Note that Confirm provides no control tobacco budworm and bollworm. Confirm is an insect growth regulator and must be eaten by the caterpillar in order to provide control. Once the larvae consume the product, symptoms appear in 1 to 3 days and mortality occurs within 3 to 7 days. Pirate may be used against beet armyworms only if populations exceed 5 hits per 100 feet of row . Because Pirate seems to perform best when applied in a tank mixture and because two successive treatments are required to provide control of high sustained populations of tobacco budworm, the tank mix is probably the best option.
Pirate is effective against other caterpillar pests such as bollworms, loopers and fall armyworms.
It is also extremely effective against spider mites, but provides little control of other non-caterpillar pests such as boll weevils and tarnished plant bugs. Pirate must be applied in a minimum of 5 gallons of finished spray if applied by air and a minimum of 10 gallons of finished spray if applied by ground. Aerial applications must not be made within 600 feet of bodies of water in non-Delta areas of the state or within 200 feet in Delta areas. Ground applications must not be made within 75 feet of bodies of water. See Section 18 labeling and approval notice for further restrictions and requirements.