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| Fall Potatoes: Pesticides Applied in Wisconsin, 1995 | ||||||
| (Wisconsin Acres Planted: 83,000) | Area Applied | Acres Treated | Number of Applications | Rate per Application | Rate per Crop Year | Total Applied |
| (Percent) | (Number) | (#s per acre) | (#s per acre) | (Pounds) | ||
| Herbicides: | ||||||
| Glyphosate | 8 | 6,640 | 1.0 | 0.62 | 0.62 | 4,000 |
| Linuron | 9 | 7,470 | 1.1 | 0.89 | 0.97 | 7,000 |
| Metolachlor | 18 | 14,940 | 1 | 1.44 | 1.44 | 21,000 |
| Metribuzin | 89 | 73,870 | 1.1 | 0.46 | 0.52 | 39,000 |
| Pendimethalin | 36 | 29,880 | 1 | 0.8 | 0.81 | 24,000 |
| Sethoxydim | 10 | 8,300 | 1.2 | 0.17 | 0.2 | 2,000 |
| Total: All Herbicides | 170 | 141,100 | 97,000 | |||
| Per Planted Acre | 1.17 | |||||
| Insecticides: | ||||||
| Azinphos-methyl | 26 | 21,580 | 2.1 | 0.57 | 1.19 | 26,000 |
| Carbofuran | 16 | 13,280 | 1 | 0.89 | 0.93 | 13,000 |
| Dimethoate | 28 | 23,240 | 1.3 | 0.38 | 0.48 | 11,000 |
| Endosulfan | 66 | 54,780 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1.09 | 60,000 |
| Esfenvalerate | 60 | 49,800 | 1.7 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 3,000 |
| Methamidophos | 65 | 53,950 | 1.4 | 0.88 | 1.26 | 69,000 |
| Oxamyl | 8 | 6,640 | 1.1 | 0.77 | 0.85 | 5,000 |
| Permethrin | 22 | 18,260 | 1.4 | 0.15 | 0.21 | 4,000 |
| Piperonyl butoxide | 17 | 14,110 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.21 | 3,000 |
| Pyrethrins | 10 | 8,300 | 1 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 50 |
| Total: All Insecticides | 318 | 263,940 | 194,050 | |||
| Per Planted Acre | 2.34 | |||||
| Fungicides: | ||||||
| Basic copper sulfate | 5 | 4,150 | 1.9 | 1.57 | 2.92 | 13,000 |
| Chlorothalonil | 88 | 73,040 | 5.9 | 0.95 | 5.61 | 408,000 |
| Copper hydroxide | 38 | 31,540 | 2.4 | 0.54 | 1.26 | 40,000 |
| Copper resinate | 7 | 5,810 | 1.9 | 1.11 | 2.1 | 12,000 |
| Mancozeb | 86 | 71,380 | 4.7 | 1.24 | 5.76 | 412,000 |
| Maneb | 14 | 11,620 | 5.3 | 1.25 | 6.65 | 76,000 |
| Metalaxyl | 15 | 12,450 | 1.5 | 0.21 | 0.31 | 4,000 |
| Propamocarb hydroch. | 12 | 9,960 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.96 | 9,000 |
| Triphenyltin hydrox. | 46 | 38,180 | 2.9 | 0.11 | 0.31 | 12,000 |
| Total: All Fungicides | 311 | 258,130 | 986,000 | |||
| Per Planted Acre | 11.88 | |||||
| Other Chemicals: | ||||||
| Diquat | 80 | 66,400 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.42 | 28,000 |
| Endothall | 11 | 9,130 | 1.1 | 0.76 | 0.82 | 7,000 |
| Maleic hydrazide | 8 | 6,640 | 1 | 1.91 | 1.91 | 13,000 |
| Metam-sodium | 8 | 6,640 | 1 | 152 | 152 | 970,000 |
| Paraquat | 7 | 5,810 | 1.2 | 0.44 | 0.54 | 3,000 |
| Sulfuric acid | 13 | 10,790 | 1.1 | 142 | 150.35 | 1,632,000 |
| Total: Other Chemicals | 127 | 105,410 | 2,653,000 | |||
| Per Planted Acre | 31.96 | |||||
| Totals: All Chemicals | 926 | 768,580 | 3,930,050 | |||
| Per Planted Acre | 47.35 |
Last Updated on 11/16/97
By Karen Lutz