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Label & SDS

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Registration information

  • U.S. EPA Registration number: 72-70
  • U.S. EPA Status: CANCELLED

Description

'Superior Nu-oil' is an insecticide and miticide. Its Federal EPA registration number is: 72-70. It was originally approved by EPA on 24 Feb 1950. Its registration got cancelled on 10 Oct 1989. It has a 'Caution' signal word. It has the following active ingredients: Aliphatic petroleum solvent. It's approved for 31 sites including apples, arborvitae, blueberries, boxwood, catalpa, cherries, dogwood, elm, grapefruit, and hemlock. It is also approved for 23 pests and pest groups including but not limited to apple red bug, cottony scales, leafrollers, lecanium scales, magnolia scale, no pest, oystershell scale, pear psylla, pearleaf blister mite, and purple mite.

Original registration date:

  • 24 Feb 1950

Cancellation date:

  • 10 Oct 1989

Alternative names:

  • SUPERIOR NU-Oil #70Active
  • SUPERIOR NU-OilInactive

Registrant:

  • MILLER CHEMICAL AND FERTILIZER CORPORATION
  • Address:
    Po Box 333
    Hanover, PA 17331

Active ingredients:

  • Aliphatic petroleum solvent 98.8%
  • Other ingredients 1.2%

Signal word:

  • Caution

Product type:

  • Insecticide
  • Miticide

Formulation:

  • Oils (no added pesticide)

Registered target pests:

  • Apple red bug
  • Cottony scales
  • Leafrollers
  • Lecanium scales
  • Magnolia scale (crawlers)
  • No pest
  • Oystershell scale
  • Pear psylla
  • Pearleaf blister mite
  • Purple mite
  • Purple scale
  • Putnam scale
  • Red scales
  • Red spider mites
  • Red spider mites (eggs)
  • San jose scale
  • Scale insects (crawlers)
  • Scurfy scale
  • Snow scales
  • Soft brown scale
  • Terrapin scale
  • Tessellated scale
  • Tuliptree scale (crawlers)

Registered target sites:

  • Apples (dormant)
  • Apples (foliar treatment)
  • Arborvitae (dormant application)
  • Blueberries (dormant application)
  • Boxwood (dormant application)
  • Catalpa (dormant application)
  • Cherries (dormant application)
  • Dogwood (dormant application)
  • Elm (dormant application)
  • Grapefruit (foliar treatment)
  • Hemlock (dormant application)
  • Holly (dormant application)
  • Holly (foliar treatment)
  • Juniper (dormant application)
  • Lilac (dormant application)
  • Magnolia (dormant application)
  • Magnolia (foliar treatment)
  • Maple (dormant application)
  • Oak (dormant application)
  • Oranges (foliar treatment)
  • Ornamental shade trees (foliar treatment)
  • Peaches (dormant)
  • Peaches (foliar treatment)
  • Pears (dormant application)
  • Pears (foliar treatment)
  • Pine (dormant application)
  • Privet (dormant application)
  • Stone fruits (dormant application)
  • Tuliptree (dormant application)
  • Tuliptree (foliar treatment)
  • Yew (dormant application)