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White oil is sold commercially as a petroleum oil-based organic pesticide, in both a concentrate, [3] [4] [5] and ready-to-use spray bottle or can. [6] [7]The term "horticultural oil" may be used to differentiate this petroleum oil-based product from homemade products using vegetable oil.
Acephate is an organophosphate foliar and soil insecticide of moderate persistence with residual systemic activity of about 10–15 days at the recommended use rate. It is used primarily for control of aphids, including resistant species, in vegetables (e.g. potatoes, carrots, greenhouse tomatoes, and lettuce) and in horticulture (e.g. on roses and greenhouse ornamentals).
Insecticidal soap is used to control many plant insect pests. Soap has been used for more than 200 years as an insect control. [1] Because insecticidal soap works on direct contact with pests via the disruption of cell membranes when the insect is penetrated with fatty acids, the insect's cells leak their contents causing the insect to dehydrate and die. [2]
Aphids are small, soft-bodied, slow moving insects with piercing mouthparts that suck the sap out of plants. There are about 5000 different species.
According to bioassays research, the flupyradifurone has lower LC 50 numbers of aphid and whitefly compared to imidacloprid. [2] In the field trial, flupyradifurone controlled the lettuce aphid at a favorable rate via foliar applying. It had the highest efficiency (96%) of controlling lettuce aphid after 6–10 days of the application. [2]
Milkweed aphids are typically much less damaging to monarchs than pest control treatments, including organic treatment protocols. Ways to Get Rid of Aphids on Milkweed
Acetamiprid is an organic compound with the chemical formula C 10 H 11 ClN 4. It is an odorless neonicotinoid insecticide produced under the trade names Assail, and Chipco by Aventis CropSciences. It is systemic and intended to control sucking insects (Thysanoptera, Hemiptera, mainly aphids [ 1 ] ) on crops such as leafy vegetables, citrus ...
Ladybirds (also known as lady bugs in North America) are a beneficial insect commonly sold for biological control of aphids. Beneficial insects (sometimes called beneficial bugs ) are any of a number of species of insects that perform valued services like pollination and pest control.