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Lead hydrogen arsenate, also called lead arsenate, acid lead arsenate or LA, chemical formula PbHAsO 4, is an inorganic insecticide formerly used to control pests including gypsy moth, potato beetle and rats. [2] Lead arsenate was the most extensively used arsenical insecticide. [3]
Gypchek is an insecticide which uses the virus to control the spongy moth population. Because the virus only infects L. dispar, it has proven safe for use with other insects including ants, bees and non-target lepidopteran species. Studies of its safety have found no toxicity or mortality concerns, though ocular doses administered to rabbits ...
Propoxur (Baygon) is a carbamate non-systemic insecticide, produced from catechol, [2] and was introduced in 1959. It has a fast knockdown and long residual effect, and is used against turf, forestry, and household pests and fleas. It is also used in pest control for domestic animals, Anopheles mosquitoes, ants, gypsy moths, and other ...
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The gypsy moth caterpillar has been reported to produce a poison ivy like rash when some people come into contact with the hairs of the larvae (caterpillar) stage. The contact can be direct or even indirect, if the small hairs are carried by the wind and onto the skin or clothing of a person.
Transfluthrin is a fast-acting pyrethroid insecticide with low persistency. It has the molecular formula C 15 H 12 Cl 2 F 4 O 2. Transfluthrin can be used in the indoor environment against flies, mosquitoes, moths and cockroaches. It is a relatively volatile substance and acts as a contact and inhalation agent. [1] [3]
A low-flying helicopter was used to spray 1,250 acres of wooden neighborhoods. ... A helicopter spraying to help control spongy moth caterpillar activity passes over the Oakwood neighborhood in ...
Tebufenozide is the active ingredient in" Bayer's MIMIC formulation, which controls forest defoliator pests such as gypsy moths, tent caterpillars, budworms, tussock moths and cabbage looper. These are all pests of the order Lepidoptera. [5] It has been used against the sugarcane borer, although the population grows immunity. [6]