ABSTRACT

Zeal™ is a new miticide that received EPA registration in 2003 for crops including cotton. Zeal contains a new active ingredient (etoxazole) with a new mode of action and has no cross resistance to miticide products currently on the market. Zealis primarily active against major tetranychidae mites (spider mites and red mites) in egg and larval stages of growth. Foliar applications of Zeal can be made for control of mites infesting cotton, apple, pear and strawberry crops. Valent U.S.A. Corporation is developing Zeal as part of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and Insect Resistance Management (IRM) programs for row crop and tree fruit mite control. Mites controlled by Zeal include Twospotted Spider Mite, Citrus Red Mite, European Red Mite, Pacific Spider Mite, Carmine Spider Mite, and Southern Red Mite. Zeal exhibits low mammalian toxicity and is safe on most beneficial insects.