Xytect 2F

Have more than 10 trees to treat? Xytect is your solutionan active ingredient mixed with something else, usually water. for invasive pest protection, including the prevention of Emerald ash borer.

Xytect™ 2F, (compares to Merit® 2F,) is a broad spectrum imidaclopridan insecticidea chemical compound designed to kill insects, can be either contact (kills on direct contact with the insecticide) or systemic (absorbed within a tree to kill insects when they try to feed on it). designed to control insects by altering their nerve impulses to get them to stop feeding. Results in quick knock down of countless insects while having little affect on other animals. insecticidea chemical compound designed to kill insects, can be either contact (kills on direct contact with the insecticide) or systemic (absorbed within a tree to kill insects when they try to feed on it). used to control a wide variety of insect pests including emerald ash borer, Japanese beetle, and bronze birch borer. Xytect™ 2F provides season long control and research proven protection against the most difficult tree pests.

For faster absorption into the tree and effective applications applied later in the growing season, use Transtect. Transtect has a shorter lag time between treatment and control. For example, if an infested tree is discovered in late June/ early July a Transtect soil application can still provide a benefit that year.

Xytect™ 2F comes in three different sizes:

• The 8oz treats 20 inches DBH diameter at breast height, the thickness or width of a tree at 4.5 feet off the ground. This can be calculated by measuring the circumferencethe distance around the trunk of your tree. at this height and dividing by 3.14. at the high rate, 40 inches at the medium, and 80 inches at the low rate.
• The Quart treats 80 inches at the high rate, 160 inches at the medium rate, and 320 inches at the low rate.
• The Gallon treats 320 inches at the high rate, 640 inches at the medium rate, and 1280 inches at the low rate.

Xytect™ 2F is labeled for the following tree and shrub pests:

• adelgids, aphids, borers (including two-lined chestnut borer, bronze birch borer, Asian longhorned beetle, emerald ash borer), Diptera (including rhododendron gall midge, honeylocust pod gall midge), froghoppers, galls (including hickory stem gall), honeylocust plant bug, Japanese beetles, lace bugs, leaf beetles (including elm and viburnum leaf beetles), leafhoppers, (including glassy-winged sharpshooter), leafminers (including boxwood leafminer), mealybugs, planthoppers, psyllids, sawfly larvaean immature form of an insect often referred to as a grub with few physical characteristics of the adult., scales (including lecanium, azalea bark, calico, cottony camellia, cottony maple) spittlebugs, thrips (suppression)) – including flower, pear and pine thrips, treehoppers, weevils (including white pine and black vine), whiteflies

See the Xytect 2f product label for a complete list of pests controlled. See the Xytect 2F Product Guide for more information and a rate card.

Application Type(s)

Foliar Spray,Soil Drench

Active Ingredient

Imidaclopridan insecticidea chemical compound designed to kill insects, can be either contact (kills on direct contact with the insecticide) or systemic (absorbed within a tree to kill insects when they try to feed on it). designed to control insects by altering their nerve impulses to get them to stop feeding. Results in quick knock down of countless insects while having little affect on other animals.

Timing

Applications of Xytect 2F can be made anytime during the growing season as long as the ground is not frozen or saturated with water. Spring or fall treatments of Imidaclopridan insecticidea chemical compound designed to kill insects, can be either contact (kills on direct contact with the insecticide) or systemic (absorbed within a tree to kill insects when they try to feed on it). designed to control insects by altering their nerve impulses to get them to stop feeding. Results in quick knock down of countless insects while having little affect on other animals. are recommended to ensure full protection during high pest activity.

Note: A treatment of Xytect 2F lasts for one season. To ensure proper tree health, Xytect 2F should be applied once every year.