Product Overview

Rycar Insecticide brings a unique chemistry to a grower’s toolbox. Rycar provides excellent control of whiteflies (all biotypes), aphids, mealybugs, chilli thrips and leafhoppers. Rycar acts via contact or ingestion to stop insects from feeding within 2 hours after application before starvation sets in during the next 48 hours.

As versatile as Rycar is, it is also very gentle to both beneficial insects and pollinators. Rycar is the perfect alternative to neonicotinoid chemistries and is a great component of a comprehensive, economical IPM program.

Features
Benefits
Excellent efficacy on B- and Q-whitefly biotypes
Eliminates the need to identify which biotype is eating away your profits
Immediate stop-feed
Prevents any further crop damage and reduces viral transmissions
Extremely soft on beneficials
Great addition to a complete IPM program
Unique chemistry
Reduces the risk of resistance development
Superb crop safety
Can be applied to many sensitive plant species including poinsettias in-color
Rycar's Translaminar Activity
Effective control of difficult to reach insects
Rycar Quick Facts
Use Sites
Greenhouse, Greenhouse vegetables
Pests Controlled
Aphids, Chilli thrips, Leafhoppers, Mealybugs, Whiteflies (all biotypes)
Life Stages Controlled
Immatures and Adults
Recommended Rate
1.6 - 6.4 fl. oz. per 100 gallons
Application
Spray
Restricted-Entry Interval (REI)
12 hours
Active Ingredient
Pyrifluquinazon
Mode of Action (IRAC Group)
Behavior modifier (9B)

Labels and SDS

Specimen Label

Safety Data Sheet

Registered States

How Rycar Works

Target pests exposed to Rycar via contact or ingestion, stop feeding within 2 hours. Rycar’s behavior modifying effect immediately sends the insects into a disoriented state (ataxia) where they are unable to eat and struggle to fly and crawl normally. Mortality of the target insect follows within 48 hours. Bottom line, Rycar works quickly to stop pests from eating your profits!

Rycar’s fast acting behavior modification not only prevents further crop damage due to the rapid stop-feed, but the immediate impact also stops the pests from traveling from plant to plant. Reducing insect movement significantly reduces vector-virus transmission. As vector-virus transmission continues to trouble more and more growers, Rycar becomes an irreplaceable tool.

Rycar in the Plant

Rycar's Translaminar Activity allows penetration of the waxy leaf cuticle and movement inside the plant leaf. When piercing-sucking pests feed on treated leaves, the target pests ingest Rycar and are subject to its affects. This provides an enormous benefit when controlling those hard-to-reach pests that feed from the lower leaf surface (abaxial). After application, Rycar can provide 21 days or more of control. To sum it all up, Rycar provides complete leaf protection.

Beneficial Safety

As aggressive as Rycar is against insect pests, it is just as gentle on beneficial mites and insects. Beneficial insects play an important and growing role in a complete IPM program. University and IR-4 research has shown Rycar to have no effect on Hypoasis miles, Amblyseius species, Orius species and pollinators among others.

Beneficial species
Life stage
Effect of Rycar
Lady bug
Harmonia axyridis
Adult
No effect
Predatory bug
Orius insidiosus
Adult
No effect
Orius sauteri
Adult
No effect
Orius strigicollis
Nymph
No effect
Parasitic wasp
Encarsia formosa
Pupa
Some effect
Aphid midge
Aphidoletes aphidimyza
Larva
No effect
Predatory mite
Hypoasis miles
Adult
No effect
Amblyseius cucumeris
Adult
No effect
Amblyseius californicus
Adult
No effect
Amblyseius swirskii
Adult
No effect
Phytoseiulus persimilis
Adult
No effect
Wolf spider
Pardosa pseudoannulata
Adult
No effect
Silkworm
Bombyx mori
Larva
No effect
Bumblebee
Bombus ignitus
Adult
No effect

Rycar Use Rates

Rycar Rates
Pest Controlled
Rate (fl. oz./100 gallons)
Rate(mL/gallon)
Whiteflies
1.6 to 3.2 fl. oz.
0.47 to 0.95 mL
  • Aphids
  • Leafhoppers
  • Chilli Thrips
2.4 to 3.2 fl. oz.
0.71 to 0.95 mL
Mealybugs
6.4 fl. oz.
1.89 mL

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