Leafy Green Brassicas - Home Use Insecticides
Insecticides registered for Home use on Leafy Green Brassicas (collards, kale, and mustard) and other Leafy Green Crops (lettuce, spinach, chard, arugula and endive) in Utah.
| Leafy Greens Active Ingredient | Leafy Greens Brand Name (ReI/PHI) | MoA | Residual (days) | Aphids | Caterpillars | Earwigs | Flea Beetles | Leafminer | Root Maggots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| carbaryl | Garden Tech Sevin 5% Dust Bug Killer | IA | 14 | X | X | X | X | ||
| malathion | Spectracide Malathion, Ortho Malathion | IB | 7 | X | X | X | X | X | |
| cyfluthrin | Bioadvanced Vegetable and Garden Insect Spray | 3 | 14 | X | X | X | X | X | |
| gamma- cyhalothrin | Spectracide Triazicide | 3 | 14 | X | X | X | X | ||
| permethrin | Bonide Eight Vegetable, Fruit, & Flower | 3 | 14 | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| pyrethrins | Monterey Bug Buster-OOB, Worry Free InsecticideB | 3 | 5 | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| zeta-cypermethrin | GardenTech Sevin | 3 | 14 | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| pyrethrins + oil | Espoma Insect ControlB, Monterey Take Down Garden SprayB | 3/NC | 5 | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| pyrethrins + insecticidal soup | Safer Brand Tomato & Vegetable Insect KillerOB | 3/NC | 5 | X | X | X | 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 | See label | X | X |
| spinosad | Monterey Garden Insect SprayOB, Bonide Captain Jack’s DeadbugB, Natural Guard Spinosad SprayOB | 5 | 7 | X | X | X | X | X | |
| Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies kurstaki | Bonide ThuricideOB, Garden safe Caterpillar Killer with BtOB, Natural Guard Caterpillar Killer With BtOB, Dipel DustOB, Garden Safe Bt Worm and Caterpillar KillerOB | 11 | 5-7 | X | |||||
| oils: plant based | Natural Guard Neem SprayOB, Monterey Neem OilOB, Garden Safe Neem OilOB | NC | 1 | X | See label | See label | X | ||
| oils: mineral Oil | Bonide All Seasons Spray Oil, Monterey Horticultural Oil | NC | 1 | X | |||||
| potassium salts of fatty acids (insecticidal soap) | Safer 3-in-1 Garden SprayB; Natria Insecticidal SoapB | NC | 1 | X | |||||
| azadirachtin | Safer BioNeem | UN | 1 | X | X | X | X | X | X |
B=Biopesticide
R=Restricted Use
O=Organic
NC=Not Classified
UN=MoA Unknown
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.
Protection of Pollinators: Look for the “bee-box” or “bee hazard icon” on product labels and read the restricitions and instructions to protect bees and other insect pollinators. Bees and other pollinators will forage on plants when they flower, shed pollen, or produce nectar. Follow these steps when using products that are hazardous to bees: 1) minimize exposure of the product to bees and pollinators when they are foraging on pollinator attractive plants around the application site 2) Minimize drift of the product on to beehives or to off-site pollinator attractive habitat as drift into these areas will kill bees.