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This
is a comprehensive list of biochemical and microbial insect
control products currently registered for use on turf. Because
some of these products do not provide consistent control, consult
your state university Extension specialist for specific use
strategies and performance information. Listing of trade names
does not constitute product endorsement or discriminate against
products not mentioned.
| Common
name |
Trade
name |
Mode
of action |
Turf
pest |
|
Azadirachtin (Neem)
|
BioNeem, Turplex, Azatin
|
insect growth regulator
|
armyworms, cutworms, sod
webworms |
|
Halofenozide |
Mach 2 |
insect growth regulator
|
armyworms, cutworms, sod
webworms, white grubs |
|
Insecticidal soap
|
Safer |
cell membrane disrupter
|
small caterpillars
|
|
Bacillus thuringiensis
(Bt) |
Dipel, Thuricide, Javelin
|
gut disrupter |
small caterpillars
|
|
Bacillus popilliae
|
Milky Spore, Doom, Japidemic
|
gut disrupter |
white grubs |
|
Fungus-based
Beauveria bassiana (Balsamo) |
Naturalis-T |
cuticle disrupter
|
chinch bugs, mole crickets,
cutworms, white grubs |
|
Entomopathogenic nematodes
Steinernema carpocapsae
S. glaseri
S. riobravis
Heterorhabditis bacteriaphora |
Vector, Cruiser
|
bacterial paralysis
|
armyworms, cutworms, sod
webworms, white grubs, mole crickets, white grubs
|
|
Spinosad
Saccharopolyspora spinosa |
Conserve |
nervous system disrupter (not
fully known) |
armyworms, cutworms, sod
webworms |
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