| Active ingredient(s) | Pesticide group | Product names | Approval type | Harvest interval | Mode of action & examples of pests controlled | Resistance issues in UK (RMGs=resistant management guidelines) |
|
Abamectin |
Avermectins |
|
EAMU |
14 days |
Contact and translaminar 2-spotted spider mite, leaf miner, thrips |
Liriomyza huidobrensis and western flower thrips can be resistant. No known resistance in 2-spotted spider mite |
|
Acetamiprid |
Neonicotinoid |
|
EAMU |
3 days |
Contact, translaminar, systemic Aphids, whiteflies |
Resistance not known in UK. Follow neonicotoid RMGs on label or SOLA |
|
Bacillus thuringiensis var kurstaki |
Biological control (bacterium) |
|
EAMU |
0 days |
Ingestion Caterpillars |
Resistance not known in UK native species |
|
Beauveria bassiana |
Biological control (insect-pathogenic fungus) |
|
On-label (all protected edible & non-edible crops) |
0 days |
Contact Contact. Whiteflies, thrips, spider mites |
Resistance not known |
|
Cypermethrin |
Pyrethroid |
|
EAMU |
0 days |
Contact Aphids, caterpillars, flea beetles, leafhoppers |
Some strains of Aphis gossypii and Myzus persicae are resistant Western flower thrips, onion thrips and whitefly resistance likely |
|
Deltamethrin |
Pyrethroid |
|
EAMU |
7 days |
Contact Aphids, caterpillars, flea beetles, leafhoppers |
Some strains of Aphis gossypii and Myzus persicae are resistant. Western flower thrips, onion thrips and whitefly resistance likely |
|
Fatty acids |
Soap concentrate |
|
EAMU |
0 days |
Contact Aphids, spider mites, whiteflies |
Resistance not known |
|
Ferric phosphate |
Molluscicide bait |
|
On-Label (all edible & non-edible crops) |
0 days |
Stomach-acting Slugs, snails |
Resistance not known |
|
Metaldehyde |
Molluscicide bait |
|
On-Label (all edible crops) |
0 days |
Stomach and contact action Slugs, snails |
Resistance not known |
|
Metarhizium anisopliae |
Biological control (insect-pathogenic fungus) |
|
EAMU |
Pre-planting None |
Sciarid fly and thrips pupae |
Resistance not known |
|
Natural plant extracts |
Physical pesticide (maltodextrin) |
|
On-Label (all protected edible & non-edible crops) |
0 days |
Physical contact 2-spotted spider mite aphids, leafhoppers, leaf miner adults, 2-spotted spider mite, thrips, whiteflies |
Resistance not known |
|
Pirimicarb |
Carbamate |
|
EAMU |
14 days (Aphox) 3 days ( Phantom) |
Contact, translaminar, fumigant Aphids |
Aphis gossypii and some strains of Myzus persicae are resistant |
|
Pymetrozine |
Azomethine |
|
EAMU |
14 days |
Aphid antifeedant. May give some control of whiteflies |
Resistance in aphids not known in UK |
|
Pyrethrins |
Pyrethrins |
|
On-label (all edible & non-edible crops) (N.B. see label warning, possible phytotoxicity to parsley) On-label (all outdoor and protected crops) |
0 days
24 hrs |
Contact Aphids, flea beetles, caterpillars, leafhoppers, spider mites, thrips, whitefly, mealybugs, scale insects Aphids, caterpillars, whitefly, spider mite |
Aphis gossypii and some strains of Myzus persicae are resistant to pyrethrins. 2-spotted spider mite, whitefly and onion thrips & western flower thrips resistance likely to pyrethrins |
|
Spinosad |
Spinosyn |
|
EAMU |
3 days |
Contact, ingestion Thrips, caterpillars
|
Over-use can lead to tolerance in western flower thrips. Follow RMGs on SOLA |
|
Surfactants and nutrients |
Physical pesticide |
|
Exempt from pesticide regulations |
0 days |
Physical contact Aphids, 2-spotted spider mite, whiteflies |
Resistance not known |
|
Thiacloprid |
Neonicotinoid |
|
EAMU |
14 days |
Contact, translaminar, systemic Aphids, leafhoppers, thrips, whiteflies |
Resistance not known in UK. Follow neonicotinoid RMGs on label or SOLA |
|
Verticillium lecanii |
Biological control (insect-pathogenic fungus) |
|
EAMU |
0 days |
Contact Whiteflies, thrips (Mycotal) Aphids (Vertalec) |
Resistance not known |
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- The pesticide information in these tables has been collated using information from the website of the Chemicals Regulation Directorate (www.pesticides.gov.uk) and from suppliers’ labels and product manuals of pesticides approved under the Control of Pesticides Regulations 1986. Regular changes occur in the approval status of pesticides, arising from changes in the pesticide legislation or for other reasons. For the most up to date information, please check with a professional supplier or on the CRD website.
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