Insecticides and miticides labeled for greenhouse use are highlighted, including newer chemistries.

1. GREENHOUSE-LABELED
INSECTICIDES
Karen Panter
Horticulture Specialist
Plant Sciences Department

2. RESOURCES
• National Pesticide Information Center
– http://www.npic.orst.edu/
– 1-800-858-7378
– npic@ace.orst.edu
• Greenbook
– http://www.greenbook.net
• Greenhouse Grower
– http://www.greenhousegrower.com/video/

3. RESOURCES
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
– http://www2.epa.gov/science-and-
technology/pesticides-science
• OMRI
– Organic Materials Review Institute
– https://www.omri.org/

4. • Trade names are used to simplify the
information presented in this newsletter.
No endorsement by UW Extension is
intended, nor is criticism implied of similar
products that are not named.

5. – In no particular order
– Assume insect/mite identified correctly
– Remember: IF IT DOESN’T SAY
“GREENHOUSE” ON THE LABEL IT IS NOT
LEGAL TO USE IN ONE
– Over the counter products rarely labeled for
indoor or greenhouse use
– Label is a legal document

6. TO AVOID NEONICOTINOIDS
• Thrips
– Aria
– Aza-Direct
– AzaGuard
– Azatin XL
– Mesurol
– Orthene 97
– Overture
– Pedestal
– Pylon
– Sanmite

7. TO AVOID NEONICOTINOIDS
• Aphids
– Aria
– Azatin
– BotaniGard
– Distance
– Endeavor
– Enstar II
– Kontos
– Ornazin
– Orthene 97
– Precision

8. TO AVOID NEONICOTINOIDS
• Whiteflies
– Aria
– Azatin
– BotaniGard
– Distance
– Endeavor
– Enstar II
– Kontos
– Ornazin
– Orthene 97
– Pedestal (not
poinsettias)
– Precision
– Sanmite
– Talus
– Judo

9. TO AVOID NEONICOTINOIDS
• Mites
– Akari
– Avid
– Floramite
– Hexygon
– Judo
– Kontos
– Ovation
– ProMite
– Pylon
– Sanmite
– Shuttle-O
– Tetrasan
– Ultiflora

10. TO AVOID NEONICOTINOIDS
• Broad and cyclamen
mites
– Avid
– Akari
– Judo
– Pylon
– SanMite
– Horticultural oil
(humidity <80%)
• Fungus gnats
– Azatin XL
– Adept (not poinsettias)
– Distance (drench)
• Mealybugs
– Aria
– Orthene 97
– Talus

11. OPTIONS FOR THRIPS
• Highly water-soluble systemics
• Allow insecticide to reach flowers
• WFT prefer flowers to foliage
• May also use systemics as foliar sprays, if
labeled

12. OPTIONS FOR THRIPS
• Acephate (Orthene) 79,000 ppm
• Azadirachtin
(Azatrol, Aza-Direct, Molt-X) 0.50 ppm
• Dinotefuran (Safari) 39,000 ppm
• Imidacloprid (Marathon) 510 ppm
• Spirotetramat (Kontos) 29 ppm
• Thiamethoxam (Flagship) 4,100 ppm

13. OPTIONS FOR THRIPS
• 90% mortality
– Conserve, Avid, Conserve + Avid, Conserve +
Endeavor
• 80% mortality
– Sirocco, Avid, Avid + Floramite
• 90% mortality
– Conserve, Conserve + Decree, Conserve +
Heritage
• 80% mortality
– Overture, Overture + Decree, Overture + Heritage

14. NEWER OPTIONS
• XXPire WG (Dow
AgroSciences)(Isoclast™ Active +
spinetoram)
• Chewing and sap-feeding insects
• Systemic and translaminar activity
• 12hr REI, Caution
• Greenhouse, nursery, landscape
• Isoclast™ Active is new class
– sulfoximine

15. NEWER OPTIONS
• Talus 70DF (SePro)(buprofezin)
• Broad spectrum
• Contact, ingestion, and vapor activity
• Greenhouse tomatoes, greenhouse
ornamentals, nursery, lath, landscape, etc.
• Chitin synthesis inhibition mode of action
• Blocks chitin formation

16. NEWER OPTIONS
• AzaGuard (BioSafe
Systems)(azadirachtin)
• Effective on citrus mealybugs

17. NEWER OPTIONS
• Rycar (SePro)(pyrifluquinazon)
• 12hr REI, Caution
• Whiteflies, aphids, leafhoppers, chili thrips,
mealybugs
• Unknown mode of action
• Greenhouse ornamentals

18. NEWER OPTIONS
• Sultan (BASF)(cyflumetofen)
• Mite eggs, nymphs, adults managed
• Ornamentals in greenhouses, nurseries,
landscapes, interiorscapes, etc.
• 12hr REI, Caution

19. NEWER OPTIONS
• Enstar AQ (Wellmark)(S-kinoprene)
• Water-based formulation of Enstar

20. BEAUVARIA BASSIANA
SPORES STRAIN GHA, TB-1
• Pathogenic fungus
• Whiteflies, aphids, thrips, psyllids, weevils,
mealybugs
• Ornamentals, vegetables
• Nurseries, greenhouses, shadehouses,
landscape, interiorscape

21. BEAUVARIA BASSIANA
SPORES STRAIN GHA, TB-1
• Botanigard 22WP (Mycotech)
• Naturalis-O (Whitmire Micro-Gen)
• 4hr REI
• Caution
• Spores must land on insect
• Takes 3 to 7 days for kill

22. BEAUVARIA BASSIANA
SPORES STRAIN GHA, TB-1
• Keys
– Insect coverage
– Patience
– Wide host range
– Attacks adult pests

23. BT
• Pathogenic bacteria
• Larvae stop feeding after ingestion
• Kill may take several days
• Ornamentals, herbs, some vegetables
• Greenhouse

24. BT
• Dipel DF (Valent)
• Javelin WG (Certis)(Bt kurstaki)
• Agree WG (Certis)(Bt aizawai)
• XenTari (Valent)(Bt aizawai)
• 4hr REI
• Caution
• Caterpillars only
• Destroys intestinal lining

25. BT
• Keys
– Foliage coverage
– Patience

26. BT
• Pathogenic bacteria
• Larvae stop feeding after ingestion
• Kill may take several days
• Ornamentals and vegetables
• Greenhouse, interiorscape

27. BT
• Gnatrol (Valent)(Bt israelensis)
• 4hr REI
• Caution
• Fungus gnat larvae (not shore flies)
• Destroys intestinal lining

28. BT
• Keys
– Soil drench
– patience

29. SOAPS
• Fatty acids
• Ornamentals, vegetables
• Greenhouse, interiorscape

30. SOAPS
• Insecticidal Soap 49.52CF (Olympic)
• Safers
• 12hr REI
• Warning due to eye injury, skin irritation
• Foliar for aphids, earwigs, fungus gnats,
mealybugs, mites
• Drench for springtails
• Fatty acids disrupt membrane permeability

31. SOAPS
• Keys
– Insect coverage
– Soft water
– No agitation
– Not for new transplants
– Not for cuttings
– Not for drought stressed
– Not over 85°F

32. OILS
• Paraffinic oil
• Less phytotoxicity than refined oils
• Greenhouse, interiorscape

33. OILS
• PT Ultra-Fine (Whitmire Micro-Gen)
• 4hr REI
• Caution
• Broad spectrum
• Suffocates

34. OILS
• Keys
– Insect coverage
– Cool temperatures
– Cloudy day
– May remove color
– Some plants sensitive
– Not drought stressed

35. CHLORPHENAPYR
• Microbial pyrrole
• Mitochondrial electron transport inhibitor
• Mites, some caterpillars, fungus gnat
larvae
• Greenhouse

36. CHLORPHENAPYR
• Pylon (Olympic)
• 12hr REI
• Caution
• Disrupts pests’ ability to produce energy

37. CHLORPHENAPYR
• Keys
– Insect coverage
– Foliage coverage
– Becomes active after
enters host pest
– Fog
– Spray

38. PYMETROZINE
• Feeding disruption within hours
• Death through starvation
• Systemic through phloem
• Specific
• Greenhouse, interiorscape

39. PYMETROZINE
• Endeavor 50WPG (Syngenta)
• 12hr REI
• Caution
• Aphids and whiteflies

40. PYMETROZINE
• Keys
– Foliage coverage
– Some persistence

41. INSECT GROWTH REGULATORS
• Adept WSB (Uniroyal)(diflubenzuron)
• Slow
• Disrupts molting
• Soil or foliar
• Ornamentals
• Shore flies, fungus gnats; lepidopterous
leafminers, suppresses whiteflies
• Phyto possible on poinsettia, hibiscus, Riegers
• 12hr REI, Caution
• Greenhouse, interiorscape

42. INSECT GROWTH REGULATORS
• Neem
– Azatin XL (Olympic)
– Ornazine 3%EC (SePro)
• Botanical
• Ornamentals, vegetables
• Aphids, fungus gnats, thrips, whiteflies
• Larvae or nymphs but not adults
• Interferes with molting
• 12hr REI, Caution
• Greenhouse, interiorscape

43. INSECT GROWTH REGULATORS
• Citation 75WP (Syngenta)(cyromazine)
• Dipterous leaf miners, fungus gnats, shore
flies
• 12hr REI, Caution
• Ornamentals
• Greenhouse, interiorscape

44. INSECT GROWTH REGULATORS
• Confirm T/O (DowAgro)(tebufenozide)
• Ornamentals
• Lepidopterous larvae by ingestion
• Very specific
• 12hr REI, Caution
• Greenhouse, interiorscape

45. INSECT GROWTH REGULATORS
• Distance (Valent)(pyriproxyfen)
• Whiteflies, scales, shore flies, fungus
gnats
• Suppresses aphids, mealybugs
• All life stages but in adults reduces viable
egg production
• 12hr REI, caution
• Greenhouse, interiorscape

46. INSECT GROWTH REGULATORS
• Enstar II (Wellmark)(S-kinoprene)
• Ornamentals
• Aphids, scales, whiteflies, fungus gnats,
other soft-bodied
• 4hr REI, Warning
• Greenhouse, interiorscape

47. INSECT GROWTH REGULATORS
• Ovation SC (Aventis)(clofentezine)
• Specific miticide
• Greenhouse ornamentals
• 12hr REI, Caution

48. INSECT GROWTH REGULATORS
• Pedestal 10%SC (Uniroyal)(novaluron)
• Thrips, whiteflies, leafminers, caterpillars
• Use once, not repeated
• Greenhouse ornamentals
• 12hr REI, Caution

49. INSECT GROWTH REGULATORS
• Precision (Syngenta)(fenoxycarb)
• Aphids, caterpillars, leafminers,
mealybugs, mites, scales, whiteflies
• Carbamate insecticide and IGR
• Greenhouse
• 12hr REI, Caution

50. INSECT GROWTH REGULATORS
• Keys
– Time
– Repeated applications
– Contact

51. ORGANOPHOSPHATES
• DuraGuard ME (Whitmire Micro-
Gen)(microencapsulated chlorpyrifos)
– Greenhouse ornamentals
– Broad spectrum
– 24hr REI, Caution
• Orthene (acephate)
– Greenhouse ornamentals
– 12hr REI, Caution

52. ORGANOPHOSPHATES
• Keys
– Quick knockdown
– Contact

53. SPINOSYN
• Conserve SC (DowAgro
Science)(spinosad)
• Soil-borne microbe
• Digestive activity caterpillars, some beetle
larvae, leafminers, thrips
• 4hrREI, Caution

54. SPINOSYN
• Keys
– Time
– Contact
– Spray coverage

55. CHLORONICOTINYL
• Marathon II F, 1G (Olympic)
• Merit 75WP (Lesco)
• Greenhouse, interiorscape ornamentals
• Systemic
• Many sucking insects
• 12hr REI, Caution

56. CHLORONICOTINYL
• Keys
– Time as is systemic

57. PYRETHRINS
• Ornamentals
• Greenhouse, interiorscape
• Broad spectrum
• Chewing and sucking insects

58. PYRETHRINS
• Astro 3.2EC (FMC), Permethrin Pro
(TopPro)(permethrin)
– Not labeled for plants for sale
• Decathlon 20WP (Olympic)(cyfluthrin)
• Mavrik Aquaflow (Wellmark)(Tau-
fluvalinate)
• Pyreth-it (Whitmire Micro-gen)(pyrethrins +
piperonyl butoxide)

59. PYRETHRINS
• Scimitar GC (Syngenta)(lambda-
cyhalothrin)
• Talstar F (FMC)(bifenthrin)
• Tame 2.4EC (Valent)(fenpropathrin)

60. PYRETHRINS
• Keys
– REI vary from 12 to 24 hours
– Contact
– Spray coverage

61. ACARICIDES
• Akari 5SC (SePro)(fenpyroximate)
• Avid EC (Syngenta)(abamectin)
• Cinnamite (Whitmire Micro-Gen)
(cinnamaldehyde)
• Floramite (Uniroyal)(bifenzate)
• Ovation SC (Scott’s)(clofentezine)
• Sanmite 75WP (BASF)(pyridaben)

62. ACARICIDES
• Keys
– Mites vs insects
– Spray coverage

63. FUMIGANTS
• DDVP Fumigator (Fuller)(dichlorvos)(OP)
• Nicotine Fumigator (Fuller)(nicotine)
• Thiodan Insecticidal (Fuller)(endosulfan)
• Plantfume 103 (Plant Products
Corp.)(sulfotepp)

64. TOTAL RELEASE AEROSOLS
• Attain TR, Micro TR (Whitmire Micro-
Gen)(bifenthrin)
• Duraplex TR (Whitmire Micro-
Gen)(chlorpyrifos + cyfluthrin)
• Preclude TR (Whitmire Micro-
Gen)(phenoxycarb)

65. TOTAL RELEASE AEROSOLS
• PT1100 Pyrethrum TR (Whitmire Micro-
Gen)(pyrethrins + piperonyl butoxide)
• PT1300 Orthene TR (Whitmire Micro-
Gen)(acephate)
• Pyrethrum TR (Whitmire Micro-
Gen)(pyrethrins + piperonyl butoxide)

66. FUMIGANTS AND
TOTAL RELEASE AEROSOLS
• Keys
– Strict REI regulations
– Quick knockdown

67. – Assume insect/mite identified correctly
– Remember: IF IT DOESN’T SAY
“GREENHOUSE” ON THE LABEL IT IS NOT
LEGAL TO USE IN ONE
– Over the counter products rarely labeled for
indoor or greenhouse use
– Label is a legal document

68. THANKS!