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  • noun Any pesticide intended to kill aphids

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Examples

  • In seed crops, aphicide treatments should be applied as soon as key aphid species started appearing in the crop or in traps, said Dr Evans.

    FWi - All News 2010

  • If a crop doesn't emerge for five weeks an aphicide will be required at emergence.

    FWi - All News 2009

  • Autumn herbicides (plus or minus an aphicide) are being applied whilst the good weather holds.

    FWi - All News 2009

  • Autumn herbicides (plus or minus an aphicide) are being applied whilst the good weather holds.

    FWi - All News 2009

  • New Aphid numbers are again high and are very visible on plants so a persistent aphicide will need to be applied for control of BYDV vectors.

    FWi - All News 2009

  • Where Deter seed treatment hasn't been used an aphicide is being applied to crops once emerged.

    FWi - All News 2009

  • The need for aphicide should be assessed on crops that are just emerging, but which have already had a pre-emergence herbicide.

    FWi - All News 2009

  • Deter (clothianidin), it will be critical to apply an early aphicide once the crop is at the one and half leaf stage.

    FWi - All News 2009

  • If second fungicides are still outstanding check the requirement for an additional aphicide.

    FWi - All News 2009

  • If no spraying has taken place, there's still a need for an aphicide application if conditions allow.

    FWi - All News 2009

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