Thumper Insecticide

Turf Culture Thumper is a 1L micro-emulsion insecticide for turf, with 20 g/L abamectin, for couch mite and soil-borne nematodes.

Thumper is a Group 6 insecticide in a liquid micro-emulsion. After application for couch mite, it moves into the leaf, where translaminar activity gives residual control of mites feeding on both leaf surfaces. Mites stop feeding within 2–4 hours, become irreversibly paralysed, and die within 7–10 days. The micro-emulsion is taken up quickly, which limits UV breakdown, and it has a low smell, which is useful in public areas. It can be used on newly sown or planted turf as well as established turf.

Key benefits of Turf Culture Thumper insecticide

• Controls couch mite and soil-borne parasitic nematodes in turf
• Translaminar activity in the leaf for residual mite control on both leaf surfaces
• Mites stop feeding within 2–4 hours and die within 7–10 days
• Micro-emulsion formulation with quick leaf uptake and a low smell
• The first turf-registered Group 6 insecticide, according to Turf Culture

Turf Culture Thumper active constituent and formulation

20 g/L abamectin, as a micro-emulsion (ME). Group 6 insecticide.

Turf Culture Thumper application guide for turf

Couch mite: 10–20 mL per 100 m² (1–2 litres per hectare) in 2.5–5 litres of water per 100 m² (250–500 litres per hectare). Use the lower rate early, once first symptoms appear, and the higher rate when damage is at its peak. Always add a non-ionic surfactant (1000 g/L, non-buffering type) at 250 mL per 100 litres of final spray (0.25% v/v). Apply by ground boom sprayer or low-pressure hand wand. Do not apply by backpack or hand-gun sprayer. Do not use if rain is expected before the spray has dried. Keep to the water-volume range so the product can enter the leaf; higher water volumes may reduce mite control.

Soil-borne parasitic nematodes: 50 mL per 100 m² (5 litres per hectare), with a second application 14 days later. A soil penetrant is recommended. Irrigate immediately, while the spray is still wet on the leaves, with at least 10 mm of water to reach the bottom of the root zone — do not let the spray dry on the leaves first, and do not irrigate to runoff. A 1L pack treats 2,000 m² at this nematode rate, or 5,000–10,000 m² at the couch-mite rates.

Do not apply if rainfall is imminent, by aircraft, or through irrigation or ultra-low volume equipment. Keep the public out until the spray has dried. Do not graze treated turf or feed clippings to poultry or livestock. Highly toxic to bees. Always read and follow the full product label.

Turf Culture Thumper pack sizes

• 1L (this listing)

Lawn and turf types that suit Turf Culture Thumper

For the control of couch mite and soil-borne nematodes in turf, including newly sown or planted and established turf, as directed on the label.