Potato - Home Use Insecticides
Insecticides registered for Home use on Potatoes, organized by Mode of Action (MoA).
Active Ingredient | Brand | Brand | Residual (days) | Aphids | Colorado Potato Beetle | Flea Beetles | Cutworms | Potato Psyllid |
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carbaryl | Garden Tech Sevin 5% Dust Bug Killer | 1A | 14 | X | X | X | ||
malathion | Spectracide Malathion, Ortho Malathion | 1B | 7 | X | ||||
bifenthrin | Hi-Yield Vegetable & Ornamental Insect Control, Fertilome Broad Spectrum Insecticide | 3A | 14 | X | X | X | ||
cyfluthrin | BioAdvanced Vegetable and Garden Insect Spray | 3 | 14 | X | X | X | X | X |
pyrethrins | Monterey Bug Buster-OOB, Worry Free Insecticide and MiticideB | 3 | 5 | X | X | X | See label | X |
pyrethrins + piperonyl butoxide | Bonide Bon-Neem II | 3A | 5 | X | X | X | X | |
zeta-cypermethrin | GardenTech Sevin | 3 | 14 | X | X | X | X | X |
pyrethrins + canola oil | Espoma Insect ControlB, Monterey Take Down Garden SprayB | 3/NC | 5 | X | X | X | X | |
pyrethrins + potassium salts of fatty acids (insecticidal soap) | Safer Brand Tomato & Vegetable Insect KillerOB | 3/NC | 5 | X | X | X | ||
pyrethrins + sulfur | Bonide Tomato and Vegetable 3 in 1B, Natria Insect Disease & Mite ControlB, Ortho Insect Mite & Disease 3 in 1B | 3/M2 | 5 | X | X | X | X | |
spinosad | Bonide Captain Jack’s DeadbugB, Monterey Garden Insect SprayOB | 5 | 7 | X | X | |||
oil: mineral | Bonide All SeasonsB, Safer Brand Horticultural & Dormant OilOB | NC | 1 | X | X | |||
oil: plant-based | Natural Guard Neem SprayOB, Monterey Neem OilOB, Garden Safe Neem OilOB | NC | 1 | X | See label | See label | X | |
potassium salts of fatty acids (insecticidal soap) | Safer 3-in-1 Garden SprayB, Natria Insecticidal SoapB | NC | 1 | X | X |
B= Biopesticide
R= Restricted Use
O= Organic
Note: All brands are registered trademarks. The brands listed in this table are not all-inclusive, but are meant to provide examples of products for these crops in Utah. Always check the label for the specific crop you are treating, application and safety information, and protection and pre-harvest intervals.