Mauget · insecticide
Abacide 2: rate per inch, label facts, and uses
Abacide 2 is the Mauget abamectin capsule, the chemistry with the longest record on pine wilt nematode and a label that covers bagworm, mites, and flatheaded borers. Two-year protection on a healthy pine. The rate table by DBH band and the April window before the sawyer beetles fly.
Label check
1 warningLast application was 14 days ago. Proceed with a documented override, or reschedule.
Label facts
Abacide 2
- Manufacturer
- Mauget
- Active ingredient
- Abamectin 1.9%
- EPA registration no.
- Not an EPA-registered pesticide
- Category
- insecticide
- Application
- trunk injection
- Frequency
- Per label
- Retreatment interval
- 365 days minimum
- Protection
- About 12 months
- Time to effect
- About 14 days
Read the Abacide 2 label (manufacturer PDF). The label is the legal document; this page is the app's copy of it.
Application months
per labelThe app does not carry a month window for this product; the pest’s treatment page sets the timing.
Rate table
Dose per tree by DBH band
Milliliters of product per tree, from the label table the app's calculator uses. Low, medium, and high are the label's pressure tiers; the treatment page for the pest says which one applies.
2 to 4
- Low
- 2 to 8 mL
- High
- 4 to 16 mL
5 to 7
- Low
- 4 to 6 mL
- High
- 8 to 12 mL
8 to 10
- Low
- 8 to 10 mL
- High
- 16 to 20 mL
11 to 13
- Low
- 15 to 18 mL
- High
- 20 to 24 mL
14 to 19
- Low
- 21 to 27 mL
- High
- 28 to 36 mL
20 to 22
- Low
- 30 to 33 mL
- High
- 40 to 44 mL
23 to 28
- Low
- 33 to 42 mL
- High
- 44 to 56 mL
29 to 31
- Low
- 42 to 45 mL
- High
- 56 to 60 mL
32 to 36
- Low
- 48 to 54 mL
- High
- 64 to 72 mL
37 to 42
- Low
- 72 to 84 mL
- High
- 72 to 84 mL
Worked examples
Dose per tree
Abacide 2
8″ DBH
8 to 10 mL low, 16 to 20 mL high (label band 8 to 10 in)
Abacide 2
14″ DBH
21 to 27 mL low, 28 to 36 mL high (label band 14 to 19 in)
Abacide 2
24″ DBH
33 to 42 mL low, 44 to 56 mL high (label band 23 to 28 in)
For the tree in front of you, with injection sites and the pest tier applied, use the tree injection rate calculator.
Labeled uses
What the label covers
Treatment guides that use Abacide 2
Target pests and diseases on the label (90)
Ambrosia Beetles · Aphids · Asian Longhorned Beetle · Bagworms · Bark Beetles · Big Bud Mite · Birch Leafminer · Borers · Boxwood Leafminer · Boxwood Mite · Boxwood Psyllid · Bronze Birch Borer · California Oakworm · Carpenter Worm · Caterpillars · Cedar-Apple Rust · Citrus Flat Mite · Citrus Mites · Clearwing Borers · Dogwood Borer · Douglas Fir Tussock Moth · Douglas-Fir Beetle · Eastern Tent Caterpillar · Eriophyid Mites · Eucalyptus Longhorned Borer · Fall Webworm · Fir Bark Beetle · Fir Engraver · Flatheaded Appletree Borer · Flatheaded Borers · Foliar Nematodes · Fusiform Rust · Goldspotted Oak Borer · Hickory Bark Beetle · Honeylocust Spider Mite · Ips Engraver Beetles · Jeffrey Pine Beetle · Lace Bugs · Leaf Miners · Leafminer · Lesion Nematodes · Lilac/Ash Borer · Linden Spider Mite · Mountain Pine Beetle · Nematodes · Oak Processionary Moth · Pear Psylla · Persea Mite · Pine Bark Beetle · Pine Bark Beetles · Pine Sawyer Beetle · Pine Shoot Beetle · Pine Wilt Nematode · Pitch Mass Borer · Plant Bugs · Plant-Parasitic Nematodes · Plantbugs · Privet Mite · Psyllids · Red Palm Mite · Red Turpentine Beetle · Rhododendron Borer · Ring Nematodes · Root-Knot Nematodes · Roundheaded Borers · Rust · Sawflies · Southern Pine Beetle · Spider Mites · Spongy Moth · Spruce Bark Beetle · Spruce Budworm · Spruce Needle Miner · Spruce Spider Mite · Stunt Nematodes · Sycamore Lace Bug · Tent Caterpillars · Thrips · Twig Girdler · Two-Lined Chestnut Borer · Two-Spotted Spider Mite · Walnut Caterpillar · Western Oak Bark Beetle · Western Pine Beetle · White Pine Blister Rust · Whiteflies · Whitefly · Winter Moth · Wood Borers · Zimmerman Pine Moth
The label check runs this list against the host, the pest, the month, the dose, and the last application on the tree before a prescription goes out.
FAQ
Questions arborists ask
What is Abacide 2?
Abacide 2 is a insecticide from Mauget with Abamectin 1.9% as the active ingredient. It is applied by trunk injection.
What is the Abacide 2 rate per inch of DBH?
The label sets the dose by DBH band, not a flat rate per inch. A 8 inch tree takes 8 to 10 mL low, 16 to 20 mL high (label band 8 to 10 in). The PHC Rx calculator reads the band for the tree in front of you and sets the number of injection sites.
How often can Abacide 2 be applied?
Minimum retreatment interval 365 days. Expected protection about 12 months. Time to effect about 14 days.
What does Abacide 2 treat?
The label lists 90 target pests or diseases. The treatment guides on this site that use it: bagworms, bronze birch borer, pine wilt, two lined chestnut borer. Each guide has the rate, the timing window, and the alternatives.
Where do these numbers come from?
The PHC Rx product catalog, built from the Abacide 2 label linked above, and synced to this page from the app. The label is the legal document; if the two disagree, the label wins and the catalog gets fixed.
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