ENT 4015, Dr. Vera Krischik, List of greenhouse insecticides by class

 

Common name

Commodity

Trade name

Class

Reentry Interval (REI)

Pests

Botanicals

azadirachtin

GH

Azatin XL

botanical, IGR

4

does not control adults

aphids, whiteflies,

leafminers,

caterpillars, thrips

Other

 

 

 

 

 

pymetrozine

GH

Endeavor

pyridine azomethine

12

affects insect sucking ability

aphids, whiteflies

metaldehyde

GH

Deadline

metacetaldehyde

12

slugs

Miticides

dicofol

GH

Kelthane T&O

chlorinated hydrocarbon

12

spider mites

clarified hydrophobic extract of neem

GH

Triact 70

botanical

4

 

chlofentezine

GH

Ovation S

C

tetrazine

12

 

chlorfenapyr

GH

Pylon

pyrrole

12

eggs, newly hatched

spider mites,

cyclamen and

broad mites

bifenazate

GH

Floramite

carbazate

4

rapid knockdown, long residual

mites, not eggs

fenbutatin-oxide

 

GH

Vendex

organotin

48

compatible with beneficial mites

spider mites

fenpyroximate

GH/

interiorscape

Akari

phenoxypyrazole

12

spider mites

hexythiazox

GH

Hexygon

thiazolidinone

12

residual 30 days

spider mites, eggs, not adults

pyridaben

GH

Sanmite

pyridazinone

12

residue 21 days; immatures

spider mites, broad mites,

whiteflies

 

cinnamaldehyde

GH

Cinnamite

other

12

aphids, mites

IGR insect growth regulators

azadirachtin

GH

Azaxtin XL

botanical, IGR

4

does not control adults

aphids, whiteflies,

leafminers, caterpillars, thrips

diflubenzeron

GH

Adept

IGR

12

whiteflies, fungus gnats, shoreflies,

caterpillars

cyromazine

GH

interiorscape

Citation

IGR

12

leafminers,

fungus gnats, shoreflies

pyriproxyfen

GH

Distance

IGR

12

aphids, scales, fungus gnats, shoreflies, whiteflies

tebufenozide

GH

Confirm

IGR

4

caterpillars

fenoxycarb

GH

Preclude TR

IGR

12

whiteflies, fungus gnats, shoreflies,

thrips, soft scales

s-kinoprene

GH

Enstar II

IGR

4

whiteflies, mealybugs, aphids, fungus gnats

Soaps/oils

insecticidal soap

GH

M-Pede

potassium soaps of fatty acids

12

 

horticultural oil

GH

Ultrafine spray

oil

4

 

Microbial pesticides

spinosad

GH

Conserve

microbial/

bacteria

4

caterpillars,

leafminers, thrips

Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki

GH

Dipel 2X

microbial/

bacteria

4

caterpillars

Not common to have beetle pests in GH

Bacillus thuringiensis var. tenebrionis

microbial/

bacteria

 

 

Bacillus thuringiensis

var.  israelensis

GH

Gnatrol

microbial/

bacteria

4

fungus gnats

Beauveria bassiana

GH

Naturalis

TO

microbial/

fungus

4

black vine weevil,

mealybugs, whiteflies

abamectin

GH

Avid

microbial

12

leafminers,

spider mites,

whiteflies, western flower thrips

Conventional pesticides

imidacloprid

GH/

interiorscape

Marathon 1%G, Marathon 60WP, Marathon II, Merit 75WP.

Merit 75WSP, Imicide

systemic, chloro-nicotinyl

 

systemic

12

aphids, whiteflies, mealybugs,  hrips

bifenthrin

GH

interiorscape

Talstar GH

pyrethroid

12

aphids,

whiteflies,

spider mites, broad mites

cyfluthrin

GH

Decathlon

pyrethroid

12

aphids, thrips, caterpillars

cyfluthrin

interiorscape

Tempo

pyrethroid

12

 

fluvalinate

GH

interiorscape

Mavrik Aquaflow

pyrethroid

12

aphids, thrips, caterpillars, mites

lambda-cyhalothrin

GH

Scimitar

pyrethroid

24

aphids, thrips, caterpillars, broad mites,

spider mites

permethrin

GH interiorscape

Astro

pyrethroid

12

aphids, fungus gnats, whiteflies,

mealybugs, caterpillars

resmethrin

GH

Aire-Mate GH-60

pyrethroid

24

short residual

whiteflies

fenpropathrin

GH

Tame

pyrethroid

24

aphids, thrips, caterpillars

piperonyl butoxide

GH

1100 Pyrethrum

pyrethrins

12

aphids, whiteflies, thrips, caterpillars

methiocarb

GH

Mesurol

carbamate

24

thrips,

aphids, mites,

snails, slugs

acephate

GH

Orthene TT&O97

OP organophosphate

24

aphids, whiteflies, thrips, caterpillars

cloropyrifos

GH

DuraGuard

OP

organophosphate

24

microencapsulated,

contact, residual

aphids, fungus gnats, whiteflies, thrips, leafminers

caterpillars

Smoke generators

dichlorvos

GH

Fulex DDVP Aire-Mate

OP

organophosphate

pyrethroid

24

smoke generator/ thermal fog

 

nicotine

GH

Fulex Nicotine Smoke

nicotine

24

short residual, non systemic

aphids

naled

GH

Dibrom 8

OP

organophosphate

pyrethroid

thermal fog

 

western flower thrips

endosulfan

GH

Thiodan smoke

chlorinated hydrocarbon

24

aphids, whiteflies,

caterpillars,

cyclamen mites,

thrips

chlorpyrifos+

cyfluthrin

GH

Duraplex TR

OP

organophosphate

pyrethroid

24

aerosol

aphis, mealybugs,

scales, thrips,

whiteflies,

caterpillars