Pesticide Use and Pest Management Practices
for Major Crops in North Dakota 1996

 ER 43
1998

Table 23B. INSECTICIDE usage in North Dakota, 19921.

 

 

 Applicator Method of
application
Acres
treated		 Acres
treated		 Applications Farm
operator		 Custom
1 2 3 4 Aerial Ground
(1000) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%)

Insecticide
Acephate 2.3 0.0 43.7 56.3 - - 56.3 43.7 43.7 56.3
Aldicarb 4.2 0.0 100.0 - - - 100.0 - - 100.0
Azinphos-methyl 17.9 0.0 100.0 - - - 94.9 5.1 5.1 94.9
Carbaryl 61.8 0.2 88.0 2.2 9.8 - 50.6 49.4 43.2 56.8
Carbofuran 247.0 0.6 47.1 43.7 9.3 - 69.6 30.4 30.4 69.6
Chlorpyrifos 88.7 0.2 79.0 10.0 11.0 - 60.4 39.6 42.1 57.9
Diazinon 1.5 0.0 100.0 - - - 100.0 - - 100.0
Dimethoate 10.1 0.0 100.0 - - - 82.2 17.8 17.8 82.2
Encapsulated methyl parathion 16.4 0.0 59.5 40.5 - - 59.8 40.2 40.2 59.8
Endosulfan 61.6 0.2 56.5 43.5 - - 87.5 12.5 12.5 87.5
Esfenvalerate 160.7 0.4 90.4 7.2 2.4 - 54.8 45.2 47.5 52.5
Ethyl parathion 127.6 0.3 86.8 13.2 - - 5.2 94.8 94.6 5.4
Fenvalerate 4.5 0.0 100.0 - - - 44.3 55.7 55.7 44.3
Fonofos 13.7 0.0 100.0 - - - - 100.0 100.0 -
Malathion 27.6 0.1 93.1 6.1 0.8 - 48.0 52.0 52.0 48.0
Methamidophos 29.6 0.1 9.9 35.4 11.7 - 34.2 65.8 65.8 34.2
Methyl parathion 82.5 0.2 91.9 8.1 - - 4.3 95.7 94.7 5.3
Nosema locusate fungus 4.6 0.0 11.5 88.5 - - 100.0 - - 100.0
Permethrin 15.0 0.0 100.0 - - - 1.6 98.4 92.7 7.3
Phorate 18.5 0.0 100.0 - - - 87.8 12.2 16.4 83.6
Phosphamidon 1.4 0.0 100.0 - - - 100.0 - - 100.0
Tefluthrin 45.9 0.1 100.0 - - - 100.0 - - 100.0
Terbufos 126.6 0.3 100.0 - - - 94.6 5.4 1.5 98.5
Total 1169.6 3.0 77.5 17.5 3.9 - 56.8 43.2 42.8 57.2

1Zollinger, R. K., M. P. McMullen, G. K. Dahl, A. G. Dexter, J. D. Nalewaja, W. G. Hamlin, and D. G. Beckler. Pesticide Use and Management Practices for Major Crops in North Dakota. 1992. North Dakota State University in cooperation with North Dakota Agricultural Statistics Service, Extension Report No. 15.