UPI UP-Star SC Lawn and Nursery Insecticide Miticide is a synthetic pyrethroid insecticide and miticide formulated as a soluble concentrate for broad-spectrum pest control in ornamental landscapes, nurseries, and turf.
Chemical Composition and Formulation
The active ingredient is Bifenthrin at a concentration of 7.9 percent. The product is formulated as a soluble concentrate. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPA registration number is 70506-23. It was originally registered on October 28, 2003. The registrant is UPL NA, Inc.
Functional Mechanism and Design
Bifenthrin is a synthetic pyrethroid insecticide. It acts as a nerve poison by disrupting sodium channels in the insect's nervous system, leading to paralysis and death. It functions through contact and ingestion activity against target pests.
Target Applications and Performance
This product is registered for use on 49 sites, including ornamental plants field, containerized, greenhouse, interior plantscapes, ornamental trees and shrubs, ornamental turf lawns, golf courses, athletic fields, commercial areas, ornamental fruit and nut trees nonbearing, nursery stock, building perimeters, fencerows, and soil treatment areas for Christmas tree and conifer plantings. It is approved for the control of 86 pests and pest groups, including but not limited to ants, aphids, armyworms, bagworms, billbugs, chinch bugs, cutworms, fleas, fungus gnats, grasshoppers, lace bugs, leafhoppers, leafminers, mites including spider mites, mole crickets, mosquitoes, scales crawlers, sod webworms, thrips, ticks, weevils including black vine weevil and annual bluegrass weevil, white grubs, and whiteflies.
Application Specifications and Protocol
The product bears the signal word Caution. Application is intended as a foliar spray, soil treatment, bark treatment, or perimeter treatment depending on the specific target site and pest. Specific application rates, dilution ratios, and use instructions must be obtained from the official EPA-approved product label.
Handling and Safety
Applicators must follow all handling instructions on the official product label. The signal word Caution indicates the product's toxicity category. Personal protective equipment PPE requirements, re-entry intervals REI, and storage and disposal instructions are mandated by the EPA-approved label.
PUPI010 UPI UP-Star SC Lawn and Nursery Insecticide Miticide - 1 Gallon (4/Cs) (220/Plt)