Monterey Garden Insect Spray contains Spinosad, which is derived through fermentation of a naturally-occurring soil bacterium. Spinosad controls caterpillars, thrips, codling moth, leafminers, borers, fruit flies, fire ants, and more! Spinosad works on the insect's nervous system, causing paralysis and then death in 1-2 days. Since the insects are paralyzed, they may stay on the plants and be mistaken for live insects; always check for Spinosad's effect 2-3 days after spraying to evaluate control in the insect population.
OMRI listed Monterey Garden Insect Spray is safe to use with the following beneficial insects: minute pirate bug, ladybird beetles (lady bugs), green lacewing, and mite predators. However, it is toxic to bees; for this reason, applications should be made in the late evening and on plants that are not blooming, pollen-shedding, or nectar-producing.
Monterey Garden Insect Spray Concentrate is also available.
This Product Controls These Pests or Diseases:
This product works as a knockdown control for the following: Mites (Tetranychus sp)
This product works as a
biological control for the following: Ants (
Mult), Armyworm (
Pseudaletia unipuncta), Asparagus Beetles (
Crioceris asparagi (common); Crioceris duodecimpunctata (spotted)), Bean Leaf Beetle (
Cerotoma trifurcata), Bean Thrips (
Caliothrips fasciatus), Beet Armyworm (
Spodoptera exigua (Hubner)), Black Cutworm (
Agrotis ipsilon (Hufnagel)), Bollworm (
Helicoverpa zea), Broccoli Worms; Imported Cabbage Worm (
Pieris rapae), Cabbage Butterfly (
Pieris rapae), Cabbage Looper (
Trichoplusia ni), Cabbage Moth, Cabbage Army Moth (
Mamestra brassicae), Cabbage Worm (
Pieris rapae), Celery Worm (aka Parsley Worm, Parsnip Butterfly, Eastern Black Swallowtail, American Swallowtail) (
Papilio polyxenes), Cherry Fruit Fly (aka Western Cherry Fruit Fly) (
Rhagoletis indifferens Curran), Cherry Fruit Worm (
Grapholita pacakardi), Codling Moth (
Cydia pomonella), Colorado Potato Beetle (
Leptinotarsa decemlineata), Corn Borer (aka European Corn Borer) (
Ostrinia nubilalis), Corn Borer (aka Southwestern Corn Borer) (
Diatraea grandiosella), Corn Earworm (
Helicoverpa zea), Cutworm (
Agrotis, Amathes, Peridroma, Prodenia spp), Diamondback Moth (
Plutella xylostella), European Apple Sawfly (
Hoplocampa testudinea), European Corn Borer (aka Corn Borer) (
Ostrinia nubilalis), Fall Armyworm (
Spodoptera frugiperda), Fall Canker Worms, Inchworms (
Alsophila pometaria), Fall Webworm (
hyphantria cunea), Fire Ant (
Solenopsis invicta), Flea Beetle (
Chaetocnema confines), Fruit Flys (
Drasophylla), Fruit Worm (
mult), Grape Leaf Folder (
Desmia funeralis), Grape Leafroller (
Erythroneura variabilis), Grasshopper (
Gryllus), Gypsy moth (
Lymantria dispar), Hornworm (
Manduca sp), Inch worm (
Mult), Indian Meal Moth (
Plodia interpunctella), Leafminer (
Phyllocnistis sp), Leafroller (
Archips argyrospila), Leafroller (
Platynota stultana), Leafroller (
Choristoneura rosaceana), Leafroller (
Pandemis pyrusana), Leafroller (
Argyrotaenia franciscana), Leafroller (
Epiphyas postvittana), Lesser Peach Tree Borer (
Synanthedon pictipes), Lucerne Moth (
Nomophila noctuella), Midges (
Dicrotendipes modestus), Midges (
Chironomus decorus), Midges (
Chironomus plumosus), Midges (
Orthocladius mallochi), Omnivorous leafroller (
Platynota stultana), Orange tortrix (
Argyrotaenia (=citrana) franciscana), Orangeworm (
Amyelois transitella), Oriental Fruit Moth (
Grapholitha molesta), Parsleyworm (
Papilio polyxenes asterius), Peach Twig Borer (
Anarsia lineatella Zeller), Pink Bollworm (
Pectinophora gossypiella), Red-banded Leafroller (
Argyrotaenia velutinana), Sod Webworm (
Mult), Sperry's Lawn Moth (
Crambus sperryellus), Spider Mite (
Mult), Spinach Leafminer (
Pegomya hyoscyami), Spring Canker Worms, Inchworms (
Paleacrita vernata), Squash Vine Borer (
Melitta curcurbitae), Tent Caterpillar (
Malacosoma americanum), Thrips (
Franklinothrips sp), Tobacco budworm (
Heliothis virescens), Tomato Fruitworm (
Helicoverpa (Heliothis) zea), Tomato Hornworm (
Manduca quinquemaculata), Tomato Pinworm (
Keiferia lycopersicella), True Armyworm (
Pseudaletia unipuncta), Two-Spotted Spider Mite (
Tetranychus urticae), Walnut Caterpillar (
Datana integerrima), Walnut Husk Fly (
Rhagoletis completa), Webworm (
Hyphantria cunea), Western Lawn Moth (
Tehama bonifatella)
Apply according to label instructions. Environment: Outdoors, Crops, Orchards & Vineyards, Nursery, Greenhouse, Grow Room, Hydroponics, Aquaponics, Container Plants
Storage: Store in original container. Store in a cool, dry place.
Warning & Toxicities: Avoid skin and eye contact, avoid ingestion. Toxic to fish, molluscs and zooplankton, and bees
Shelf Life: 2 years
Active Ingredients/Guaranteed Analysis:
Spinosad (a mixture of spinosyn A and spinosyn D)...........0.005%
Potassium Salts of Fatty Acids..................................................0.94%