Ohio State University Extension Bulletin

Management of Turfgrass Pests
Weeds, Diseases, and Insects
2003

Bulletin L-187


Management of Turf Insects and Other Animals

Information About Turf Insecticides/miticides

Pesticide
(Common Chemical Name)
Common Market Name(s) Classification Oral
LD501
(mg/kg)2
Dermal
LD501
(mg/kg)2
Manufacturer
abamectin Advantage, Avid microbial 650 >2000 Syngenta, Whitmire
acephate Orthene organophosphate 980 10250 Valent, Micro Flo
azadiractin (=neem, azatin) Neem, Turplex botanical >5000 >2000 Gardens Alive
Bacillus sphaericus Vectobac Lex microbial none none Valent Biosciences Corp.
Bacillus thuringiensis BT, Bactospeine, Caterpillar Attack, Dipel, Javelin, Thuricide Vectobac, and others spores + crystalline delta-endotoxin, microbial none none Numerous, Valent Biosciences Corp.
Beauveria bassiana White fungus, Beauveria fungus none none Troy Biosciences
beta-cyfluthrin Tempo SC Ultra pyrethroid 630-670 >5000 Bayer
bifenthrin Talstar pyrethroid 375 >2000 FMC, The Scotts Co.
carbaryl Carbaryl, Sevin carbamate 246 >4000 Bayer, Drexel, UAP
chlorpyrifos Dursban, Pageant organophosphate 270 2000 DowAgrosciences
cyfluthrin Decathlon, Tempo pyrethroid 826 >2000 Bayer, Olympic
deltamethrin DeltaGard pyrethroid 128 >2000 Bayer, Bonide
diazinon Diazinon organophosphate 400 3600 Syngenta, Drexel
dicofol Docofol, Kelthane chlorinated hydrocarbon 595 >5000 DowAgrosciences, UAP
fenoxycarb Award, Precision carbamate IGR 9220 >2000 Syngenta
fipronil Chipco Choice, Firestar phenyl pyrazol 97 >2000 Bayer
fluvalinate Mavrik Aqua Flow pyrethroid 282 >2000 Zoecon
halofenozide MACH 2 diacylhydrazine 2850 >2000 DowAgrosciences
hydramethylnon MaxForce, CB441, Amdro amidinohydrazone 1131 >2000 Bayer, Waterbury, Amcy
imidacloprid Merit chloronicotinyl 450 >2000 Bayer, Olympic
lambda-cyhalothrin Scimitar pyrethroid 79 632 Syngenta
malathion Cythion, Malathion organophosphate 1000 4100 Drexel, UAP
metaldehyde Bug-Geta, Deadline, Slug-Geta metacetaldehyde 360 --- Valent, Pace International
permethrin Astro, Ambush, Pounce pyrethroid 450-4000 >4000 FMC, TopPro
spinosyn Conserve spinosad >2000 >2000 DowAgroSciences
trichlorfon Dylox, Proxol organophosphate 250 >2100 Bayer
1Farm Chemicals Handbook '98 (Meister Publishing Co., Willoughby, OH), and technical data information where available.
2Equals milligrams per kilogram of body weight applied orally or dermally. (1 milligram = 1/1,000 of a gram, 454 grams = 1 lb.)


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