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MERIT 2F INSECTICIDE

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE U.S., LLC · Imidacloprid 21.4% · EPA Reg 101563-60 · INSECTICIDE; MITICIDE Document last checked 2023-07-05

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This product is an insecticide used to control a wide variety of pests, including white grub larvae, aphids, adelgids, leaf-feeding beetles and bugs, leafhoppers, mealybugs, psyllids, sawfly larvae, thrips, whiteflies, armored scales, various borers, and flatheaded borers. It is applied outdoors through foliar applications, broadcast applications, soil drenches, or soil injections, and can also be used for indoor plantscapes. For best results with soil applications, irrigate thoroughly to incorporate the product into the upper soil profile.

Pests covered (68)
White grub larvae (such as Japanese beetle larvae, Chafers, Phyllophaga spp., Asiatic garden beetle, Oriental beetle)Adelgids (including hemlock woolly adelgid), Aphids, Leaf-feeding beetles (Japanese beetle, emerald ash borer and vine weevil adults), Leaf-feeding bugs (including lace bugs, leaf bugs, and plant bugs), Leafhoppers, planthoppers, sharpshooters (including glassy-winged sharpshooter) and spittle bugs, Mealybugs, Psyllids, Sawfly larvae, Thrips (foliage only), WhitefliesAdelgids (including hemlock woolly adelgid), Aphids, Leaf-feeding beetles (including Japanese beetle and vine weevil adults), Leaf-feeding bugs (including lace bugs, leaf bugs, and plant bugs)Armored scales (including but not limited to: camellia, false oleander, Florida red, oystershell, tea, and white peach scales), Flatheaded borers (including emerald ash borer), Leafhoppers, planthoppers, sharpshooters (including glassywinged sharpshooter) and spittle bugs, Leafminers, Mealybugs, Pine tip moth larvae, Psyllids, Royal palm bug, Sawfly larvae, Soft scales, WhitefliesRoundheaded borers (including Asian longhorned beetle), Thrips (foliage only), White grub, billbug, and root weevil larvaeANNUAL BLUEGRASS WEEVIL (LARVAE)EUCALYPTUS LONGHORNED BORERLEAF BEETLESELM LEAF BEETLEROOT WEEVILS (LARVAE)YELLOW PECAN APHIDSSPITTLEBUGSPECAN SPITTLEBUGLEAFHOPPERSGLASSY-WINGED SHARPSHOOTERSOFT SCALESARMORED SCALESFLORIDA RED SCALETEA SCALECAMELLIA SCALEOYSTERSHELL SCALEWHITE PEACH SCALESAN JOSE SCALEFALSE OLEANDER SCALEPECAN PHYLLOXERAPECAN LEAF PHYLLOXERAMEALYBUGSPSYLLIDSADELGIDSHEMLOCK WOOLLY ADELGIDSAWFLIES (LARVAE)ALDERWHITE GRUBSJUNE BEETLES (LARVAE)MAY BEETLES (LARVAE)EUROPEAN CHAFER (LARVAE)ORIENTAL BEETLE (LARVAE)GREEN JUNE BEETLENORTHERN MASKED CHAFER (LARVAE)SOUTHERN MASKED CHAFER (LARVAE)ASIATIC GARDEN BEETLE (LARVAE)JAPANESE BEETLEJAPANESE BEETLE (LARVAE)PHYLLOPHAGA (LARVAE)BLACK TURFGRASS ATAENIUS (GRUBS)EUROPEAN CRANE FLY (LARVAE)HAIRY CHINCH BUGCHINCH BUGPLANT BUGSROYAL PALM BUGLACE BUGSSCALESPLANTHOPPERSWHITEFLIESAPHIDSEMERALD ASH BORERASH BORERTHRIPSFLATHEADED BORERSBRONZE BIRCH BORERROUNDHEADED WOOD BORERSCUTWORMSBLACK VINE WEEVIL (LARVAE)BILLBUGSBILLBUGS (LARVAE)PINE TIP MOTHS (LARVAE)MOLE CRICKETS (LARVAE)LEAFMINERS
Areas treatable (47)
Foliar ApplicationsBroadcast ApplicationsInterior plantscapesTrees and Shrubs (Soil Drench and Soil Injection)Trees with a 15 inch of trunk diameter at breast height (D.B.H.) or greaterCRABAPPLES (FOLIAR TREATMENT)PEARS (FOLIAR TREATMENT)ORIENTAL PEAR (FOLIAR TREATMENT)QUINCES (FOLIAR TREATMENT)IVY (FOLIAR TREATMENT)ORNAMENTAL PLANTS (INTERIOR PLANTSCAPES)ORNAMENTAL WOODY PLANTS (INTERIOR PLANTSCAPES)ORNAMENTAL EVERGREENS (FOLIAR TREATMENT)ORNAMENTAL EVERGREENS (SOIL TREATMENT)PECANS (FOLIAR TREATMENT)GRAPES (FOLIAR TREATMENT)APPLES (FOLIAR TREATMENT)LOQUAT (FOLIAR TREATMENT)AIRPORTS (SOIL TREATMENT)ORNAMENTAL TREES (INTERIOR PLANTSCAPES)ORNAMENTAL TREES (INJECTION TREATMENT)ORNAMENTAL GRASSES (INTERIOR PLANTSCAPES)ORNAMENTAL FOLIAGE PLANTS (FOLIAR TREATMENT)ORNAMENTAL FOLIAGE PLANTS (SOIL TREATMENT)PINE (FOLIAR TREATMENT)ORNAMENTAL TREES (FOLIAR TREATMENT)ORNAMENTAL TREES (SOIL TREATMENT)ORNAMENTAL WOODY SHRUBS (FOLIAR TREATMENT)ORNAMENTAL WOODY SHRUBS (SOIL TREATMENT)ORNAMENTAL WOODY SHRUBS (INTERIOR PLANTSCAPES)ORNAMENTAL FLOWERING PLANTS (FOLIAR TREATMENT)ORNAMENTAL FLOWERING PLANTS (SOIL TREATMENT)ORNAMENTAL FLOWERING PLANTS (INTERIOR PLANTSCAPES)ORNAMENTAL FOLIAGE PLANTS (INTERIOR PLANTSCAPES)ORNAMENTAL TURF (GOLF COURSES) (SOIL TREATMENT)ORNAMENTAL TURF (RECREATIONAL) (SOIL TREATMENT)ORNAMENTAL TURF (PARKS) (SOIL TREATMENT)ORNAMENTAL TURF (SOIL TREATMENT)ORNAMENTAL TURF (ATHLETIC FIELDS) (SOIL TREATMENT)ORNAMENTAL TURF (CEMETERIES) (SOIL TREATMENT)ORNAMENTAL TURF (COMMERCIAL) (SOIL TREATMENT)ORNAMENTAL TURF (INTERIOR PLANTSCAPES)ORNAMENTAL TURF (GROWN FOR SOD)ORNAMENTAL GROUND COVERS (FOLIAR TREATMENT)ORNAMENTAL GROUND COVERS (SOIL TREATMENT)ORNAMENTAL LAWNS (SOIL TREATMENT)HOLLY (FOLIAR TREATMENT)

How to treat each type of area 6

Foliar Applications

Target pest Location Rate Unit Label notes
White grub larvae (such as Japanese beetle larvae, Chafers, Phyllophaga spp., Asiatic garden beetle, Oriental beetle) Outdoor 0.46 to 0.6 fl oz (14 to 17 mL) per 1,000 sq ft

Broadcast Applications

Target pest Location Rate Unit Label notes
White grub larvae (such as Japanese beetle larvae, Chafers, Phyllophaga spp., Asiatic garden beetle, Oriental beetle) Outdoor 0.46 to 0.6 fl oz (14 to 17 mL) per 1,000 sq ft; Do not use less than 2 gallons of water per 1,000 sq ft. For optimum control, irrigate thoroughly to incorporate Merit 2F Insecticide into the upper soil profile.

Interior plantscapes

Target pest Location Rate Unit Label notes
Adelgids (including hemlock woolly adelgid), Aphids, Leaf-feeding beetles (Japanese beetle, emerald ash borer and vine weevil adults), Leaf-feeding bugs (including lace bugs, leaf bugs, and plant bugs), Leafhoppers, planthoppers, sharpshooters (including glassy-winged sharpshooter) and spittle bugs, Mealybugs, Psyllids, Sawfly larvae, Thrips (foliage only), Whiteflies Indoor 1.5 fl oz (45 mL) per 100 gal of water

Trees and Shrubs (Soil Drench and Soil Injection)

Target pest Location Rate Unit Label notes
Adelgids (including hemlock woolly adelgid), Aphids, Leaf-feeding beetles (including Japanese beetle and vine weevil adults), Leaf-feeding bugs (including lace bugs, leaf bugs, and plant bugs) Outdoor 0.1 to 0.2 fl oz (3 to 6 mL) per inch of trunk diameter (D.B.H.) or per foot of shrub height
Roundheaded borers (including Asian longhorned beetle), Thrips (foliage only), White grub, billbug, and root weevil larvae Outdoor 0.1 to 0.4 fl oz (3 to 12 mL) per inch of trunk diameter (DBH). You may use the higher rate (0.3 -0.4 fl oz) to control the pests listed below. Emerald Ash Borer, Bronze birch borer, Asian Longhorned Beetle, Eucalyptus Longhorned Borer, Alder Borer

Trees with a 15 inch of trunk diameter at breast height (D.B.H.) or greater

Target pest Location Rate Unit Label notes
Armored scales (including but not limited to: camellia, false oleander, Florida red, oystershell, tea, and white peach scales), Flatheaded borers (including emerald ash borer), Leafhoppers, planthoppers, sharpshooters (including glassywinged sharpshooter) and spittle bugs, Leafminers, Mealybugs, Pine tip moth larvae, Psyllids, Royal palm bug, Sawfly larvae, Soft scales, Whiteflies Outdoor 0.2 fl oz (6 mL) per inch of trunk diameter (D.B.H.) or per foot of shrub height

Mixing instructions 1

For pests Location Amount Per Label notes
Interior plantscapes Indoor 1.5 100 gal (45 mL) per 100 gal of water

Timing & weather

Use restrictions 4

Label SDS
Active ingredient Imidacloprid 21.4%
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