Table 1. Insecticides evaluated for use in control of the soybean aphid.
| Category | Active ingredient (ai) | Trade name (Supplier) | Mode of action | %ai | Rate per ha | EIQ* | EIQ- FUR** |
| Conventional (synthetic) | Cyhalothrin-λ | Matador 120E® (Syngenta) | Neurotoxin- sodium channels | 13.1 | 83 mL | 47.2 | 0.4 |
| Conventional (synthetic) | Dimethoate | Lagon 480® (Cheminova) | Neurotoxin- acetylcholine esterase inhibitor | 43.55 | 1,000 mL | 33.5 | 12.5 |
| Novel (synthetic) | Spirotetramat | Movento® (Bayer) | Fatty acid biosynthesis inhibitor | 22.4 | 196 mL | 34.2 | 1.3 |
| Novel (synthetic) | Flonicamid | Beleaf® (FMC) | Neurotoxin- potassium channels | 50 | 196 g | 8.7 | 0.8 |
| Novel (organic) [17] | Mineral oil | Superior 70 oil® (UAP) | Oxygen exchange | 99 | 11,000 mL | 30.1 | 280.2 |
| Novel (organic) [17] | Beauveria bassiana | Botanigard® (Laverlam) | Entomopathogenic fungus | 22 | 1,000 g | 16.7 | 3.3 |
*per unit weight environmental impact quotient (EIQ).
**predicted EIQ-field use rating (EIQ-FUR) for a single application of the insecticide, converted to lbs/ac, as convention dictates.