Trade Names of Pesticides Commonly Used for Control of Vegetable Pests

Trade Names of Pesticides Commonly Used for Control of Vegetable Pests
The following table contains a short list of pesticides frequently used in the control of vegetable pests and some of their common trade names.

COMMON NAME    TRADE NAME
Bacillus thuringiensis  (Bt) variety kurstaki
for lepidopterous (moth) larvae
 DiPel, Javelin, M-Peril, Thuricide
Bacillus thuringiensis  variety israelensis  
for fly (mosquito & fungus gnat) larvae		 Bactimos, Gnatrol
Bacillus thuringiensis   variety san diego  
for coleopterous (beetle) larvae		 M-One, M-Track, Foil, Novodor
carbaryl Sevin
diazinon Diazinon
malathion Malathion, Cythion
endosulfan Thiodan, Thiogard
dicofol Kelthane

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