P R E PA R E F O R G R E AT E R Y I E L D .
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Enhanced yield from
enhanced plant health.
The methodology behind plant health is simple: the more
time pests are allowed to stay in your crops—even below a
traditional threshold level—the more they take away
a plant’s potential to produce. By removing pests
sooner, plants decrease their chance of injury
from pests and place all their energy
toward your bottom line.
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Get your plants to work
as hard as you do.
Even as the demand for corn and
soybeans remains strong, the costs of
fertilizer seed, fuel, land and other inputs
continue to rise. To better leverage land
and maximize every acre, more and more
growers are turning to Hero® insecticide.
The benefits include:
• Reduced plant stress
• Better ear and pod fill
• T otal protection from all silk, ear, leaf,
pod and bloom feeding insects
• P
est control means pathogen control
and preventing weak stands, smaller ears and aborted kernels
• Increased yield
Let’s do the math.
Just an 11 bu/A increase ($6/bu) in yields
from applying Hero to corn at silking earns
a 1,000-acre grower an additional $66,000
profit. A five bu/A increase ($13/bu)
in soybean yields from applying Hero at
bloom can earn a 1,000-acre grower an
additional $65,000 profit.
Of course, these figures are based on an
average of past and current prices, but
it’s easy to see how the benefit can add
up quickly.
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“Control” is the nice
way of saying it.
Knockdown? Yes. Long lasting residual control? Yes. There’s also
an REI of only 12 hours for further flexibility thanks to advanced
Dual-ActionTM technology that combines two pyrethroid families
for a solid one-two punch. Hero® insecticide can also be mixed with
fungicides and foliar feeds for enhanced economy with only one
pass through the field. Hero can be applied from ground or air.
When used as a component in an integrated approach for resistance
management in corn, Hero can control adult CRW beetles for lower
larvae populations in the soil the following spring.
Bottom line, you’re receiving more control, better performance
and flexibility for your insecticide dollar.
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Targeted pests
I n c o r n a n d s o y b e a n s: 4.0 -10. 3 o z /A
Aphids
Grasshoppers
Armyworms
Japanese beetles (adults)
Bean leaf beetles
Stink bugs
Corn borers (Southern & European)
Soybean stem borers
Corn earworms
Western bean cutworms
Corn rootworms (adult)
Webworms
Cutworms
T o u g h - T o - C o n t r o l P e s t s : 1 0 . 3 o z / A
Carmine mites
Two-spotted spider mites
Banks grass mites
Whiteflies
Lygus species
Thrips
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Application guidelines
Soybeans
• Apply alone or as a tank mix with a postemergent glyphosate
treatment or foliar fungicide treatment or as insect pressure requires.
• D
o not apply within 21 days of harvest or make applications less
than 30 days apart.
• Do not apply more than 41.2 oz/A per season.
Corn (field, seed, sweet and pop)
• O
ptimal application timing is from pre-tassel through early
grain fill.
• D
o not apply within 30 days of harvest for grain and stover
and 60 days of harvest for forage.
• Do not apply more than 41.2 oz/A per season.
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Additional Labeled Crops
Canola
Berries
Cotton
Grapes
Dry beans
Tree nuts
Peanuts
Potatoes
Leafy and fruiting
vegetables
Cucurbits
Refer to label for specific crop and use rate recommendations.
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Further proof
Average plants/acre
2009 hero® sTInK bug conTrol on s oy be ans–louIsIana sTaTe unIVer sIT y
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
Yield (bu/A)
Hero 5.0 oz/A
Orthene® 8.9 oz/A
Karate® Z 1.7 oz/A
Mean No. of Mites
MITe conTrol on soybeans
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
29 hrs after application
Hero
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Bifenthrin
Check
140
160
2010 a P h I d c o n T r o l o n s o y b e a n s – u n I V e r s I T y o F I l l I n o I s
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
Yield (bu/A)
Hero 10.3 oz
Hero 5 oz
WarriorII1.28oz
Endigo® 4.5 oz
Brigade® 6.4 oz
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Tank mix with a fungicide.
Because the insecticide application coincides with the guidelines for applying
fungicides, you can control both insects and disease at the same time. One application
will save you time and money, while providing your crop with a more powerful
protectionprogram.Infact,2009universityandindustrytrialsshowedthata
combination of a fungicide and insecticide results in an average increase of 26.2 bu/A.
Hero® insecticide protects corn yields
2009 hero y Ield daTa–nebr a sK a TrIal s on corn
182
184
186
188
190
192
194
196
198
200
Yield (bu/A)
Fungicide
Fungicide + Hero
2009 hero y Ield daTa–Tenne sse Tr Ial s
140
150
160
170
180
190
Yield (bu/A)
Fungicide
10
Fungicide + Hero
Check
200
210
2009 hero y Ield daTa–arK ansa s TrIal s
140
150
160
170
180
190
200
210
Yield (bu/A)
Fungicide
Fungicide + Hero
Check
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Control the threat
of aflatoxins in corn.
Hero® insecticide is also an effective means of controlling
aflatoxins produced by Aspergillus fungi that can be transmitted
by insects. These carcinogens are one of the most common types
of grain molds and can cause liver poisoning in ruminant and
non-ruminant livestock, as well as humans. With Hero, you can
rest easy knowing that you’re doing everything in your power to
protect end-use consumers, whether they have two legs or four.
Aspergillus fungi thrive and are transmitted
under conditions such as:
• High temperatures and/or high humidity during pollination
• Dry soil (drought conditions) that increases spores in air
• Drought, nitrogen and other stresses that increase chances of plant infection
• Insect injury to ears/kernels that leave wounds for easy entry of pathogen
• Insects that transport Aspergillus spores to silks and kernels
Tolerance levels in grain vary by species
and age of end user:
• H
uman consumption, lactating dairy, immature livestock –
20 ppb (parts per billion) maximum
• Breeding cattle, swine, mature poultry – 100 ppb
• Finishing swine – 200 ppb
• Finishing beef – 300 ppb
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aFl aToX In rese arch WITh hero –s ouTh daKoTa sTaTe unIVer sIT y
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
PartsperBillion
P38H64-Hx1
DK 60-19 YGCB
P38H67Conv.-UTC
P38H67Conv.+Hero6oz/A
300 ppb - Max limit for finishing beef cattle
200 ppb - Max limit for finishing swine (over 100 lbs)
100 ppb - Max limit for breeding livestock, mature poultry
Aflatoxins-HazardsinGrain/AflatoxicosisandLivestock.Pub.FS907.SDSU,Oct,2001.
AgronomicSpotlight,AflatoxinManagementinCorn.Monsanto,2008.
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What Hero® insecticide users are saying
After several years of tank mixing products for soybean aphid control, we decided to
look for an alternative solution. Our search for a new product needed to meet strict
criteria including being a single product, being an organophosphate alternative,
having low use rates, having fast knockdown and good residual control while being
cost effective. Hero insecticide met all the requirements and the 2009 results were
outstanding with complete customer satisfaction, zero complaints, and increased
profitability due to a more efficient operation.
 Terry Sharp, AgriTech Aviation, Indianola, IA
Economics would be the number one [benefit of Hero] because everything I’ve
checked, it’s a great return on investment. It’s going to return a profit to us…To come
back to the overall plant health, again, it’s the main thing you’ve got to do. If you don’t
have that, it’s not going to survive and get your return on investment…It’s an excellent
product – long life, any insect we’ve wanted to control, it takes care of it.
 Marcus Huffman, Auburn, KY
Make the move for improved
plant health and greater yield.
By taking hold of plant health and properly timed application using Hero insecticide,
you can literally reap the benefits. Reduced pests, less plant damage, increased crop
potential and a distinct boost in yields are all within reach. We’ve done a lot of work
to put you in this position and now the choice is yours for one more advantage in the
search for maximizing acres and giving crops everything you’ve got.
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NOTES
Use this space to crunch the numbers
and find out how much Hero insecticide
can benefit your upcoming season.
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P R E P A R E F O R G R E AT E R Y I E L D .
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