

Organophosphate

15,405

1.26

19,410

26

Permethrin

Ambush, Pounce

Pyrethroid

5,214

0.21

1,095

12

Piperonyl butoxide

N/A

N/A

4,029

0.21

846

N/A

Pyrethrins

many

Pyrethrins

2,370

0.02

47

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fungicides

Chlorothalonil

Bravo

Substituted Benzene

20,856

5.61

117,000

38

Copper Hydroxide

Champion, Kocide

Inorganic Copper

9,006

1.26

11,348

16

Mancozeb

Dithane, Manzate

Carbamate

20,382

5.76

117,400

23

Maneb

Manex, Maneb

Carbamate

3,318

6.65

22,065

23

Metalaxl

Ridomil

Misc. Organic

3,555

0.31

1,102

17

Triphenyltin hydroxide

Supertin, Du-Ter

Organotin

10,902

0.31

3,380

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Chemicals

Diqat

Diquat

Bipyridylnium

18,960

0.42

7,963

6

Endothall

Accelerate, Des-I-Cate

Dicarboxylic Acid

2,600

0.82

2,138

1

Sulfuric Acid

(same)

Sulfuric Acid

3,080

150

462,150

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

 

 

 

824,687

 

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Snap Beans (Green Beans) for processing

Acres Planted= 13, 650

Common Name

Trade Name(s)

Family

Estimated Acres Applied to

Estimated Rate (lbs/A/yr)

Total Applied (lbs.)

Guide No.

Herbicides

Bentazon

Basagran

Miscellaneous Organic

1,500

0.74

1,111

16

EPTC

Eradicane, Eptam

Carbarnate

8,463

2.74

23,189

16

Metolachlor

Dual

Chloracetanilide

3,276

1.94

6,355

10

Trifluralin

Treflan

Fluorodinitrotoluidine

8,736

0.65

5,678

16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insecticides

Acephate

Orthene

Organophosphate

6,962

1.04

7,240

18

Dimethoate

Cygon

Organophosphate

1,092

0.44

480

33

Methyl parathion

Penncap M

Organophosphate

5,870

0.99

5,811

35

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fungicides

Benomyl

Benex, Benlate

Miscellaneous Organic

4,095

0.78

3,194

21

Copper hydroxide

Champion, Kocide

Inorganic Copper

2,320

0.69

1,601

16

Thiophanate-methyl

Ditek, Frumidor, Mildothane

Carbarnate

2,867

1.03

2,952

23

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

 

 

 

57,611

 

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Soybeans

Acres Planted= 6,700

Common Name

Trade Name(s)

Family

Estimated Acres Applied to

Estimated Rate (lbs/A/yr)

Total Applied (lbs.)

Guide No.

Herbicides

Imazethapyr

N/A

N/A

4,422

0.05

221

N/A

Pendimethalin

Prowl

Dinitroaniline

1,608

1.06

1,704

10

Quizalofop-ethyl

N/A

N/A

670

0.07

47

N/A

Thifensulfuron

N/A

N/A

3,149

0.002

6

N/A

Metolachlor

Dual

Chloracetanilide

670

1.71

1,146

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

 

 

 

3,124

 

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Note:         The pesticides listed in this report are used on an estimated 105 or more of the targeted acres statewide.

Sources: 1998 Wisconsin Agricultural Statistics, WI DATCP
1996 Wisconsin Pesticide Use, WI DATCP
A Guidebook for the Safe Use of Hazardous Agricultural Farm Chemicals and Pesticides

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