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Zylam Liquid: label facts, timing, and uses

Zylam Liquid is Valent's Dinotefuran insecticide for soil drench and bark spray and foliar spray. What it is labeled for, how it is applied, the timing, and how the PHC Rx label check reads it before a prescription goes out.

Label check

1 warning
Target pest listed on labelPass
Host species listed on labelPass
Delivery method permittedPass
Timing inside application windowPass
Reapplication interval — 21 days requiredWarning

Last application was 14 days ago. Proceed with a documented override, or reschedule.

Label facts

Zylam Liquid

Manufacturer
Valent
Active ingredient
Dinotefuran
EPA registration no.
Not an EPA-registered pesticide
Category
insecticide
Application
soil drench, bark spray, foliar spray
Frequency
annual
Retreatment interval
365 days minimum
Protection
About 12 months
Time to effect
About 21 days

Read the Zylam Liquid 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.

Labeled uses

What the label covers

Target pests and diseases on the label (98)

Adelgids · Aphids · Asian Longhorned Beetle · Avocado Lace Bug · Avocado Thrips · Bagworms · Balsam Woolly Adelgid · Birch Leafminer · Black Cherry Aphid · Black Vine Weevil · Boxwood Leafminer · Boxwood Psyllid · Bronze Birch Borer · Caterpillars · Cedar Bark Scale · Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle · Cooley Spruce Gall Adelgid · Cottony Cushion Scale · Crape Myrtle Bark Scale · Cypress Aphid · Eastern Spruce Gall Adelgid · Eastern Tent Caterpillar · Elm Leaf Beetle · Elm Leaf Miner · Elongate Hemlock Scale · Emerald Ash Borer · Eucalyptus Longhorned Borer · Euonymus Scale · Fall Webworm · Fig Scale · Flatheaded Appletree Borer · Flatheaded Borers · Froghoppers · Fungus Gnats · Gall Makers · Goldspotted Oak Borer · Hemlock Woolly Adelgid · Holly Leafminer · Horned Oak Gall · Japanese Beetle · Juniper Scale · Kermes Scale · Lace Bugs · Leaf Beetles · Leaf Miners · Leafhoppers · Leafminer · Lilac/Ash Borer · Linden Aphid · Linden Borer · Locust Borer · Locust Leafminer · Magnolia Scale · Mealybugs · Mountain Pine Beetle · Oak Lace Bug · Oak Pit Scale · Oak Processionary Moth · Oystershell Scale · Pear Psylla · Pine Bark Adelgid · Pine Needle Scale · Pine Spittlebug · Pine Tip Moth · Plant Bugs · Plantbugs · Psyllids · Root Weevils · Roundheaded Borers · Royal Palm Bug · San Jose Scale · Sawflies · Scale Insects · Spittlebugs · Spongy Moth · Spotted Lanternfly · Spruce Budworm · Spruce Needle Miner · Sycamore Scale · Taxus Mealybug · Tea Scale · Tent Caterpillars · Thrips · Treehoppers · Tuliptree Aphid · Tuliptree Scale · Tupelo Leafminer · Two-Lined Chestnut Borer · Viburnum Leaf Beetle · Walnut Caterpillar · Walnut Scale · Weevils · White Grubs · White Pine Weevil · Whiteflies · Whitefly · Winter Moth · Witch Hazel Gall Aphid

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 Zylam Liquid?

Zylam Liquid is a insecticide from Valent with Dinotefuran as the active ingredient. It is applied by soil drench or bark spray or foliar spray.

What is the Zylam Liquid rate?

Zylam Liquid is applied at the label rate for the method and the host; the app does not carry a DBH rate table for it. Read the label linked on this page and record the rate and total on the application record.

How often can Zylam Liquid be applied?

Label frequency: annual. Minimum retreatment interval 365 days. Expected protection about 12 months. Time to effect about 21 days.

What does Zylam Liquid treat?

The label lists 98 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 Zylam Liquid 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.