Author: Holly Davis, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist, Entomology
The products on this list are current as of September 2020 and will be updated periodically as more information becomes available. This is a list of registered products. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service does not have efficacy data for many of the products listed and thus we cannot offer guidance on their effectiveness. This list is not an endorsement and it is the sole responsibility of the user to follow all label directions and verify processor requirements for application on hemp and acceptable residues. Note: This list does not apply to hemp grown for cannabidiol (cbd) production.
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- Caterpillars, beetle (larvae), borers, maggots, and other larvae
- Grasshoppers
- Mites
- Soft-bodied sucking insects (aphids, mealybugs, psyllids, whiteflies, etc.)
- Leafhoppers, plant bugs, and true bugs
- Beetles and Weevils
General Pest Control
Product Name | EPA # | Active Ingredient(s) | Percent | Arthropods Targeted |
AgroPest | Exempt | Thyme oil
Rosemary oil |
13%
10% |
General insect control |
BioLink Insect & Bird Repellent | Exempt | Garlic | 20.14% | General insect repellent |
Cedar Guard | Exempt | Cedar oil | 16.0% | Biting (chewing), sucking and rasping insects, fire ants |
Thyme Guard | Exempt | Thyme oil extract | 23.0% | General insect control |
Rango, TNO70 | 88760-10 | Cold pressed neem oil | 70.0% | General insecticide, miticide |
Caterpillars, beetle (larvae), borers, maggots and other larvae
Product Name | EPA # | Active Ingredient(s) | Percent | Arthropods Targeted |
Aza-Direct | 71908-1-10163 | Azadirachtin | 1.2% | Beetles, borers, caterpillars, flies, weevils |
Azamax Botanical Insecticide/Miticide/Nematicide, EcoGarden | 91865-4 | Azadirachtin | 1.2% | Beetles, borers, caterpillars, flies, weevils |
BotaniGard ES, Mycotrol ES, Mycotrol ESO, BoteGHA ES | 82074-1 | Beauveria bassiana strain GHA | 11.3% | Beetles, borers, caterpillars, weevils |
BotaniGard 22WP, Mycotrol WPO | 82074-2 | Beauveria bassiana strain GHA | 22.0% | Borers, caterpillars, weevils |
Brandt Ecotec Plus | Exempt | Rosemary oil
Geraniol Peppermint oil |
10.0%
5.0% 2.0% |
Beetles, caterpillars (early stages), flies, leafminers |
Crymax | 70051-86 | Bacillus thuringiensis Ssp. kurstaki | 40.0% | Caterpillars |
Ecoworks EC, Ecohalt EC, Neem Works EC, Ecomaxima EC | 89152-4 | Cold pressed neem oil | 70.0% | Beetles, borers, caterpillars, flies, leafminers |
Fawligen | 87978-4 | Spodoptera frugiperda multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus strain 3 AP2 | 32.0% | Beet armyworm and fall armyworm |
Gemstar LC | 70051-45 | Polyhedral occlusion bodies of the nuclear polyhedrosis virus of Helicoverpa zea (corn earworm) | 0.64% | Corn earworm, tobacco budworm, and old world bollworm |
General Hydroponics Prevasyn Insect Repellent/Insecticde | 91865-1 | Capsicum oleoresin extract
Garlic oil Soybean oil |
7.6%
23.4% 59.3% |
Caterpillars |
Heligen | 87978-2 | Polyhedral occlusion bodies of Helicoverpa zea ABA-NPV-U | 32.0% | Corn earworm |
PFR-97 20% WDG Microbial Insecticide | 70051-19 | Isaria fumosorosea Apopka Atrain 97 | 20% | Foliar: Caterpillars, leafminers
Soil: Beetle larvae |
Grasshoppers
Product Name | EPA # | Active Ingredient(s) | Percent | Arthropods Targeted |
BotaniGard ES, Mycotrol ES, Mycotrol ESO, BoteGHA ES | 82074-1 | Beauveria bassiana strain GHA | 11.3% | Grasshoppers |
BotaniGard 22WP, Mycotrol WPO | 82074-2 | Beauveria bassiana strain GHA | 22.0% | Grasshoppers |
Product Name | EPA # | Active Ingredient(s) | Percent | Arthropods Targeted |
BotaniGard ES, Mycotrol ES, Mycotrol ESO, BoteGHA ES | 82074-1 | Beauveria bassiana strain GHA | 11.3% | Spider mites |
BotaniGard 22WP, Mycotrol WPO | 82074-2 | Beauveria bassiana strain GHA | 22.0% | Twospotted spider mite |
Brandt Ecotec Plus | Exempt | Rosemary oil
Geraniol Peppermint oil |
10.0%
5.0% 2.0% |
Mites |
Ecoworks EC, Ecohalt EC, Neem Works EC, Ecomaxima EC | 89152-4 | Cold pressed neem oil | 70.0% | Mites |
General Hydroponics Prevasyn Insect Repellent/Insecticide | 91865-1 | Capsicum oleoresin extract
Garlic oil Soybean oil |
7.6%
23.4% 59.3% |
Mites |
PFR-97 20% WDG Microbial Insecticide | 70051-19 | Isaria fumosorosea Apopka Atrain 97 | 20% | Foliar: Spider mites broad mites, rust mites
|
Sil-Matrix LC | 70051-127 | Potassium silicate | 29.0% | Spider mites |
Spear Lep, Spear-T Liquid Concentrate, VST-006340 LC | 88847-6 | GS-omega/kappa-Hxtx-Hv1a | 2.0% | Broad mite, spider mites |
TetraCURB | Exempt | Rosemary oil | 50% | Mites |
TetraCURB Organic | Exempt | Rosemary, clove, and peppermint oil | 54.95% | Mites |
Soft-bodied sucking insects (aphids, mealybugs, psyllids, whiteflies, etc.)
Product Name | EPA # | Active Ingredient(s) | Percent | Arthropods Targeted |
Aza-Direct | 71908-1-10163 | Azadirachtin | 1.2% | Aphids, mealybugs, psyllids, thrips, whiteflies |
Azamax Botanical Insecticde/Miticide/Nematicide, EcoGarden | 91865-4 | Azadirachtin | 1.2% | Aphids, mealybugs, psyllids, thrips, whiteflies |
Bioceres WP | 89600-2 | Beauveria bassiana strain ANT-03 |
20% |
Aphids, thrips, whiteflies |
BotaniGard ES, Mycotrol ES, Mycotrol ESO, BoteGHA ES | 82074-1 | Beauveria bassiana strain GHA | 11.3% | Aphids, mealybugs, psyllids, thrips, whitefly |
BotaniGard 22WP, Mycotrol WPO | 82074-2 | Beauveria bassiana strain GHA | 22.0% | Aphids, mealybugs, psyllids, thrips, whitefly |
Brandt Ecotec Plus |
Exempt |
Rosemary oil
Geraniol Peppermint oil |
10.0%
5.0% 2.0% |
Aphids, mealybugs, psyllids, scales, thrips, whiteflies |
Ecoworks EC, Ecohalt EC, Neem Works EC, Ecomaxima EC | 89152-4 | Cold pressed neem oil | 70.0% | Aphids, mealybugs, psyllids, scales, thrips, whiteflies |
General Hydroponics Prevasyn Insect Repellent/Insecticide | 91865-1 | Capsicum oleoresin extract
Garlic oil Soybean oil |
7.6%
23.4% 59.3% |
Mealybugs, psyllids, thrips, whiteflies |
PFR-97 20% WDG Microbial Insecticide | 70051-19 | Isaria fumosorosea Apopka Atrain 97 | 20% | Foliar: Aphids, mealybugs, psyllids, thrips, whiteflies
Soil: Thrips larvae |
Sil-Matrix LC | 70051-127 | Potassium silicate | 29.0% | Aphids, whiteflies |
Spear Lep, Spear-T Liquid Concentrate, VST-006340 LC | 88847-6 | GS-omega/kappa-Hxtx-Hv1a | 2.0% | Aphids, thrips, whiteflies |
TetraCURB | Exempt | Rosemary oil | 50% | Aphids, whiteflies |
TetraCURB Organic | Exempt | Rosemary, clove, and peppermint oil | 54.95% | Aphids, whiteflies |
Leafhoppers, plant bugs, and true bugs
Product Name | EPA # | Active Ingredient(s) | Percent | Arthropods Targeted |
Aza-Direct | 71908-1-10163 | Azadirachtin | 1.2% | Leafhoppers, true bugs |
Azamax Botanical Insecticde/Miticide/Nematicide, EcoGarden | 91865-4 | Azadirachtin | 1.2% | Leafhoppers, true bugs |
Bioceres WP | 89600-2 | Beauveria bassiana strain ANT-03 |
20% |
Plant bugs |
BotaniGard ES, Mycotrol ES, Mycotrol ESO, BoteGHA ES | 82074-1 | Beauveria bassiana strain GHA | 11.3% | Leafhoppers, plant bugs |
BotaniGard 22WP, Mycotrol WPO | 82074-2 | Beauveria bassiana strain GHA | 22.0% | Leafhoppers, plant bugs |
Brandt Ecotec Plus |
Exempt |
Rosemary oil
Geraniol Peppermint oil |
10.0%
5.0% 2.0% |
Leafhoppers |
Ecoworks EC, Ecohalt EC, Neem Works EC, Ecomaxima EC | 89152-4 | Cold pressed neem oil | 70.0% | Leafhoppers |
General Hydroponics Prevasyn Insect Repellent/Insecticide | 91865-1 | Capsicum oleoresin extract
Garlic oil Soybean oil |
7.6%
23.4% 59.3% |
Leafhoppers |
PFR-97 20% WDG Microbial Insecticide | 70051-19 | Isaria fumosorosea Apopka Atrain 97 | 20% | Plant bugs
|
Beetles and Weevils
Product Name | EPA # | Active Ingredient(s) | Percent | Arthropods Targeted |
Aza-Direct | 71908-1-10163 | Azadirachtin | 1.2% | Beetles, weevils |
Azamax Botanical Insecticde/Miticide/Nematicide, EcoGarden | 91865-4 | Azadirachtin | 1.2% | Beetles, weevils |
BotaniGard ES, Mycotrol ES, Mycotrol ESO, BoteGHA ES | 82074-1 | Beauveria bassiana strain GHA | 11.3% | Beetles, weevils |
BotaniGard 22WP, Mycotrol WPO | 82074-2 | Beauveria bassiana strain GHA | 22.0% | Scarab beetles, weevils, |
Brandt Ecotec Plus |
Exempt |
Rosemary oil
Geraniol Peppermint oil |
10.0%
5.0% 2.0% |
Beetles |
Ecoworks EC, Ecohalt EC, Neem Works EC, Ecomaxima EC | 89152-4 | Cold pressed neem oil | 70.0% | Beetles |
PFR-97 20% WDG Microbial Insecticide | 70051-19 | Isaria fumosorosea Apopka Atrain 97 | 20% | Soil: Beetle larvae |
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