Organic Controls For Insects

Home Vegetables: Organic Controls for Insects 2-1
Organic Controls for Insects

Eric R. Day, Extension Entomologist, Virginia Tech
Table 2.1 - Organic Products and Predators

Product1 Bacillus thuringiensis M-One, M-Track, Foil, Novodor Insects Controlled Most caterpillars, loopers, hornworms, bagworms Colorado potato beetle Remarks This product, also known as Bt., is sold under many trade names. Two strains of Bt will control potato beetles: Bacillus thuringiensis ssp. san diego is genetically engineered and therefore is not allowed in certified organic production. On the other hand, B. thuringiensis ssp. tenebrionis, a form of Bt that is not genetically engineered, can be used by organic producers. This product is sold under many trade names and is a fatty acid soap. Usually sold as a dust, but some formulations can be mixed in water. Usually sold mixed with other botanical insecticides such as rotenone. See label for precautions. See label for precautions. See label for precautions. See label for precautions. Remarks These wasps are shipped to you inside their hostMexican bean beetle larvae. Once the adults emerge, the females deposit their eggs in the larvae of the Mexican bean beetle. Release rate: timing is critical; release one unit (6 mummies/unit, 20-25 wasps/ mummy=120-150 wasps/unit) for every 400 sq ft of beans or 100 units/A when the bean beetle larvae are present. These wasps do not overwinter. Lady beetles may leave the garden to find other prey. Immature lacewings are called aphidlions. Most are Chrysoperla spp. Release approximately 2/square foot. Phythoseiulus persimilus will work in most situations. These nematodes will actively seek host prey and do not harm plants or humans. Trichogramma wasps work well on many caterpillars. Encarsia formosa works on whiteflies.
Insecticidal soap Rotenone Pyrethrin Pyrethrum/Diatomaceous Earth Neem Hot Pepper Wax Spinosad Predators
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Works well on soft bodied insects, in particular aphids, mites, mealybugs Many garden insect pests, including Colorado potato beetle, flea beetles, aphids, weevils, Mexican bean beetles Broad spectrum; works on a wide variety of insects Whiteflies, fireants Broad spectrum Aphids, mites, thrips Caterpillars, beetles Insects Controlled Mexican bean beetle
Bean Beetle Parasite (Pediobius foveolatus)
Lady beetles Lacewings Predatory mites Predatory nematodes Parasitic wasps
Feed on aphids and other soft bodied insects Aphids, scales, mealy bugs, other soft bodied insects Mostly for control of spider mites Many ground dwelling and boring insect pests Many insect pests on the foliage, including caterpillars, whiteflies
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Botanical insecticides are derived from various plant parts and are commonly used in organic control situations. It is important to read the label and follow all precautions regarding protective clothing, mixing, and labeled plants. Just because they are derived from plants doesnt mean that safety can be disregarded. Biological control is in two major forms. Microbial, which is a formulation containing a microorganism such as Bacillus thuringiensis, or the other form, which involves the release of predatory insects or mites, such as lady beetles. Use caution with insecticides when a release of predators is planned. Also see the Organic and Biological Control section of the Insect Identification Laboratory homepage on the World Wide Web: http://www.ento.vt.edu/bughunt
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2-2 Home Vegetables: Organic Controls for Insects
Home Vegetables: Diseases 2-3
Steven L. Rideout, Vegetable Plant Pathologist, Eastern Shore AREC Christine Waldenmaier, Plant Pathology Research Specialist Senior, Eastern Shore AREC Elizabeth Bush, Research Associate, Department of Plant Pathology, Physiology, and Weed Science
Vegetable Diseases
Overview
Home gardeners can avoid many disease problems in their vegetable gardens by practicing cultural and other preventative tactics. If a disorder is found, the first step in controlling the disease is to accurately identify the pathogen. Often abiotic (nonliving) problems or insect problems are mistaken for plant diseases and pesticides are used needlessly. Accurate identification of the pathogen ensures that pesticides are used appropriately and only when other control tactics cant control the problem. Accurate identification of the pathogen also allows formulation of an integrated pest management approach to control the disease based on the pathogens life cycle. Use pesticides in conjunction with cultural and other control tactics.
General Cultural Controls
Provide optimal growing conditions: Healthy plants are less likely to become diseased than stressed plants.
- Provide adequate water and fertilization, but avoid over-fertilization, which creates succulent or compromised tissue that is prone to disease and pest problems. Also avoid placing fertilizer close to tender root and stem tissue, as this injures plants. - Ensure soil pH and nutrients are optimal for plant growth by testing the soil when starting a new garden; re-test every two years at least. - Space plants adequately to ensure vigor and to promote foliar dryingwet foliage favors most foliar diseases.
- Plant crops at recommended planting times. Planting too early, in particular, predisposes seedlings and transplants to disease. - Check the soil drainage and if drainage is poor, correct before planting. Excessively wet soils can cause soilborne diseases and poor growth even in the absence of a pathogen.
Irrigation: Most plant diseases favor high humidity and wet foliage. Avoid overhead irrigation when possible, as it creates wet foliage. If irrigating overhead, do so early in the day to promote foliar drying. Also avoid over-irrigation; this can cause root problems and favors the development of certain pathogens. Sanitation: - Crop rotation: Avoid growing the same crop species AND same crop family (e.g. solanaceous family: potato, tomato, pepper, eggplant) in the same garden location for consecutive years, since this may result in a build-up of pathogen inoculum in the soil. - Some plant pathogens can survive on plant debris. Therefore, removing diseased plants and crop debris from the garden reduces inoculum for new infections in the next seasons garden. Compost crop debris or till it into the soil at the end of the growing season; however, some pathogens produce survival structures that are not killed by composting or burying in soil. - Stakes, rototillers, and gardening tools can be infested with pathogen inoculum; stakes, equipment and tools must be cleaned and disinfected. Also, some pathogens may be present in soil, so avoid any practice that moves infested soil to non-infested areas. - Avoid working or harvesting in the garden when plants are wet. This spreads pathogens. - Weeds are alternate hosts for many pathogens, so controlling weeds reduces the likelihood of some diseases.
- Certain pathogens survive in seed, so purchase certified seed and be mindful when saving your own seed, as it may harbor pathogens. Hot water seed treatment reduces seedborne inoculum of some pathogens. Do not save seed from diseased plants.
General Biological Controls
Disease-resistant plants: Resistant cultivars are available for some common plant disease problems. For example, tomato varieties designated with the letters VFN are resistant to Verticillium and Fusarium species, soil borne fungi with no chemical controls. The N indicates root-knot nematode resistance, another soil-borne pathogen with no available chemical controls.
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Soil amendments: Adding compost or other organic matter to garden soil may increase populations of beneficial microbes in the soil. Some of these microbes may be antagonistic, predatory, or may simply out-compete pathogens, and reduce the likelihood of disease. Biological pesticides: Biological pesticides are formulated from living organisms, such as fungi, bacteria, and nematodes that may be antagonistic, predatory, parasitic or may simply out-compete pathogens. The number of biological control products available to homeowners for disease control is growing. These products are safer to handle, break down quickly, and are considered to be environmentally friendly compared to other pesticides. Some biological pesticides are ineffective or less effective compared to other pesticide products for controlling certain plant diseases. However, when biological pesticides are used in conjunction with cultural and other control tactics, or when disease pressure is low, disease may be controlled to an acceptable level with these pesticides. Naturally-occurring organisms: Using broad-spectrum pesticides may reduce populations of naturally occurring organisms that are beneficial to crops or have an adverse effect on plant pathogens and other pests. Use these pesticides only when necessary.
General Mechanical Controls
Most plant disease problems are made worse by wet foliage. Staking crops, like tomatoes, reduces leaf wetness and promotes foliar drying. Staking also reduces spread of inoculum that may splash onto foliage and fruit from the soil. Reflective row covers deter insects that carry plant pathogens. Organic and plastic mulches reduce the spread of some soil-borne pathogens and also reduce weeds that may host plant pathogens.
General Chemical Controls

Calibrate sprayers and spreaders. Wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when applying chemicals, as specified on the pesticide label. Each pesticide product varies in toxicity and must be evaluated individually regarding re-entry and preharvest intervals. Most homeowner pesticides are protectants and must be applied preventatively, before infection occurs. It is important to completely cover the plants when using these pesticides. Most homeowner pesticides cannot cure plants that are already diseased and do not have systemic activity.
Organic pesticides are approved for use in organic production. An example of organic pesticides are copper formulations. Organic pesticides are broad-spectrum pesticides and are toxic or irritants to humans and other non-target organisms. These pesticides can also build up in the soil. Each pesticide has different amounts of toxicity and each can have a different negative effect on the environment and other organisms. Pesticides receiving EPA approval today are generally less toxic and have reduced negative impact on the environment than those approved prior to the late 1990s. For general information on pesticides refer to Pesticide Topics on the Virginia IPM website (www.vaipm.org )
Precautions
Humans: Protect yourself when applying chemicals: read the product label to determine the proper PPE and accessories you need before using any chemicals. Do not assume that because a product is labeled organic it is non-toxic to humans. Products vary in human toxicity and each pesticide product must be assessed according to its product label. Bees: In general broad-spectrum insecticides are toxic to bees. Read each product label and determine what precautions to take to protect bees and other beneficial insects when applying pesticides. Animals (pets, birds, etc.) and water: Read the specific product label to determine what precautions to take to protect the health of other animals and aquatic invertebrates when applying pesticides.
Pesticide resistance: Over-using pesticides may make pests resistant to the pesticide. Pesticides containing thiophanatemethyl, for example, often develop resistance. Broad-spectrum pesticides have a low risk of developing resistance. Read the pesticide product label to determine if a pesticide is at risk of developing pesticide resistance. To avoid pesticide resistance: - Limit applications of the pesticides (the number of allowed applications is usually specified on the label for at-risk pesticides),

- Use pesticide products with different modes of action or use a mix of pesticides with different modes of action - Use the recommended rate as specified on the product label. For further information refer to the Pesticide Resistance and Pesticide Related Links section of the Virginia IPM website (www.vaipm.org).
Guidance on How to Find Specific Recommendations

Links to Useful Sources of Information
Factsheets - IPM in the Department of Plant Pathology, Physiology and Weed Science http://ppwsipm.contentsrvr.net/. This site links to Virginia Cooperative Extension factsheets and other web resources on plant disease and weed pests, sorted by plant type. - Virginia Cooperative Extension Plant Disease Factsheets http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/category/plant-diseases.html
Diagnostic keys or aids
- Plant Problem Image Gallery http://ppwsidlab.contentsrvr.net/plant.vesh provides images of actual plant disease and abiotic problems diagnosed in the Virginia Tech Plant Disease Clinic and also provides recommendations. - Plant Disease Clinic http://www.ppws.vt.edu/~clinic/ Virginia Tech Diagnostic and Identification Laboratories
- Insect Identification Lab http://www.idlab.ento.vt.edu/ - Soil Testing Lab http://www.soiltest.vt.edu/ Educational resources
- Nematode Assay Lab http://www.ppws.vt.edu/~clinic/nematode.php - Weed Identification Lab http://www.ppws.vt.edu/~clinic/weedid.php - The Virginia IPM website www.vaipm.org is a general educational resource on integrated pest management topics, and includes useful links to pesticide resources and sustainable and organic production.
Disease control in home vegetable gardens is important if the gardener is to harvest attractive, nutritious vegetables. It is very important that the home gardener use the following tools, if possible, to reduce plant susceptibility to disease: 1. Use plastic or natural mulch or stake and string vegetables to keep the soil off the harvested portion of the plant. 2. Use disease-free seed or transplants and choose disease resistant varieties. 3. Test soil yearly and apply the needed plant nutrients to maintain optimum plant health. 5. Plant in areas with good drainage. 7. Control weeds.
4. Practice rotation so that the same vegetable or closely related vegetables are not grown in the same location year after year. 6. Avoid planting too close together or thin plants in order to allow air movement around the plants. If disease occurs it is extremely important to correctly identify the cause of the disease. Removing and destroying diseased portions of the plants may help reduce disease spread. Fungicides can also be used to prevent disease spread as they may help protect the healthy portions of the plants. When using fungicides, it is important that you read and follow the fungicide label. Fungicides listed in the following table are available under many different commercial names and may be found in garden centers or ordered over the Internet. Because different manufacturers labels vary widely, always check carefully before purchasing a particular brand to make sure it is labeled for both your crop and the disease you are trying to control. For disease problems not covered in the recommendations, contact your local Extension agent or garden center.

Table 2.2 Fungicide brands available for Home Vegetable Gardens
Chemical Name Captan Product Name American Captan Garden Fungicide Bonide Captan 50W Dragon Captan Wettable Hi-Yield Captan Fungicide 50W Orthocide Garden Fungicide Southern Agricultural Home and Garden Captan Fungicide Bonide Fung-onil Dragon Daconil 2787 Earl May Fung-onil Ferti-Lome Liquid Fungicide Fung-onil Multipurpose Gordons Multi-Purpose Fungicide Ortho Daconil 2787 Ortho Garden Disease Control Southern Agricultural Lawn, Ornamental, & Vegetable Fungicide Acme Bordeaux Mix Bonide Garden Dust Cooke Copper Fungicide Cooke KopRSpray Conc. Dragon Bordeaux Mix Fertilome Bordeaux Mixture Gordons Bordeaux Mix Hi-Yield Bordeaux Mix Lilly Miller Microcop Fungicide Basic CuSO4 Southern Agricultural Neutral Copper Fungicide Southern Agricultural Tomato Dust Chemical Name Fixed copper Product Name American Copper Fungicide Bonide Liquid Copper Fungicide Dragon Copper Fungicide Hi-Yield Copper Fungicide Southern Agricultural Liquid Copper Fungicide Bonide Mancozeb Flowable with Zinc Dragon Mancozeb Green Light Broad Spectrum Mancozeb Fungicide Southern Agricultural Dithane M-45 Earl May Tomato Blight Control Earl May Tomato and Vegetable Dust Gordons Maneb Tomato and Vegetable Fungicide Hi-Yield Maneb Garden Fungicide Green light Powdery Mildew Killer Garden Safe Fungicide 3 Hi-Yield Terraclor Granule Southern Agriculture Terraclor Bonide Remedy Cleary First Step Bonide Liquid Sulfur Bonide Sulfur Fungicide Dragon Garden Sulfur Green Light Wettable Dusting Sulfur Hi-Yield Lime Sulfur Ortho Garden Sulfur Dust Safer Garden Fungicide Southern Agricultural Wettable or Dusting Sulfur
Chlorothalonil
Mancozeb
Maneb
Basic copper
Neem oil PNCB (pentachloronitrobenzene) Potassium bicarbonate Sulfur

Table 2.3 - Disease Management Tools for Specific Crops and Diseases
Crop Disease Asparagus Rust Beans (Snaps or Lima) Anthracnose (Lima bean only) Bacterial Blights Treatment (PHI)1 Maneb or Mancozeb Rate/Gal. (Unless otherwise Stated) Remarks 2.0 tbsp Use resistant varieties or apply 3-4 post-harvest sprays at 7- to 10-day intervals beginning in late June. Begin early bloom reapply every 7 to 10 days. For use only on beans to be harvested dry with pods removed. Use certified western-grown seed. Begin with 4.0 tsp liquid at tri-foliage and reapply every 7 to 10 days. Begin at early bloom; apply after extended wet periods. Begin early bloom reapply every 7 to 10 days. For use only on beans to be harvested dry with pods removed. Spray or dust at first sign and reapply every 7 days. Sulfur may injure blossoms and some varieties of beans. Apply at planting only. Direct spray in the seed furrow or over the planted row. Spray or dust at first sign and reapply every 7 days. Sulfur may injure blossoms and some varieties of beans. Mix thoroughly in paper bag or glass jar. Clover control around edge of garden areas is important to reduce spread of virus from clover to beans. Some bean varieties are resistant. Aluminum foil mulch may prevent aphid feeding. 2.0 tbsp 2.5 tsp/1 lb seed 2.0 tbsp Spray at 7- to 10-day intervals beginning when disease first appears. Mix thoroughly in paper bag or glass jar. Use western-grown, hot-water treated seed. Use resistant varieties for black rot control. Apply copper at 7- to 10-day intervals. Copper sprays may reduce spread of blackrot. Apply in transplant water. Use 0.5 pt per plant. Thoroughly mix with the soil. Begin when disease threatens and reapply every 7 days. Do not spray copper when plants are stressed. Mix thoroughly in paper bag or glass jar.
chlorothalonil 12.5% (7)
2.0 tbsp
copper
1.5 tbsp powder
Botrytis Blight (Gray mold) Downy mildew (Lima beans only) Powdery mildew
chlorothalonil 12.5% (7) chlorothalonil 30% (7) chlorothalonil 12.5% (7)
4.0 tbsp 1.0 tbsp 2.0 tsp
Neem oil Wettable Sulfur or Sulfur dust PCNB chlorothalonil 12.5% (7) chlorothalonil 30% (7) Wettable Sulfur or Sulfur dust Captan No chemicals registered
2.0 tbsp 2.5 tbsp or 6.0 tbsp dust 4.0 tbsp/gal for 1000 ft row 2.0-4.0 tbsp 1.0 tbsp 2.5 tbsp 6.0 tbsp dust 0.5 tsp/1lb seed
Rhizoctonia root and stem rot Rust
Seed rot and damping off Viruses
Beets Cercospora Seed rot and damping off Cabbage, Broccoli, Brussels Sprout, Cauliflower, Turnips, Kale, Collards Black leg, Black rot Club root Downy mildew, Alternaria leaf spot
copper leaf spot Captan copper
PCNB chlorothalonil 12.5% chlorothalonil 30% copper maneb (7) Captan
1.0 tbsp 2.5 tbsp 1.0 tbsp 1.0 tsp 1.0 tbsp 0.5 tsp/1 lb seed
Seed rot and damping off

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PHI = post-harvest interval and indicates the number of days before harvest that the last fungicide application can be made.

Table 2.3 - Disease Management Tools for Specific Crops and Diseases (cont.)
Crop Disease Carrots Leaf Blight Celery Bacterial Blight Cercospora (Early Blight) Septoria (Late blight) or Stalk rot (Rhizoctonia) Cucurbits (Cucumbers, Summer Squash, Cantalopes, Pumpkins) Alternaria leaf spot; Anthracnose; Downy mildew; Gummy stem blight Angular leaf spot (cucumbers only) Belly rot (Rhizoctonia)suppression only Powdery mildew Treatment (PHI)1 chlorothalonil 12.5% chlorothalonil 30% copper copper chlorothalonil 12.5% (7) chlorothalonil 30% (7) copper chlorothalonil 12.5% (7) chlorothalonil 30% (7) chlorothalonil 12.5% chlorothalonil 30% mancozeb (5) maneb (5) copper Rate/Gal. (Unless otherwise Stated) Remarks 2.5 tbsp 1.0 tbsp 2.0 tbsp 2.0 tbsp 3.0-4.0 tbsp 1.0 tbsp 2.0 tbsp 3.0 tbsp 1.0 tbsp 2.0-3.0 tbsp 1.0 tbsp 2.0 tbsp 1.0 tbsp 2.0 tbsp Start applications when disease threatens and reapply every 7 to 10 days if needed. Apply at first sign of disease; reapply every 7 to 10 days. Apply at first sign of disease; reapply every 7 days. Apply at first sign of disease; reapply every 7 days. Apply at first sign of disease or after runners are formed and reapply every 7 days. Shorten the spray interval to 5 days if disease pressure is high. Some melon varieties may be sensitive to maneb.
copper chlorothalonil 30%
1.0-2.0 tbsp 1.0 tbsp
Apply at first sign of disease and reapply every 7 days. Copper may injure some young plants. Use mulch to keep fruit off soil surface. For plants in bare soil, begin when plants are in first true leaf stage. Apply during wet soil conditions. Begin at first sign of disease. Reapply every 7 days. Shorten interval if disease is severe.
chlorothalonil 12.5% chlorothalonil 30% copper Neem oil potassium bicarbonate Captan
3.0 tbsp 1.0 tbsp 2.0 tbsp 2.0 tbsp 2.0 tbsp 0.5 tsp/1 lb seed
Seed rot and damping off (melons and squash) Eggplant Anthracnose; fruit rot Irish Potatoes Early blight, late blight, and Botrytis vine rot
Mix thoroughly in paper bag or glass jar.
maneb (5) chlorothalonil 12.5% chlorothalonil 30% mancozeb (14) maneb (14) copper copper chlorothalonil 12.5% (7) chlorothalonil 30% (7) maneb (7) chlorothalonil 12.5% (14) chlorothalonil 30% (14) maneb (7) copper
1.0 tbsp 2.0 tbsp 1.5 tbsp 2.0 tbsp 1.0 tbsp 2.5 tbsp 2.0 tbsp 2.0 tbsp 1.0 tbsp 2.0 tbsp 2.0-4.0 tbsp 1.0 tbsp 2.0 tbsp 2.0 tbsp
Begin at fruit set. Reapply every 7 days. Apply at first sign of disease and reapply every 7 days.
Onion Bacterial Soft rot Onion (dry bulb) Botrytis leaf blight, Downy mildew, Purple blotch Onion (green bunching), leeks, shallots
Apply during extended periods of wet soil. Reapply every 7 days up to harvest. Apply at first sign of disease and reapply every 7 days. Do not apply to exposed bulbs.
See above. Do not apply chlorothalonil more than 3 times per season and maneb more than 7 times per season.

Table 2.3 - Disease Management Tools for Specific Crops and Diseases (cont.)
Crop Disease Peas Powdery mildew and Bacterial blight Seed rot and damping off Peppers Anthracnose, fruit rot Bacterial spot and Cercospora leaf spot Phytophthora blight Southern Blight Sweet Corn Bacterial wilt Leaf blight, Rust Treatment (PHI)* copper Neem oil captan maneb (7) copper No chemicals registered PCNB No chemicals registered chlorothalonil 12.5% (14) chlorothalonil 30% (14) mancozeb (7) chlorothalonil 12.5% chlorothalonil 30% mancozeb (5) maneb (5) copper copper plus maneb (5) 1.0-2.5 tbsp 1.0 tbsp 1.5 tbsp 3.0-4.0 tbsp 1.0 tbsp 3.0 tbsp 2.0 tbsp 2.0 tbsp 2.0 tbsp 2.0 tbsp 1.0 tbsp Rate/Gal. (Unless otherwise Stated) Remarks 2.0 tbsp 2.0 tbsp 0.5 tsp/1 lb seed 2.0 tbsp 2.0 tbsp Apply at first sign of disease and reapply every 7 days up to harvest. Mix thoroughly in paper bag or glass jar. Begin when fruit are half size. Spray on a 7- to 10-day interval. Apply at first sign of disease and reapply every 7 days up to harvest. Avoid planting in low land. Grow resistant varieties, Paladin or Aristotle. Apply at transplant. Apply 0.5 pt/plant. Plant resistant varieties. Spray with approved insecticide to control flea beetles. Apply after observing disease and reapply every 7 days. Repeat at 7- to 10-day intervals throughout the season. Under severe conditions shorten spray intervals.
Tomatoes Early blight, late blight, Septoria leaf spot, gray mold, Anthracnose and Rhizoctonia fruit rot Bacterial spot and speck Fusarium wilt and Verticillium wilt Southern Blight Watermelon Anthracnose, gummy stem blight, Alternaria leaf blight, downy mildew and powdery mildew
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Apply after observing disease and reapply every 7 days. Use resistant varieties. Maintain soil pH from 6.5-7.0. Rotate out of area.
PCNB chlorothalonil 12.5% chlorothalonil 30% mancozeb (5) maneb (5) copper Neem oil (powdery mildew)
1.0 tbsp 3.0-4.0 tbsp 1.0 tbsp 2.0 tbsp 2.0 tbsp 2.0 tbsp 2.0 tbsp
Apply at transplanting. Apply 0.5 pt/plant Apply at first sign of disease or when runners meet within the row and reapply every 7 days. Shorten interval under severe conditions.
Table 2.4 - Nematode Disease Control in Home Vegetables

Nematode root-knot, root lesion, treatment spiral, sting, lance, and various soilborne pathogens Remarks Nematode diseases can cause reduced yield, stunted plants, or weak plants. In areas where nematodes are a problem, rotate with marigolds.
Home Vegetables: Insects 2-11
Eric R. Day, Extension Entomologist, Virginia Tech
Insects
Table 2.5 - Insecticides (cont.)

Vegetable Asparagus Insect Asparagus Beetle Common Name Carbaryl Malathion Permethrin Neem oil Piperonyl butoxide & Pyrethrins Potassium laurate & Pyrethrins Pyrethrins Grasshopper Carbaryl Malathion Permethrin Azadirachtin Piperonyl butoxide & Pyrethrins Potassium laurate Beans (snaps and limas) Aphid Acephate Acetamiprid Bifenthrin Imidacloprid Malathion Canola oil Canola oil & Pyrethrins Piperonyl butoxide & Pyrethrins Corn Earworm Acephate Bifenthrin Carbaryl Imidacloprid Malathion Piperonyl butoxide & Pyrethrins Pyrethrins Spinosad
Italicized pesticides are organic control measures.
Wait Period before harvest Do not apply within one day of harvest Do not apply within one day of harvest PHI = 3 days Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Do not apply within one day of harvest Do not apply within one day of harvest PHI = 3 days Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied up to the day of harvest PHI = 21 days PHI = 7 days See label for instructions PHI = 21 days Do not apply within one day of harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry PHI = 21 days See label for instructions Do not apply within one day of harvest PHI = 21 days Do not apply within one day of harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry PHI = 3 days
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Vegetable Beans (snaps and limas) (cont.) Insect Grasshopper Common Name Acephate Bifenthrin Carbaryl Imidacloprid Malathion Piperonyl butoxide & Pyrethrins Pyrethrins Spinosad Mexican bean beetle Acephate Acetamiprid Carbaryl Malathion Canola oil & Pyrethrins Piperonyl butoxide & Pyrethrins Pyrethrins Spider mite Bifenthrin Malathion Canola oil Canola oil & Pyrethrins Piperonyl butoxide & Pyrethrins Soybean Oil Spinosad Stink bug Acephate Acetamiprid Bifenthrin Carbaryl Imidacloprid Malathion Canola oil & Pyrethrins Piperonyl butoxide & Pyrethrins Pyrethrins Thrips Acephate Acetamiprid
Wait Period before harvest PHI = 21 days See label for instructions Do not apply within one day of harvest PHI = 21 days Do not apply within one day of harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry PHI = 3 days PHI = 21 days PHI = 7 days Do not apply within one day of harvest Do not apply within one day of harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry See label for instructions Do not apply within one day of harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry See label for instructions PHI = 3 days PHI = 21 days PHI = 7 days See label for instructions Do not apply within one day of harvest PHI = 21 days Do not apply within one day of harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry PHI = 21 days PHI = 7 days

Vegetable Beans (snaps and limas) (cont.) Insect Thrips (cont.) Common Name Carbaryl Imidacloprid Malathion Piperonyl butoxide & Pyrethrins Potassium laurate Spinosad Beets Flea beetle Carbaryl Imidacloprid Malathion Thiamethoxam Azadirachtin Kaolin clay Piperonyl butoxide & Pyrethrins Pyrethrins Cabbage (broccoli, cauliflower, brussels sprouts, cabbage etc.) Aphid (plant lice) Acetamiprid Beauveria bassiana GHA Cyfluthrin Esfenvalerate Lambda-Cyhalothrin Malathion Paraffin oil Permethrin Azadirachtin Canola oil & Pyrethrins Neem oil Piperonyl butoxide & Pyrethrins Potassium laurate Potassium laurate & Pyrethrins Pyrethrins Cabbage looper, Imported cabbage worm, diamondback moth larvae Acetamiprid Beauveria bassiana GHA Carbaryl Esfenvalerate Lambda-Cyhalothrin Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry PHI = 7 days Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry PHI = 3 days See label for instructions Do not apply within one day of harvest Wait Period before harvest Do not apply within one day of harvest PHI = 21 days Do not apply within one day of harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied up to the day of harvest PHI = 3 days Do not apply within one day of harvest PHI = 21 days Do not apply within one day of harvest See label for instructions Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry See label for instructions Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry PHI = 7 days Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry See label for instructions See label for instructions Can be applied up to the day of harvest PHI = 7 days Can be applied up to the day of harvest

Vegetable Cabbage (broccoli, cauliflower, brussels sprouts, cabbage etc.) (cont.) Insect Common Name Malathion Permethrin Azadirachtin Bacillus thuringiensis Piperonyl butoxide & Pyrethrins Potassium laurate Potassium laurate & Pyrethrins Pyrethrins Spinosad Cabbage root Permethrin maggot Flea beetle Capsaicin & Oil of Mustard Esfenvalerate Malathion Permethrin Azadirachtin Canola oil & Pyrethrins Piperonyl butoxide & Pyrethrins Potassium laurate Potassium laurate & Pyrethrins Pyrethrins Carrots Aphid Beauveria bassiana Capsaicin & Oil of Mustardaicin & Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed Allyl Isothiocynanate to dry Cyfluthrin Esfenvalerate Imidacloprid Azadirachtin Neem oil Piperonyl butoxide & Pyrethrins Potassium laurate Pyrethrins
Wait Period before harvest PHI = 7 days Do not apply within one day of harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Do not apply within one day of harvest Do not apply within one day of harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry See label for instructions PHI = 7 days PHI = 1 day Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry
Can be applied up to the day of harvest See label for instructions PHI = 7 days Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry

Vegetable Cucurbits (cantaloupes, cucumbers, squash, pumpkins, & watermelons) Insect Aphid (plant lice) Common Name Acetamiprid Beauveria bassiana Imidacloprid Permethrin Azadirachtin Canola oil Canola oil & Pyrethrins Neem oil & Azadirachtin Neem oil & Azadirachtin Piperonyl butoxide & Pyrethrins Potassium laurate Pyrethrins Cucumber beetle Carbaryl Imidacloprid Permethrin Azadirachtin Kaolin clay Neem oil Piperonyl butoxide & Pyrethrins Pyrethrins Leafhopper, leafminer Permethrin Azadirachtin Canola oil Spinosad Neem oil & Azadirachtin Neem oil Canola oil & Pyrethrins Pyrethrins Kaolin clay Squash bug, Pickleworm, Stink bugs Permethrin Kaolin clay Wait Period before harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest PHI = 21 days Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry PHI = 3 days PHI = 21 days Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest See label for instructions Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry PHI = 3 days Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest See label for instructions

Vegetable Cucurbits (cantaloupes, cucumbers, squash, pumpkins, & watermelons) (cont.) Insect Common Name Potassium laurate Pyrethrins Squash vine borer Acetamiprid Permethrin Kaolin clay Spider mite Permethrin Canola oil Canola oil & Pyrethrins Neem oil & Azadirachtin Potassium laurate Pyrethrins Spinosad Whitefly Horticultural oil Imidacloprid Permethrin Azadirachtin Canola oil Neem oil Potassium laurate Pyrethrins Eggplant Flea beetle, Beauveria bassiana Colorado Capsaicin & Oil of Mustard potato beetle, grasshopper Carbaryl Esfenvalerate Imidacloprid Permethrin Azadirachtin Canola oil & Pyrethrins Neem oil & Azadirachtin Piperonyl butoxide & Pyrethrins Potassium laurate & Pyrethrins Potassium laurate & Pyrethrins
Wait Period before harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry PHI = 3 days See label for instructions PHI = 21 days Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry PHI = 3 days See label for instructions PHI = 21 days PHI = 3 days Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest

Vegetable Greens or Leaf Crops (turnips, kale, spinach, collards) Insect Aphid (plant lice) Common Name Potassium laurate Neem oil Malathion Piperonyl butoxide & Pyrethrins Acetamiprid Imidacloprid Beauveria bassiana Horticultural oil Canola oil & Pyrethrins Potassium laurate & Pyrethrins Caterpillar looper, imported cabbage worm, and diamondback larva Acetamiprid Beauveria bassiana GHA Cyfluthrin Malathion Azadirachtin Neem oil & Azadirachtin Piperonyl butoxide & Pyrethrins Potassium laurate Potassium laurate & Pyrethrins Pyrethrins Spinosad Flea beetle, Harlequin bug Acetamiprid Beauveria bassiana Capsaicin & Oil of Mustard Carbaryl Imidacloprid Azadirachtin Azadirachtin & Pyrethrins Canola oil & Pyrethrins Neem oil & Azadirachtin Piperonyl butoxide & Pyrethrins Potassium laurate Potassium laurate & Pyrethrins
Wait Period before harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry PHI = 7 days Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry PHI = 7 days PHI = 21 days Can be applied up to the day of harvest See label for instructions Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied up to the day of harvest PHI = 7 days Can be applied up to the day of harvest See label for instructions PHI = 7 days Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied up to the day of harvest PHI = 7 days Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry PHI = 14 days PHI = 21 days Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest

Vegetable Greens or Leaf Crops (turnips, kale, spinach, collards) cont Insect Grasshopper Common Name Beauveria bassiana Capsaicin & Oil of Mustard Carbaryl Cyfluthrin Imidacloprid Azadirachtin Neem oil & Azadirachtin Piperonyl butoxide & Pyrethrins Potassium laurate Pyrethrins Lettuce Aphid (plant lice) Beauveria bassiana Capsaicin & Oil of Mustard Horticultural oil Imidacloprid Malathion Permethrin Azadirachtin Canola oil Canola oil & Pyrethrins Piperonyl butoxide & Pyrethrins Potassium laurate Potassium laurate & Pyrethrins Flea beetle, harlequin bug, stink bug Beauveria bassiana Capsaicin & Oil of Mustard Malathion Permethrin Canola oil & Pyrethrins Neem oil & Potassium laurate & Pyrethrins Piperonyl butoxide & Pyrethrins Potassium laurate Potassium laurate & Pyrethrins Mushroom Gnat, rove beetle Azadirachtin Wait Period before harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest PHI = 14 days See label for instructions PHI = 21 days Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest See label for instructions PHI = 21 days PHI = 14 days Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest PHI = 14 days Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry

Vegetable Okra Insect Aphid (plant lice) Common Name Beauveria bassiana Horticultural oil Imidacloprid Malathion Permethrin Azadirachtin Neem oil Piperonyl butoxide & Pyrethrins Pyrethrins Onion Onion Maggot Malathion Azadirachtin Neem oil & Azadirachtin Piperonyl butoxide & Pyrethrins Thrips, aphid Acetamiprid Beauveria bassiana Horticultural oil Malathion Azadirachtin Kaolin clay Neem oil Neem oil & Azadirachtin Piperonyl butoxide & Pyrethrins Potassium laurate Pyrethrins Pea Aphid (plant lice) Acetamiprid Imidacloprid Azadirachtin & Pyrethrins Piperonyl butoxide & Pyrethrins Pyrethrins Earworm, cowpea curculio, grasshopper Carbaryl Esfenvalerate Spinosad Wait Period before harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest PHI = 21 days Can be applied up to the day of harvest PHI= 3 days Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied up to the day of harvest PHI= 3 days Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry PHI = 7 days Can be applied up to the day of harvest See label for instructions PHI= 3 days Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest PHI = 7 days PHI = 21 days Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied up to the day of harvest PHI = 4 days See label for instructions Can be applied up to the day of harvest

Vegetable Pepper (bell or hot) Insect Aphids (plant lice), thrips, stink bugs Common Name Acephate Acetamiprid Capsaicin & Oil of Mustard Imidacloprid Malathion Azadirachtin Azadirachtin & Pyrethrins Neem oil & Azadirachtin Piperonyl butoxide & Pyrethrins Pyrethrins European corn borer, grasshopper Acephate Acetamiprid Carbaryl Permethrin Azadirachtin & Pyrethrins Piperonyl butoxide & Pyrethrins Pyrethrins Potato Aphids Horticultural oil Imidacloprid Azadirachtin Canola oil & Pyrethrins Neem oil Neem oil & Azadirachtin Piperonyl butoxide & Pyrethrins Potassium laurate Potassium laurate & Pyrethrins Pyrethrins Colorado potato beetle Carbaryl Cryolite Imidacloprid Permethrin Azadirachtin Canola oil& Pyrethrins Neem oil
Wait Period before harvest PHI = 7 days PHI = 7 days Can be applied up to the day of harvest See label for instructions PHI= 3 days Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied up to the day of harvest PHI = 7 days PHI = 7 days PHI = 7 days PHI= 3 days Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied up to the day of harvest See label for instructions See label for instructions Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest PHI = 7 days See label for instructions PHI = 21 days PHI = 7 days Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry

Vegetable Potato (cont.) Insect Colorado potato beetle cont. Common Name Neem oil & Azadirachtin Piperonyl butoxide & Pyrethrins Potassium laurate & Pyrethrins Pyrethrins Spinosad European corn borer Carbaryl Esfenvalerate Permethrin Azadirachtin Azadirachtin & Pyrethrins Piperonyl butoxide & Pyrethrins Pyrethrins Spinosad Grasshopper Capsaicin & Oil of Mustard Esfenvalerate Permethrin Thiamethoxam Azadirachtin Azadirachtin & Pyrethrins Kaolin clay Potassium laurate Potato leafhopper Capsaicin & Oil of Mustard Malathion Permethrin Azadirachtin Canola oil & Pyrethrins Carbaryl Malathion Neem oil & Azadirachtin Piperonyl butoxide & Pyrethrins Potassium laurate Potassium laurate & Pyrethrins Potato tuberworm Esfenvalerate Permethrin
Wait Period before harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest PHI = 7 days See label for instructions PHI = 7 days Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry See label for instructions PHI = 7 days See label for instructions Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied up to the day of harvest PHI = 7 days Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry PHI = 7 days Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest See label for instructions PHI = 14 days

Vegetable Potato (cont.) Insect Potato tuberworm (cont.) Whitefly Common Name Piperonyl butoxide & Pyrethrins Pyrethrins Capsaicin & Oil of Mustard Esfenvalerate Horticultural oil Imidacloprid Malathion Permethrin Azadirachtin Canola oil Canola oil & Pyrethrins Neem oil Neem oil & Azadirachtin Piperonyl butoxide & Pyrethrins Potassium laurate Potassium laurate & Pyrethrins Pyrethrins Strawberry Aphid (plant lice) Capsaicin & Oil of Mustard Imidacloprid Malathion Permethrin Canola oil & Pyrethrins Neem oil Neem oil & Azadirachtin Piperonyl butoxide & Pyrethrins Potassium laurate Pyrethrins Cyclamen mite Leafroller, root lice (root aphid) Potassium laurate Capsaicin & Oil of Mustard Carbaryl Wait Period before harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry See label for instructions See label for instructions See label for instructions Can be applied up to the day of harvest PHI = 7 days Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry See label for instructions PHI = 3 days PHI = 14 Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry PHI = 7 days

Vegetable Strawberry (cont.) Insect Leafroller, root lice (root aphid) (cont.) Common Name Horticultural oil Malathion Permethrin Azadirachtin Canola oil& Pyrethrins Neem oil Neem oil & Azadirachtin Piperonyl butoxide & Pyrethrins Spinosad Spider mite Horticultural oil Malathion Permethrin Azadirachtin & Pyrethrins Canola oil& Pyrethrins Neem oil Neem oil & Azadirachtin Potassium laurate Potassium laurate & Pyrethrins Pyrethrins Strawberry weevil Clipper & Strawberry rootworms Sweet corn Corn earworm Carbaryl Permethrin Azadirachtin Pyrethrins Capsaicin & Oil of Mustard Carbaryl Cyfluthrin Esfenvalerate Esfenvalerate Horticultural oil Permethrin Piperonyl butoxide & Pyrethrins Pyrethrins Corn sap beetle, European corn borer in the ear, Japanese beetle Carbaryl Esfenvalerate Malathion Permethrin Piperonyl butoxide & Pyrethrins Pyrethrins Wait Period before harvest See label for instructions PHI = 3 days PHI = 7 days Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied up to the day of harvest See label for instructions PHI= 3 days PHI = 14 Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest PHI = 7 days See label for instructions Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry See label for instructions See label for instructions PHI = 1 days See label for instructions Can be applied up to the day of harvest PHI = 1 days Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest PHI= 3 days See label for instructions PHI = 5 days PHI = 3 days Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest

Vegetable Sweet corn (cont.) Insect European corn borer, Stink bugs Common Name Carbaryl Esfenvalerate Permethrin Piperonyl butoxide & Pyrethrins Pyrethrins Fall armyworm Carbaryl Horticultural oil Permethrin Neem oil & Azadirachtin Flea beetle, Carbaryl grasshoppers Cyfluthrin Esfenvalerate Permethrin Azadirachtin Canola oil & Pyrethrins Neem oil & Azadirachtin Piperonyl butoxide & Pyrethrins Potassium laurate Pyrethrins Seedcorn maggot Tomato Blister beetles, hornworm, tomato russet mite, cabbage looper Piperonyl butoxide & Pyrethrins Capsaicin & Oil of Mustard Carbaryl Malathion Beauveria bassiana Neem oil & Azadirachtin Piperonyl butoxide & Pyrethrins Colorado potato beetle Acetamiprid Carbaryl Esfenvalerate Imidacloprid Imidacloprid Permethrin Beauveria bassiana Canola oil & Pyrethrins Neem oil Neem oil & Azadirachtin
Wait Period before harvest See label for instructions PHI = 1 days PHI = 3 days Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest See label for instructions Can be applied up to the day of harvest PHI = 3 days Can be applied up to the day of harvest See label for instructions See label for instructions PHI = 1 days PHI = 3 days Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry PHI = 3 days PHI = 1 day Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry See label for instructions PHI = 3 days PHI = 1 days Can be applied up to the day of harvest See label for instructions PHI = 3 days Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest

Vegetable Tomato (cont.) Insect Colorado potato beetle cont. Common Name Piperonyl butoxide & Pyrethrins Wait Period before harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest See label for instructions Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry PHI = 3 days See label for instructions See label for instructions See label for instructions PHI = 1 day PHI = 3 days Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest PHI = 3 days See label for instructions PHI = 1 days See label for instructions PHI = 3 days Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry PHI = 3 days PHI = 1 days PHI = 1 day Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest See label for instructions PHI = 1 day Can be applied up to the day of harvest
Potassium laurate & Pyrethrins Pyrethrins Spinosad Cutworms Bifenthrin Capsaicin & Oil of Mustard Carbaryl Cyfluthrin Esfenvalerate Imidacloprid Malathion Permethrin Azadirachtin Spinosad Flea beetle, stink bugs, grasshoppers, leaffooted bugs Carbaryl Cyfluthrin Esfenvalerate Malathion Permethrin Azadirachtin Canola oil & Pyrethrins Neem oil & Azadirachtin Piperonyl butoxide & Pyrethrins Potassium laurate Potassium laurate & Pyrethrins Fruitworm Capsaicin & Oil of Mustard Carbaryl Esfenvalerate Malathion Azadirachtin Piperonyl butoxide & Pyrethrins Pyrethrins Spinosad Spider mites Horticultural oil Malathion Permethrin

Vegetable Tomato (cont.) Insect Spider mites (cont.) Common Name Canola oil Canola oil & Pyrethrins Neem oil Neem oil & Azadirachtin Potassium laurate Potassium laurate & Pyrethrin Pyrethrins Spinosad Thrips, aphids Acetamiprid Capsaicin & Oil of Mustard Esfenvalerate Imidacloprid Malathion Permethrin Beauveria bassiana Canola oil & Pyrethrins Neem oil Neem oil & Azadirachtin Piperonyl butoxide & Pyrethrins Potassium laurate Potassium laurate & Pyrethrins Pyrethrins Whiteflies Potassium laurate Capsaicin & Oil of Mustard Malathion Piperonyl butoxide & Pyrethrins Pyrethrins Esfenvalerate Potassium laurate & Pyrethrins Neem oil & Azadirachtin Canola oil & Pyrethrins Imidacloprid Beauveria bassiana Neem oil Pyrethrins
Wait Period before harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest PHI = 7 days Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry PHI = 1 days Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest PHI = 3 days Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied up to the day of harvest PHI = 1 days Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied on day of harvest, must be allowed to dry Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest Can be applied up to the day of harvest
Home Vegetables: Weeds 2-27
Weed Management in Home Vegetable Gardens

Jeffrey F. Derr, Extension Weed Scientist, Hampton Roads AREC Henry P. Wilson, Weed Scientist, Eastern Shore AREC
Overview
Weed management is necessary in vegetable gardens. Weeds compete with vegetable crops for water, nutrients, and light, and can harbor insect and disease pests. Start a weed control program before planting and then continue weeding throughout the growing season. Keeping weeds down early in the season, when they are small, reduces the amount of hand weeding required later in the summer when higher temperatures and humidity make this task more difficult. Weeds are difficult to eradicate. Their seeds can remain dormant but viable for five, 10, 20, or more years in the soil, depending on species. Control weeds in areas near the garden to limit the movement of weed seed or weed propagules into the garden. Prevent weeds from flowering, as this helps reduce the amount of weed seed in the soil over time.
Cultural control of weeds in vegetable gardens is preferred because there are few chemical control options. Not many herbicides can be applied to a wide range of vegetables. For information related to larger areas planted with an individual vegetable species, such as a planting of an acre or more, consult the Commercial Vegetable Production Recommendations guide (Va. Coop Ext. Pub. 456-420).
General Cultural Controls
Winter cover crop: Plant rye, annual ryegrass, or other cover crops in the fall after the final harvest. Till the cover crop into the soil in spring prior to planting vegetables.
Cultivation/Hoeing/Hand weeding: Tilling the garden in spring controls winter annual weeds like common chickweed and controls or suppresses perennial weeds. Troublesome perennial weeds like bermudagrass, quackgrass, yellow nutsedge, and other creeping perennials need repeated tilling. Hoe weeds out of the alleyways between vegetable rows. Cut annual weeds at or slightly below the soil surface to minimize soil disturbance. Deeper hoeing brings weed seed from greater depths in the soil to the surface where they can germinate. Controlling weeds prior to flowering reduces weed populations in future years by depleting the weed seed reservoir in the soil.
Organic mulches: Pine bark, pine straw, sawdust, and grass clippings are good mulching materials. Do not use grass clippings from a lawn or pasture that has been recently treated with an herbicide, especially herbicides used for controlling broadleaf weeds. Monitor soil fertility, as nitrogen tie-up can occur when using mulches like sawdust. Organic mulches conserve soil moisture and cool the soil. Spread mulch two to four inches deep. Place newspaper on the soil surface prior to applying mulch in order to suppress weeds. Organic mulches suppress or control annual weeds but will not control perennial weeds. Use mulches that are free of weed seed and that do not have a rotten egg or ammonia odor. Improperly composted mulch can have a low pH and contain chemicals that injure crop plants.
Synthetic mulches: Using solid black plastic or a landscape fabric improves weed control compared to mulch alone. Solid black plastic is more effective for weed control than the available landscape fabrics but water cannot pass through it. Place drip irrigation under solid black plastic to allow water to reach plant roots. Landscape fabrics allow for air and water movement but weed roots and/or shoots can penetrate through openings in the material. Place plastic or fabric on the soil surface and then cut an X or a hole into the material to transplant plants or vegetable seeds. One can place organic mulch over these materials; however, weeds may germinate in the mulch layer and then send roots through the fabric to the soil below. Black plastic and landscape fabrics control annual weeds and suppress perennial weeds like yellow nutsedge.
General Biological Controls General Chemical Controls

Organic
No recommended products at this time.
There currently are no biological control options for weed control in vegetable gardens.
2-28 Home Vegetables: Weeds Conventional
After final harvest in fall or prior to planting: Glyphosate (Roundup and other trade names). Apply at least one week before planting. Rinse glyphosate off plastic prior to transplanting vegetables through the black plastic or do not use glyphosate at all when using plastic groundcover. Use glyphosate to control perennial weeds like bermudagrass, quackgrass, and horsenettle. Apply to weed foliage before frost, when the weeds are still actively growing. At planting: Trifluralin (Preen Garden Weed Preventer, Miracle-Gro Garden Weed Preventer, or other labeled formulation). Apply at seeding of broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celery, collards, black-eyed peas, field peas, garden peas, lima beans, mustard greens, snap beans, and turnip greens. Apply before transplanting celery, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, eggplant, peppers, onions, and tomatoes. Apply to established cantaloupe, cucumber, and watermelon that have at least four true leaves. Apply to established asparagus prior to spear emergence. Apply after planting potatoes. Trifluralin will not control existing weeds. It does provide pre-emergence control of annual grasses like crabgrass, foxtail, and goosegrass, and small-seeded broadleaf weeds like purslane and pigweed.
Perennial weeds
Perennial vines and weeds (bermudagrass, poison ivy, dock, honeysuckle, etc.) around the garden borders or in the tilled area may be controlled with a postemergence application of glyphosate (Roundup or other labeled formulations) after completion of the summer vegetable harvest. For small areas or individual weed treatments, the Roundup formulation is packaged in small quantities suitable for home use and does not require special sprayers. Many of the perennial weeds are more effectively controlled when treated in late summer or fall before frost causes the leaves to drop. Since glyphosate is not biologically active in the soil, it cannot result in residue problems. Do not spray vegetables with a sprayer that has been used to apply 2,4-D.
Home Vegetables: Index 2-29
Index
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Alternaria leaf spot...................................................... 2-7, 2-8 Angular leaf spot................................................................ 2-8 Anthracnose.........................................................2-7, 2-8, 2-9 Aphid........2-1, 2-7, 2-11, 2-13, 2-14, 2-15, 2-17, 2-18, 2-19, 2-20, 2-22 Aphidlions.......................................................................... 2-1 Asparagus.................................................................. 2-7, 2-11 Asparagus Beetle..............................................................2-11
Leaf blight............................................................... 2-8, 2-9
Phytophthora blight........................................................ 2-9 Southern blight............................................................... 2-9 Tomato blight................................................................. 2-6 Blister beetles................................................................... 2-24 Botanical insecticide.......................................................... 2-1 Botrytis vine rot................................................................. 2-8 Broadleaf weeds...................................................... 2-27, 2-28 Broccoli............................................................................ 2-28 Brussels sprout.................................................2-7, 2-13, 2-14
B
Bacterial blight.....................................................2-7, 2-8, 2-9 Bacterial spot..................................................................... 2-9 Bacterial wilt...................................................................... 2-9 Bagworms.......................................................................... 2-1 Bean beetle parasite (Pediobius foveolatus)...................... 2-1 Beans Lima beans............................................................ 2-7, 2-28
C
Cabbage............................................................2-7, 2-13, 2-14 Cabbage looper................................................................. 2-13 Cabbage root maggot....................................................... 2-14 Cantaloupe.....................................................2-15, 2-16, 2-28 Captan..................................................................2-6, 2-7, 2-8 Carrots..............................................................2-8, 2-14, 2-28 Caterpillar looper............................................................. 2-17 Caterpillars......................................................................... 2-1 Cauliflower.......................................................2-7, 2-13, 2-14 Celery................................................................................. 2-8 Cercospora...........................................................2-7, 2-8, 2-9 Chickweed........................................................................ 2-27 Chlorothalonil.................................................................... 2-6 Clover................................................................................. 2-7 Club root............................................................................ 2-7 Collard....................................................................... 2-7, 2-28 Colorado potato beetle.................. 2-1, 2-16, 2-20, 2-21, 2-24 Copper................................................... 2-4, 2-6, 2-7, 2-8, 2-9 Corn Earworm...................................................................2-11 Corn sap beetle................................................................. 2-23 Cowpea curculio.............................................................. 2-19 Crabgrass.......................................................................... 2-28 Cucumber............................................... 2-8, 2-15, 2-16, 2-28 Cucumber beetle.............................................................. 2-15
Snap beans.................................................................... 2-28 Bees.................................................................................... 2-4 Beetle Bean beetle..................................................................... 2-1 Colorado potato beetle................................................... 2-1 Lady beetles.................................................................... 2-1 Mexican bean beetle....................................................... 2-1 Beets.......................................................................... 2-7, 2-13 Belly rot............................................................................. 2-8 Bermudagrass.......................................................... 2-27, 2-28 Black-eyed peas............................................................... 2-28 Black leg............................................................................ 2-7 Black rot............................................................................. 2-7 Blight Bacterial blight............................................................... 2-8 Botrytis leaf blight.......................................................... 2-8 Early blight.............................................................. 2-8, 2-9 Late blight............................................................... 2-8, 2-9
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Cucurbits..........................................................2-8, 2-15, 2-16 Cutworms......................................................................... 2-25 Cyclamen mite................................................................. 2-22
I
Imported cabbage worm......................................... 2-13, 2-17 Insecticidal soap................................................................. 2-1 Insecticide.......................................................................... 2-9 Insects......................................................................... 2-1, 2-4
D
Diamond-back moth larvae..................................... 2-13, 2-17 Diatomaceous earth............................................................ 2-1 Diseases........................................................ 2-3, 2-7, 2-8, 2-9 Dock................................................................................. 2-28 Downy mildew............................................................ 2-7, 2-8
J
Japanese beetle................................................................. 2-23
K
Kale.................................................................................... 2-7
E
Early blight......................................................................... 2-8 Earworm.................................................................. 2-11, 2-19 Eggplant.................................................................... 2-8, 2-16 Encarsia formosa................................................................ 2-1 European corn borer............................. 2-20, 2-21, 2-23, 2-24
L
Lacewings.......................................................................... 2-1 Larvae................................................................................ 2-1 Late blight.......................................................................... 2-8 Leaf blight................................................................... 2-8, 2-9 Leaf crops................................................................ 2-17, 2-18 Leafhopper....................................................................... 2-15 Leafminer......................................................................... 2-15 Leafroller................................................................. 2-22, 2-23 Leaf spot...............................................................2-7, 2-8, 2-9 Alternaria leaf spot.................................................. 2-7, 2-8 Angular leaf spot............................................................ 2-8 Septoria leaf spot............................................................ 2-9 Leeks.................................................................................. 2-8 Lettuce.............................................................................. 2-18 Lima beans................................................................ 2-7, 2-28 Lime sulfur......................................................................... 2-6
F
Fall armyworm................................................................. 2-24 Field peas......................................................................... 2-28 Fireants............................................................................... 2-1 Flea beetles......... 2-1, 2-9, 2-13, 2-14, 2-16, 2-17, 2-18, 2-24, 2-25 Fruit rot....................................................................... 2-8, 2-9 Fruitworm........................................................................ 2-25
G
Grasshopper........................2-11, 2-12, 2-18, 2-19, 2-21, 2-25 Gray mold.......................................................................... 2-7 Greens..................................................................... 2-17, 2-18
M
Mancozeb.................................................................... 2-6, 2-7 Maneb......................................................................... 2-6, 2-7 Mealybugs.......................................................................... 2-1 Mexican bean beetle................................................. 2-1, 2-12 Mites, predatory................................................................. 2-1 Mulch......................................................... 2-5, 2-7, 2-8, 2-27
H
Harlequin bug................................................................... 2-17 Herbicide.......................................................................... 2-27 Honeysuckle..................................................................... 2-28 Hornworm.......................................................................... 2-1 Hot pepper wax.................................................................. 2-1
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Mushroom........................................................................ 2-18 Mustard............................................................................ 2-28 Mustard greens................................................................. 2-28 Rhizoctonia stem rot.......................................................... 2-7 Root lesion......................................................................... 2-9 Root lice.................................................................. 2-22, 2-23 Rotenone............................................................................ 2-1 Rust............................................................................. 2-7, 2-9
N
Neem oil............................................................................. 2-6 Nematode.................................................................... 2-5, 2-9 Nutsedge.......................................................................... 2-27
S
Scales................................................................................. 2-1 Seedcorn maggot.............................................................. 2-24 Seed rot................................................................2-7, 2-8, 2-9 Septoria leaf spot................................................................ 2-9 Shallots............................................................................... 2-8 Snap beans....................................................................... 2-28 Southern blight................................................................... 2-9 Spider mite........................................... 2-12, 2-16, 2-23, 2-25 Spider mites..................................................................... 2-26 Spinosad............................................................................. 2-1 Spiral.................................................................................. 2-9 Sprayer ..................................................................... 2-4, 2-28 Squash..............................................................2-8, 2-15, 2-16 Squash bug....................................................................... 2-15 Squash vine borer............................................................. 2-16 Stink bug........................................................2-12, 2-15, 2-24 Strawberry............................................................... 2-22, 2-23 Strawberry rootworms..................................................... 2-23 Strawberry weevil............................................................ 2-23 Sulfur........................................................................... 2-6, 2-7 Sulfur dust...................................................................... 2-6 Wettable sulfur................................................................ 2-7 Summer squash.................................................................. 2-8 Sweet corn........................................................2-9, 2-23, 2-24
O
Okra.................................................................................. 2-19 Onion........................................................................ 2-8, 2-19 Organic controls................................................................. 2-1
P
Parasitic wasps................................................................... 2-1 Pathogens.............................................................2-3, 2-4, 2-9 Pentachloronitrobenzene (PCNB)............................... 2-7, 2-9 Peas..................................................................2-9, 2-19, 2-28 Peppers...............................................................2-1, 2-9, 2-20 Hot pepper...................................................................... 2-1
Pesticide...................................................................... 2-4, 2-5 Phytophthora blight............................................................ 2-9 Pickleworm...................................................................... 2-15 Pigweed, redroot, spiny.................................................... 2-28 Plant lice................... 2-13, 2-15, 2-17, 2-18, 2-19, 2-20, 2-22 Poison ivy......................................................................... 2-28 Potassium bicarbonate................................................ 2-6, 2-8 Potato.............................................. 2-1, 2-3, 2-20, 2-21, 2-22 Powdery mildew........................................... 2-6, 2-7, 2-8, 2-9 Pumpkin...........................................................2-8, 2-15, 2-16 Purple blotch...................................................................... 2-8 Pyrethrin............................................................................. 2-1 Pyrethrum........................................................................... 2-1
T
Tenebrionis......................................................................... 2-1 Thrips...................................2-1, 2-12, 2-13, 2-19, 2-20, 2-26 Tomato................................................... 2-6, 2-24, 2-25, 2-26 Tomato blight................................................................. 2-6
R
Rhizoctonia root rot........................................................... 2-7
2-32 Home Vegetables: Index

Tomato russet mite........................................................... 2-24 Trichogramma wasps......................................................... 2-1 Turnip greens................................................................... 2-28 Turnips............................................................................... 2-7
U V
Vegetables.......................................................................... 2-9 Verticillium wilt................................................................. 2-9 Viruses................................................................................ 2-9
W
Wasps................................................................................. 2-1 Watermelon......................................................2-9, 2-15, 2-16 Weeds........................................................................ 2-3, 2-27 Weevils............................................................................... 2-1 Wettable sulfur................................................................... 2-7 Whiteflies............................................... 2-1, 2-16, 2-22, 2-26 Worm Bagworm........................................................................ 2-1
Y
Yellow nutsedge............................................................... 2-27

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Home Vegetables: Organic Controls for Insects 2-1

Organic Controls for Insects

Table 2.1 - Organic Products and Predators

Bean Beetle Parasite (Pediobius foveolatus)

Lady beetles Lacewings Predatory mites Predatory nematodes Parasitic wasps

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General Cultural Controls

General Biological Controls

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2-4 Home Vegetables: Diseases

General Mechanical Controls

General Chemical Controls

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Guidance on How to Find Specific Recommendations

Diagnostic keys or aids

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2-6 Home Vegetables: Diseases

Neem oil PNCB (pentachloronitrobenzene) Potassium bicarbonate Sulfur

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chlorothalonil 12.5% (7)

1.5 tbsp powder

chlorothalonil 12.5% (7) chlorothalonil 30% (7) chlorothalonil 12.5% (7)

4.0 tbsp 1.0 tbsp 2.0 tsp

Rhizoctonia root and stem rot Rust

Seed rot and damping off Viruses

copper leaf spot Captan copper

PCNB chlorothalonil 12.5% chlorothalonil 30% copper maneb (7) Captan

Seed rot and damping off

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copper chlorothalonil 30%

1.0-2.0 tbsp 1.0 tbsp

Mix thoroughly in paper bag or glass jar.

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Table 2.4 - Nematode Disease Control in Home Vegetables

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Eric R. Day, Extension Entomologist, Virginia Tech

Table 2.5 - Insecticides (cont.)

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Italicized pesticides are organic control measures.

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Italicized pesticides are organic control measures.

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