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ACE-jet: rate per inch, label facts, and uses

ACE-jet is the Arborjet acephate injectable, the fast knockdown with a short residual and no neonicotinoid pollinator issue. Bagworm in late June, scale crawlers, Japanese beetle on a linden in bloom. The rate table by DBH band and when a week of control is the right amount.

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Label check

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Label facts

ACE-jet

Manufacturer: Arborjet
Active ingredient: Acephate 97.4%
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 7 days

Read the ACE-jet label (manufacturer PDF). The label is the legal document; this page is the app's copy of it.

Application months

per label

The 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.

5 to 7

Low: 27 mL
Medium: 33 mL
High: 50 mL

8 to 10

Low: 45 mL
Medium: 50 mL
High: 75 mL

11 to 13

Low: 54 mL
Medium: 75 mL
High: 100 mL

14 to 16

Low: 72 mL
Medium: 100 mL
High: 125 mL

17 to 19

Low: 81 mL
Medium: 125 mL
High: 150 mL

20 to 22

Low: 99 mL
Medium: 150 mL
High: 175 mL

23 to 25

Low: 108 mL
Medium: 175 mL
High: 200 mL

26 to 28

Low: 126 mL
Medium: 200 mL
High: 250 mL

29 to 31

Low: 135 mL
Medium: 225 mL
High: 275 mL

32 to 34

Low: 153 mL
Medium: 250 mL
High: 325 mL

35 to 37

Low: 162 mL
Medium: 275 mL
High: 375 mL

38 to 40

Low: 180 mL
Medium: 300 mL
High: 425 mL

41 to 43

Low: 189 mL
Medium: 350 mL
High: 475 mL

44 to 46

Low: 207 mL
Medium: 375 mL
High: 550 mL

47 to 49

Low: 216 mL
Medium: 400 mL
High: 600 mL

50 to 52

Low: 234 mL
Medium: 450 mL
High: 650 mL

53 to 55

Low: 243 mL
Medium: 475 mL
High: 725 mL

56 to 58

Low: 252 mL
Medium: 500 mL
High: 775 mL

59 to 61

Low: 270 mL
Medium: 525 mL
High: 800 mL

62 to 67

Low: 288 to 297 mL
Medium: 550 mL
High: 800 mL

DBH band (in)	Low	Medium	High
5 to 7	27 mL	33 mL	50 mL
8 to 10	45 mL	50 mL	75 mL
11 to 13	54 mL	75 mL	100 mL
14 to 16	72 mL	100 mL	125 mL
17 to 19	81 mL	125 mL	150 mL
20 to 22	99 mL	150 mL	175 mL
23 to 25	108 mL	175 mL	200 mL
26 to 28	126 mL	200 mL	250 mL
29 to 31	135 mL	225 mL	275 mL
32 to 34	153 mL	250 mL	325 mL
35 to 37	162 mL	275 mL	375 mL
38 to 40	180 mL	300 mL	425 mL
41 to 43	189 mL	350 mL	475 mL
44 to 46	207 mL	375 mL	550 mL
47 to 49	216 mL	400 mL	600 mL
50 to 52	234 mL	450 mL	650 mL
53 to 55	243 mL	475 mL	725 mL
56 to 58	252 mL	500 mL	775 mL
59 to 61	270 mL	525 mL	800 mL
62 to 67	288 to 297 mL	550 mL	800 mL

Worked examples

Dose per tree

ACE-jet

8″ DBH

45 mL low, 50 mL medium, 75 mL high (label band 8 to 10 in)

ACE-jet

14″ DBH

72 mL low, 100 mL medium, 125 mL high (label band 14 to 16 in)

ACE-jet

24″ DBH

108 mL low, 175 mL medium, 200 mL high (label band 23 to 25 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 ACE-jet

Target pests and diseases on the label (108)

Adelgids · Aphids · Apple Borers · Asian Longhorned Beetle · Avocado Lace Bug · Avocado Thrips · Azalea Caterpillar · Bagworms · Birch Leafminer · Black Vine Weevil · Borers · Boxwood Leafminer · Boxwood Psyllid · Bronze Birch Borer · California Oakworm · Carpenter Worm · Catalpa Sphinx · Caterpillars · Cottony Cushion Scale · Crape Myrtle Bark Scale · Cypress Tip Moth · Cypress Twig Gall Midge · Deodar Weevil · Douglas Fir Tussock Moth · Douglas-Fir Beetle · Eastern Tent Caterpillar · Elm Leaf Beetle · Elm Leaf Miner · Elongate Hemlock Scale · Emerald Ash Borer · Eriophyid Mites · Eucalyptus Longhorned Borer · Fall Webworm · Fir Engraver · Flatheaded Appletree Borer · Flatheaded Borers · Four-Lined Plant Bug · Froghoppers · Fungus Gnats · Goldspotted Oak Borer · Hemlock Looper · Hemlock Woolly Adelgid · Horned Oak Gall · Ips Engraver Beetles · Japanese Beetle · Jeffrey Pine Beetle · Lace Bugs · Leaf Beetles · Leaf Miners · Leaf Rollers · Leafhoppers · Leafminer · Lilac Borer · Lilac/Ash Borer · Locust Leafminer · Magnolia Scale · Maple Petiole Borer · Mealybugs · Mole Crickets · Mountain Pine Beetle · Oak Lace Bug · Oak Leaf Roller · Oak Processionary Moth · Oak Skeletonizer · Obliquebanded Leafroller · Oleander Caterpillar · Pear Psylla · Persimmon Borer · Pine Bark Beetles · Pine Needle Scale · Pine Sawfly · Pine Shoot Beetle · Pine Tip Moth · Plant Bugs · Plantbugs · Psyllids · Red Oak Borer · Red Turpentine Beetle · Redbud Leaffolder · Root Weevils · Roundheaded Borers · Royal Palm Bug · San Jose Scale · Sawflies · Scale Insects · Southern Pine Beetle · Spider Mites · Spittlebugs · Spongy Moth · Spotted Lanternfly · Spruce Bark Beetle · Spruce Budworm · Spruce Needle Miner · Taxus Mealybug · Tent Caterpillars · Thrips · Treehoppers · Tupelo Leafminer · Two-Lined Chestnut Borer · Walnut Caterpillar · Weevils · Western Pine Beetle · White Grubs · White Pine Weevil · Whiteflies · Whitefly · Winter Moth · Yellow Poplar Weevil

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 ACE-jet?

ACE-jet is a insecticide from Arborjet with Acephate 97.4% as the active ingredient. It is applied by trunk injection.

What is the ACE-jet rate per inch of DBH?

The label sets the dose by DBH band, not a flat rate per inch. A 8 inch tree takes 45 mL low, 50 mL medium, 75 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 ACE-jet be applied?

Minimum retreatment interval 365 days. Expected protection about 12 months. Time to effect about 7 days.

What does ACE-jet treat?

The label lists 108 target pests or diseases. The treatment guides on this site that use it: bagworms, bronze birch borer, crape myrtle bark scale, emerald ash borer, hemlock woolly adelgid, japanese beetle, scale insects, spotted lanternfly, 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 ACE-jet 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.

ACE-jet: rate per inch, label facts, and uses

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