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Which pesticides control insects and mites?
Which pesticides control insects and mites?
Chemical/Product |
Insects
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Mites
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Additional Comments
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Bacillus thuringiensis kurstaki
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Yes
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No
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Controls the larva stage of certain moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera). Will not control any other insects or the larva stage of sawflies.
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Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis
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Yes
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No
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Controls the larva stage of mosquitoes and fungus gnats (Hymenoptera sub order Symphyta). Will not control any other insect.
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Spinosad
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Yes
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Yes
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Spider mites on label for ornamentals but not for vegetables. Kills by contact and ingestion. Best use is for insect control. Controls both sawfly larva and caterpillars. One of the few products to list borers on the label. Toxic to bees.
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Neem
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Yes
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Yes
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Stomach poison with some repellent qualities. Most effective on juvenile stages. Also controls some fungal diseases.
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Pyrethrins
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Yes
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Yes
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Contact spray with short residual. Controls broad spectrum of insects/mites.
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Rotenone*
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Yes
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No
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Stomach poison. Most retail products with Rotenone also contain a fungicide such as copper or sulfur to help control diseases as well.
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Oil Sprays
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Yes
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Yes
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Kills by smothering and suffocating the insect or insect egg stage. Ingredient in dormant sprays. Excellent for scale.
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Soap Products
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Yes
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Yes
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Contact action. Breaks down the protective layer of the insect. Short residual.
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Acephate/Orthene
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Yes
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Yes
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Products listed should be used outdoors on non-food crops only. Great aphid control. Systemic with long residual and an organic phosphate. Resmethrin and triflorine added to Orthenex for expanded insect and disease control.
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Bifenthrin
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Yes
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Yes
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Kills by contact and as a stomach poison. Indoor pest label as well.
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Carbaryl(Sevin)
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Yes
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No
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Contact and stomach poison. Do not use in the home. Very toxic to bees.
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Cyfluthrin
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Yes
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No
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Contact and stomach poison. Indoor pest label as well. Highly toxic to bees.
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Imidacloprid
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Yes
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Yes
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Contact and stomach poison. Systemic. Also available as a turf grub control product. Extended season residual.
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Malathion
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Yes
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Yes
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Contact only. Organophosphate. Do not use indoors. Toxic to bees.
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Permethrin
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Yes
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Yes
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Contact and stomach poison. Synthetic pyrethroid. Toxic to bees.
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Resmethrin
(Discontinued pesticide list)
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Yes
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Yes
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This chemical was primarily sold as a RTU aerosol spray for whitefly /mealybug control and is no longer available in a retail product.
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* Rotenone products have been discontinued by VPG and Bonide, may be hard to find - no longer approved for organic gardening.