Insecticides for Small-Scale Cucurbit Production


Insecticides registered for small-scale use on cucurbit crops (cucumbers, melons, winter qquash, summer squash, etc.) in Utah, organized by mode of action (MoA).

Primary Active Ingredient

Brand Name

MoA

Residual Days

Aphid

Cucumber Beetles

Flea Beetles

Squash Bug

Grasshopper

Spider Mite

Thrips

Armyworms/Cutworms

Earwigs

bifenthrin

GardenTech Sevin Insect Killer Dust

3A

2-3 wks

 

X

X

X

X

X

 

X

X

X

Bonide Eight Flower & Vegetable Soil Insect Granules

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

X

Hi-Yield Vegetable & Ornamental Insect Control Granules

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

X

X

Ferti-lome Broad Spectrum RTS

X

 

X

 

 

 

 

X

 

zeta-cypermethrin

GardenTech Sevin Insect Killer Concentrate, GardenTech Sevin Insect Killer RTS

3A

10-14

X

X

X

X

X

 

X

X

X

lambda-cyhalothrin

GardenTech Sevin Insect Killer RTU, Spectracide Triazicide Insect Killer for Lawns & Landscapes RTU

3A

10-14

X

 

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

bifenthrin + zeta-cypermethrin

GardenTech Insect Killer Lawn Granules

3A

2-3 wks

X

 

X

 

X

X

 

X

X

permethrin

Hi-Yield Garden & Farn Insect Control, Bonide Insect Control Garden Dust, Bonide Eight Vegetable, Fruit, & Flower Concentrate, Bonide Eight Yard & Garden RTS, Hi-Yield Garden, Pet, & Livestock Dust

3A

2-3 wks

X

X

X

X

 

 

 

X

 

deltamethrin

Ortho Insect Killer Flower & Vegetable Garden Dust

3A

2-3 wks

X

X

X

 

X

 

X

 

X

pyrethinsO

Monterey Bug Buster-O, Bonide Pyrethrin Garden Spray Concentrate

3A

5-7

X

X

X

X

X

 

X

X

X

cyfluthrin

BioAdvanced Tomato & Vegetable Insect Killer RTU, BioAdvanced Tomato & Vegetable Insect Killer RTS

3A

14

X

X

X

 

X

 

X

X

 

pyrethrinsO + potassium salts of fatty acids O

Safer Insecticidal Soap + Pyrethrin Concentrate

3A/UN

5-7

X

X

X

 

 

X

 

X

 

pyrethrinsO + neem oilO

Triple Action, Triple Action Plus RTU

3A/UN

5-7

X

 

 

X

X

X

X

X

X

malathion

Hi-Yield 55% Malathion Spray, Bonide Malathion Concentrate, Ortho MAX Malathion Insect Spray Concentrate, Spectracide Malathion Insect Spray

3B

5-7

X

 

 

 

 

X

X

 

 

imiclacloprid

Monterey Fruit Tree & Vegetable Systemic Soil Drench, BioAdvanced Fruit, Citrus, & Vegetable Insect Control Concentrate

4A

N/A

X

X

X

 

 

 

X

 

 

spinosadO

Natural Guard Spinosad Concentrate, Natural Guard Spinosad RTS, Monterey Garden Insect Spray, Bonide Captain Jack’s Deadbug Brew Concentrate, Bonide Captain Jack’s Deadbug Brew Dust, Bonide Colorado Potato Beetle Beater

5

7-10

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bacillus thuringiensisO

Monterey B.T., Monterey B.T. RTU, Bonide Captain Jack’s Bt, Bonide Thuricide (Bt) Concentrate

11

5-7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

Bacillus thuringiensis var. KurstakiO

Safer Caterpillar Killer Spray With Bt, Safer Caterpillar Killer II Concentrate, Natural Guard Caterpillar Killer Spray with Bt RTU, Ferti-lome Dipel Dust

11

5-7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

sulfurO + pyrethrinsO

Ortho Insect, Mite, Disease 3-in-1 RTU, Natria Insect, Disease, and Mite Control RTS, Natria Insect, Disease, and Mite Control RTU, BioAdvanced Fruit & Vegetable 3-in-1 Solution RTU, BioAdvanced Fruit & Vegetable 3-in-1 Solution Concentrate

UN/3A

7-10

X

X

X

X

 

X

X

X

 

canola oilO

Natural Guard Horticultural Oil Concentrate, Natural Guard Horticultural Oil RTS

UN

3

X

 

 

 

 

X

X

 

 

mineral oilO

Safer Horticultural & Dormant Spray Oil Concentrate

UN

3

X

 

 

 

 

X

X

X

 

neem oilO

Natural Guard Neem Concentrate, Natural Guard Neem RTU, Monterery 70% Neem Oil, Natria Neem Oil Concentrate, Natria Neem Oil RTU, BioAdvanced Organics Neem Oil RTU, Espoma Organic Neem Oil 3-in-1, Monterey Neem Oil RTU

UN

3

X

X

X

 

 

X

 

X

 

potassium salts of fatty acidsO

Natural Guard Insecticidal Soap, Monterey Insecticidal Soap RTU, Bonide Insecticidal Soap RTU, Natria Insecticidal Soap RTU, BioAdvanced Organics Insecticidal Soap RTU

UN

5-7

X

 

 

X

X

X

X

 

X

silicon dioxide

Natural Guard Diatomaceous Earth Crawling Insect Control

UN

7-14

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

X

Bonide Diatomaceous Earth

X

X

X

X

 

X

X

X

X

Note: All products listed in this table are registered trademarks. The list is not all-inclusive, but provides examples of products that are available for small acreage and home use. Always review the product label for the specific crop you are treating, targeted pests, safety information, and preharvest intervals. All product information was reference in 2023 from various major personal-use pesticide suppliers.
O = Organic Active Ingredient