{"id":643,"date":"2017-02-09T17:16:25","date_gmt":"2017-02-09T23:16:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/agrilife.org\/mid-coast-ipm\/?p=643"},"modified":"2017-03-28T10:27:51","modified_gmt":"2017-03-28T15:27:51","slug":"epa-approves-section-18-for-transform-on-grain-sorghum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/mid-coast-ipm\/epa-approves-section-18-for-transform-on-grain-sorghum\/","title":{"rendered":"EPA Approves Section 18 for Transform on Grain Sorghum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has notified Texas Department of Agriculture of the approval of the insecticide Transform (sulfoxaflor) for control of sugarcane aphids in grain sorghum. <a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/mid-coast-ipm\/files\/2015\/03\/aphoto-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-15\" src=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/mid-coast-ipm\/files\/2015\/03\/aphoto-3-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"aphoto 3\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to the Section 18 notice, Transform WG may be applied by ground or air at a rate of 0.75-1.5 oz of product per acre.\u00a0 A maximum of 2 applications may be made per year.\u00a0 Do not aply Transform \u22643 days pre-bloom or until after seed set.\u00a0 Applications must be made with medium to course spray nozzles (median droplet size of 341 \u03bcm or greater).\u00a0 Preharvest interval for grain harvest is 14 days.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has notified Texas Department of Agriculture of the approval of the insecticide Transform (sulfoxaflor) for control of sugarcane aphids in grain sorghum. 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