Some Reduced Risk Pesticides Used in Vegetables
April 2007
(be sure to check and follow all label instructions)
Trade Name
Chemical Name
Confirm, Intrepid
tebufenozide,
methoxyfenozide
Spintor
Spinosad
Proclaim
Avermectinsemamectin
benzoate
Fullfill
How it works
What it controls
IGR – ecdysone agonist causes a
premature lethal molt. Mostly
through ingestion, some contact,
feeding ceases in 24 hrs, death in 23 days
Microbial metabolite-- fermentation
product (interferes with nicotinelike receptors in nerve endings) of
soil bacteria-Actinomycetes
Microbial metabolite, Mostly
through ingestion. Disruption of
nerve impulses causes paralysis in
hours, death in days
Small Lepidopteran larvae
(worms or caterpillars) such as
armyworms, beet AW, tomato
fruit worm, loopers, hornworm,
yellow striped AW.
Lepidoptera larvae, leaf miners,
many thrips species, Colorado
potato beetle
Pymetrozine
Stops aphids from feeding quickly
after initial contact. Aphids may
remain alive for days, but don’t
feed. Translaminar and systemic
Aphids, some activity on
whiteflies
Avaunt
Indoxacarb
Lepidoptera larvae, beet AW,
diamond back moth, fruit worms
Courier, Applaud
Buprofezin
Agri-Mek
Avermectins
Knack
Pyriproxyfen –
slow acting
Inhibits Na+ entry into nerve cells,
paralysis and death 6-48 hours.
Contact and ingestion
IGR – Chitin synthesis inhibitor,
contact and ingestion
Fermentation product of soil
bacterium Steptomyces avermitilis,
via ingestion. Inhibits signal
transmission at neuromuscular
junctions. Translaminar
IGR- Juvenile hormone mimic
Rimon
Novaluron
Oberon
Spiromesifen
Admire, Provado
Actara, Platinum,
Assail
Imidacloprid
Thiamethoxamneonicotinoids
Agree, Cutlass,
Deliver, Dipel,
Javelin, XenTari
Bacillus
thuringiensis
variants
IGR – chitin inhibitor, enters via
ingestion
Tetronic acid derivatives interfere
with lipid biosynthesis
Interferes with nerve endings, keeps
nerve receptor channels open
Protein toxin attaches to gut of
insect causing rupture and death in
24-48 hours
Lepidopteran larvae
White flies, leaf hoppers
Colorado potato beetle, mites,
thrips, some Lepidoptera larvae
Lepidoptera larvae, good on large
beet armyworms. (Sterilizes
whitefly adults and eggs)
Immature: Whitefly, thrips, some
Lepidoptera larvae
Mites, whiteflies
Sucking insects, i.e., aphids,
whiteflies, some true bugs, etc.
Colorado potato beetle, Japanese
and cucumber beetles, many
other chewing insects
Many Lepidopteran larvae such
as hornworm, cabbage looper,
fruitworm, armyworms, etc.