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Names of General Use

This table lists the trade names of insecticides available to homeowners and other residents. The common names of the insectides are followed by the italicized chemical names and the capitalized commercial trade names. The insecticides listed in parentheses will add some control to the situation, but the one in the heading will be as effective or more effective in controlling the . Some products may be available under a variety of trade names that are not listed in this table. Be sure to read the label. The label on the container always lists these products by the common name or chemical name.

List compiled by Philip L. Nixon, Extension Entomologist, University of Illinois, November 2011.

Common name Chemical and trade names abamectin Avermectin B, a mixture of avermecctins Enforcer AntMax Bait Stations Enforcer RoachMax Bait Stations Ant Baits III Raid Double Control Ant Baits II Raid Double Control Roach Bait Raid Outdoor Ant Spikes O, S-dimethyl acetylphosphoramidothioate Acephate Bonide Systemic Insect Control Orthene N-[(6-chloro-3-pyridyl)methyl]-N'-cyano-N-methyl-acetamidine Ortho Flower, Fruit & Vegetable Insect Killer Ortho Rose & Flower Insect Killer

Bacillus thuringiensis bacterial toxin (Bt/H-14) Gardens Alive Knock-Out Gnats

Bacillus thuringiensis bacterial toxin israelensis Bonide Mosquito Beater Water Soluble Pouches Mosquito Dunks Gardens Alive No-Squito! Mosquito Bioinsecticide

Bacillus thuringiensis bacterial toxin kurstaki B.t. Dipel Green Step Caterpillar Control Safer Caterpillar Killer Safer Garden Dust Thuricide bacteria cleaner mixture of bacteria species Bac-A-Zap beta- Reaction mixture of two of the diastereo-isomeric enantiomer pairs of cyfluthrin Bayer Advanced Dual Action Rose & Flower Insect Killer (+ ) Bayer Advanced Home Indoor/Outdoor Insect Killer Bayer Advanced PowerForce Multi-Insect Killer Granules (2 methyl [1,1'-biphenyl]-3-yl) methyl 3-(2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoro-l-propenyl) 2,2-dimethylcyclopropane carboxylate Bonide Eight Insect Control Flower & Vegetable Green Thumb Premium Insect Control Hi-Yield Bug Blaster II Ortho Bug-B-Gon MAX Insect Killer for Lawns Ortho Bug-B-Gon MAX Lawn & Garden Insect Killer Ortho Home Defense Ant & Roach Killer (+) Ortho Home Defense MAX Ant & Roach Killer (+ prallethrin) Ortho Home Defense MAX Insect Killer Ortho Home Defense Max Outdoor Perimeter Insect Killer Ortho Home Defense MAX Perimeter & Indoor Insect Killer Ortho Home Defense MAX & Destructive Bug Killer Scott’s Super Turf Builder with Summerguard borates disodium octaborate tetrahydrate Bora-Care Borathor Tim-bor Jecta borax sodium tetraborate decahydrate Boracide Terro Ant Bait Terro Ant Killer trihydroxidoboron Bonide Ant Killer Liquid Bait Bonide Roach Powder boric acid Enforcer Roach Ridd Hot Shot MaxAttrax Roach Killing Powder Roach Powder Roach Prufe Termite Prufe canola oil canola oil Bayer Advanced Natria Multi-Insect Control Earth-tone Horticultural Oil Earth-tone Insect Control (+ ) Gardens Alive House Guardian Insect Spray (+ pyrethrins) Ortho Elementals Garden Insect Killer (+ pyrethrins) Gardens Alive Pyola (+ pyrethrins) 1 naphthyl methylcarbamate Bayer Advanced Complete Insect Killer for Gardens Bonide Dragon Dust w Copper (+ copper) Bonide Fruit Spray (+ , captan) Bonide Rose Rx Rose & Flower Dust (+ malathion, captan) Ortho® Bug-Geta Plus Snail, Slug & Insect Killer (+metaldehyde) Sevin cedar oil cedar oil Bonide Mosquito Beater Natural (+ geranium, lemon grass, citronella oil, garlic) Green Light Yardsafe 3-Bromo-N-[4-chloro-2-methyl-6- (methylcarbamoyl)phenyl]-1-(3-chloro-2- pyridine-2-yl)-1H-pyrazole-5-carboxamide Acelepryn Grub-ex clove oil clove oil Bonide Mite-X (+ cottonseed oil, garlic extract) EcoSmart Home Pest Control (+ rosemary oil, peppermint oil, thyme oil) cottonseed oil cottonseed oil Bonide Mite-X (+ clove oil, garlic extract) Gardens Alive Oil-Away Supreme Insecticidal Spray cyfluthrin Cyano (4-f luoro-3-phenoxyphenyl) methyl 3-(2,2-dichloroethenyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate Bayer Advanced Vegetable & Garden Insect Spray Bayer Advanced PowerForce Multi-Insect Killer Liquid α-Cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl cis, trans-3-(2,2-dichlorovinyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropartecarboxylate Bonide Cyper Eight Enforcer Over Nite Pest Control Hi-Yield Pest Control Concentrate Hot Shot No-Mess Fogger (+ ) Hot Shot Fogger (+ tetramethrin) Raid Ant Killer (+ ) Raid Concentrated Deep Reach Fogger Raid Wasp & Hornet Killer (+ prallethrin) Spectracide Bug Stop Indoor Fogger (+ tetramethrin)

DEET N, N-diethyl-m-toluamide Cutter Off α-Cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl (IR, 3R)-3-(2,2-dibromovinyl)-2-,2-dimethyl cyclopropanecarboxylate Bayer Advanced Carpenter Ant & Termite Killer Plus Black Flag Home Insect Control Bonide Ant, Roach, & Spider Killer (+ s- Bonide Household Insect Control Bonide Spider Killer (+ s-bioallethrin) Bonide Terminte & Carpenter Ant Aerosol (+ s-bioallethrin) Bonide Termite & Carpenter Ant Dust Bonide Termite & Carpenter Ant Control RTU Enforcer Bugmax Insect Killer Enforcer Delta Force Crack & Crevice Insect Killer (+ s-bioallethrin) Enforcer Home Pest Control Hi-Yield Kill-A-Bug II Dust Hi-Yield Kill-A-Bug II Indoor/Outdoor Spray Hi-Yield Turf Ranger Insect Control Granules Hi-Yield Vegetable & Ornamental Insect Control Granules JT Eaton Kills Bed Bugs II Raid Max Bug Barrier Raid Max Roach Killer (+ imiprothrin) Raid Max Spider & Scorpion Killer (+ imiprothrin) Spectracide Bug Stop Flying & Crawling Insect Killer (+ s-bioallethrin) Terro Ant Dust silicon dioxide in diatomaceous earth Garden Safe Crawling Insect Killer Natural Guard Crawling Insect Control 2,2-dichlorovinyl dimethyl phosphate Hot Shot No-Pest Strip N-methyl-N’-nitro”-[(tetrahydro-3-furanyl)methyl]guanidine; (RS)-1-mehyl-2-nitro-3-(tetrahydro-3-furylmethyl)guanidine Hot Shot Liquid Ant Bait Hot Shot Ultra Clear Roach Gel Bait Hot Shot Ultra Liquid Roach Bait d- 3-phenoxybenzyl d-cis/traps 2,2-dimethyl-3-(2-methylpropenyl) cyclopropanecarboxylate Sumithrin Enforcer Bed Bug Spray Enforcer Flea Killer Enforcer Flying Insect Killer (+ tetramethrin) Enforcer Four-Hour Fogger (+ tetramethrin) Enforcer Wasp & Hornet Killer (+ tetramethrin) Enforcer Wasp & Yellowjacket Foam (+ tetramethrin) Ortho Home Defense Max Bedbug Killer (+ ) Ortho Home Defense MAX Wasp & Hornet Killer (+ tetramethrin) Ortho MAX Flying Insect Killer (+ tetramethrin) (S)-α-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl(S)-2-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-methylbutyrate Enforcer 20-Second Roach Killer Green Thumb Non-Conducting Wasp & Hornet Killer (+ tetamethrin) eugenol 4-Allyl-2-methoxyphenol Bayer Advanced Natria Home Pest Control (+ soybean oil) [5-amino-1-(2,6-dichloro-4-(trifluoromethyl) phenyl)-4-(I,R,S)-(trifluoromethyl) sulfinyl-1H-pyrazole-3-carbonitrile] Combat Source Kill Max Ant Combat Source Kill Max Roach gamma [1R-[1α(S*),3α(Z)]]-cyano-3-phenoxyphenyl)methyl 3-(2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoro-1-propenyl)-2,2- dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate; (S)-α-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl (Z)-(1R- 3R)-3-(2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropenyl)-2-2- dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate Spectracide Triazicide Once & Done Insect Killer garlic garlic Bonide Mite-X (+ clove oil, cottonseed oil) Bonide Mosquito Beater Natural (+ citronella, clove, geranium, lemon grass oil)

Heterorhabditis insect-attacking nematode bacteriophora Gardens Alive Grub-Away Beneficial Nematodes tetrahydro-5,5-dimethyl-2(1H)-pyrimidinone (3-[4-(trifluoromethyl) phenyl) -I-(2 [4-(trifluoromethyl) phenyl) ethenyl)-2-propenylidene) hydrazone Amdro Ant Block Amdro Ant Killing Bait Combat Source Kill Ant Bait Combat Source Kill Formula for Roaches Grant’s Ant Bait imidacloprid 1 -[(6-chloro-3-pyridinyl) methyl)-N-nitro-2-imidazolidinimine Merit Bayer Advanced All-in-One Rose & Flower Care (+ tebucanazole) Bayer Advanced Dual Action Rose & Flower Insect Killer (+ beta-cyfluthrin) Bayer Advanced Fruit, Citrus, and Vegetable Insect Control Bayer Advanced Season-Long Grub Control Bayer Advanced Termite Killer Bayer Advanced 3-in-1 Insect, Disease, & Mite Control (+ tau-fluvalinate, tebucanazole) Bayer Advanced 2-in-1 Systemic Rose & Flower Care Bayer Advanced 12 Month Tree & Shrub Insect Control Bayer Advanced 12 Month Tree & Shrub Protect & Feed Bayer Advanced 2-in-1 Insect Control Plus Fertilizer Plant Spikes Bonide Annual Grub Beater Bonide Annual Tree & Shrub Insect Control Bonide Borer-Miner Killer with Systemaxx Bonide Guard-N-Grow Bonide Rose Rx Systemic Drench (+ tebuconazole) Bonide Systemic Houseplant Insect Control Bonide Systemic Insect Control with Systemaxx Ferti-lome Rose & Flower Food with Systemic Ferti-lome Tree & Shrub Systemic Hi-Yield Grub Free Zone Hi-Yield Systemic Insect Granules Optrol Ortho Max Tree & Shrub Insect Control Ortho Tree & Shrub Insect Control

imiprothrin [(2,5-dioxo-3-(2-propynyl)-I-imidazolidmyl) methyl cis-trans chrysanthemate] Raid Max Roach Killer (+ deltamethrin) Raid Max Spider & Scorpion Killer (+ deltamethrin) Raid Ant Killer (+ cypermethrin) (S)-methyl 7-chloro-2,5-dihydro-2-[[(methoxycarbonyl) 4-(trifluoromethoxy) phenyl]amino]carbonyl]indeno[1,2-e][1,3,4] oxadiazene-4a(3H)- carboxylate Hot Shot MaxAttrax Ant Bait Spectracide Ant Shield Outdoor Killing Stakes insecticidaI soap potassium salts of fatty acids Bayer Advanced Natria Insecticidal Soap Bonide Insecticidal Soap Concern Insect Killing Soap Concern Tomato & Vegetable Insect Killer (+ pyrethrins) Earth Options by Raid Insecticidal Soap Earth-tone Insecticidal Soap Garden Safe Insecticidal Soap Gardens Alive Plant Guardian Houseplant Insecticidal Soap Ortho Elementals Insecticidal Soap Safer End-ALL Insect Killer (+neem, pyrethrins) Safer Fruit & Vegetable Insect Killer Safer Insect Killing Soap Safer Rose & Flower Insect Killer Safer 3-in-1 Garden Spray (+ ) Safer Tomato & Vegetable Insect Killer (+ pyrethrins) Safer Yard & Garden Insect Killer (+ pyrethrins) iron phosphate iron phosphate Bayer Advanced Dual Action Snail & Slug Killer Bait Bayer Advanced Snail & Slug Killer Bait Bonide Bug & Slug Killer (+ ) Bonide Slug Magic Ferramol Slug & Snail Bait Ortho Elementals Slug & Snail Killer Sluggo Gardens Alive Escar-Go kaolin kaolin clay Surround at Home Crop Protectant lambda-cyhalothrin α-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl 3-(2-chloro-3 , 3 , 3-trifluoroprop-1-enyl) 2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate Bonide Beetle Killer Bonide Caterpillar Killer Bonide Colorado Potato Beetle Beater Cutter Backyard Bug Control Green Thumb Home Insect Killer Green Thumb Roach, Ant & Spider Killer (+ d-trans allethrin) Green Thumb Wasp & Hornet Killer (+ d-trans allethrin) Hot Shot Home Insect Control Clear Formula 2 Hot Shot Roach & Ant Killer (+ prallethrin) Spectracide Ant Shield Home Barrier Aerosol (+ prallethrin) Spectracide Ant Shield Home Barrier Spectracide Bug Stop Indoor Plus Outdoor Insect Killer Spectracide Terminate Termite & Carpenter Ant Killer Spectracide Terminae Termite Killing Foam (+ prallethrin) Spectracide Triazicide Once & Done Insect Killer Terro Ant Killer Plus Ultra-kill Ant & Roach Killer (+ d-trans allethrin) Ultra-kill Wasp & Hornet Killer (+ prallethrin) lemongrass oil lemongrass oil Hot Shot Natural Ant & Roach Killer Hot Shot Natural Home Pest Control Hot Shot Natural Flying Insect Killer malathion diethyl mercaptosuccinate, S-ester with O, O-dimethyl phosphorothioate Malathion Bonide Malathion Bonide Fruit Spray (+ carbaryl, captan) Bonide Rose Rx Rose & Flower Dust (+ carbaryl, captan) Ortho Max Malathion Insect Spray metaldehyde 2,4,6,8-tetramethyl-1,3,5,7-tetroxocane Deadline Enforcer Everlast Snail & Slug Bait Hi-Yield Improved Slug & Snail Bait Raid Flea Killer Plus Fogger (+ pyrethrins) Ortho Bug-Geta Plus Snail, Slug & Insect Killer (+ carbaryl) Ortho Bug-Geta Snail & Slug Killer naphthalene naphthalene Moth Crystals neem oil compounds extracted from kernals of neem Bonide Bon-Neem II (+ pyrethrins) Bonide Neem Oil Bonide Rose Rx 3-in-1 Concern Garden Defense Multi-purpose Spray Ferti-lone Fruit Tree Spray (+ pyrethrins) Ferti-lome Triple Action Plus Garden Safe Neem Oil Extract Green Light Fruit Tree Spray (+ pyrethrins) Safer BioNEEM Insecticide & Repellent Safer End-ALL Insect Killer (+insecticidal soap, pyrethrins) paradichlorobenzene 1,4-dichlorobenzene Moth Crystals (3 phenoxyphenyl)methyl (1) cis/trans-ethenyl-2,2-dzmethylcyclopropanecarboxylate Bayer Advanced Complete Insect Dust for Gardens Bonide Ant, Flea, & Killer Bonide Ant Killer Bonide Bed Bug Killer Bonide Borer-Miner Killer Bonide Carpenter Ant Control Bonide Eight Garden & Home Insect Control Bonide Eight Insect Control Garden Dust Bonide Eight Insect Control Vegetable, Fruit, & Flower Bonide Eight Insect Control Yard & Garden Bonide Flea & Roach Insect Spray (+ Nylar) Bonide Household Room Fogger (+ teramethrin) Bonide Mosquito Beater RTS Bonide Mosquito Beater Yard Fogger (+ tetramethrin) Bonide Termite & Carpenter Ant Killer Concentrate Bonide Tickmaster Bonide Total Pest Control Indoor Bonide Total Pest Control Outdoor Bonide Total Release Flea Fogger (+ pyriproxifen, pyrethrins) Bonide Wasp & Hornet Killer (+ tetramethrin) Enforcer Ant & Insect Barrier Treatment Enforcer Ant & Roach Killer (+ pyrethrins) Enforcer Ant Kill & Barrier Treatment Enforcer Flea Fogger (+ pyriproxyfen, pyrethrins) Enforcer Flea Spray for Homes (+ pyriproxyfen) Enforcer Flea Spray for Yards Enforcer Hawaiian Floral Fresh Ant & Roach Killer (+ pyrethrins) Enforcer Mosquito & Flying Insect Killer Enforcer Outdoor Insect Killer Ferti-lone Indoor – Outdoor Multipurpose Insect Spray Green Thumb Flying Insect Killer (+ d-trans allethrin) Green Thumb Outdoor Mosquito Fogger Hi-Yield D.I.Y. Do It Yourself Indoor Pest Control (+ pyrethrins) Hi-Yield Garden, Pet, & Livestock Dust Hi-Yield Indoor Outdoor Broad Use Insecticide Hi-Yield Kill-A-Bug II Lawn Granules Hi-Yield Lawn, Garden, Pet, and Livestock Insect Control Hi-Yield Turf, Termite, and Ornamental Insect Control Hi-Yield Total Release Fogger (+ pyrethrins) Ortho Ant-B-Gon Dust Ortho Bug-B-Gon MAX Garden Insect Killer Dust Ortho Max Indoor Insect Fogger (+ pyrethrins) Permanone Raid Ant Killer (+ pyrethrins) Raid Flying Insect Killer (+ tetramethrin, allethrin) Raid Fumigator Raid Yard Guard (+ d-trans allethrin) Terro Carpenter Ant & Termite Killer (+ tetramethrin) Terro Spider Killer (+ pyrethrins) Terro Termite & Carpenter Ant Killer petroleum oil petroleum oil Bonide All Seasons Horticultural Spray Oil Bonide All Seasons Spray Oil Summer Oil Spray Dormant Oil Spray Horticultural spray oil Ortho Volck Oil Spray picaridin 2-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-piperidinecarboxylic acid 1-methylpropyl ester Cutter Advanced prallethrin (S)-2-methyl-4-oxo-3-(2-propynyl)-cyclopent-2-enyl (1R)-cis-trans-chrysanthemate Etoc Ortho Home Defense MAX Ant & Roach Killer (+ bifenthrin) Raid Wasp & Hornet Killer (+ cypermethrin) Spectracide Ant Shield Home Barrier Aerosol (+ lambda-cyhalothrin) Spectracide Terminate Termite Killing Foam (+ lambda-cyhalothrin) Ultra-kill Wasp & Hornet Killer (+ lambda cyhalothrin) 2-(1-methylethoxy) phenyl methylcarbamate Bonide Ant Traps Ortho Home Defense Ant Baits Tat Ant Bait Tat Roach Killer VI pyrethrins principally from plant species cinariaefolium Bayer Advanced Natria Insect, Disease, & Mite Control (+ sulfur) Bonide Bug Beater Yard & Garden Bonide Citrus, Fruit, & Nut Orchard Spray (+ sulfur) Bonide Garden Dust (+ sulfur, copper) Bonide Japanese Beetle Killer Bonide Garden Insect Spray Bonide Tomato & Vegetable 3-in-1 (+ sulfur) Concern Tomato & Vegetable Insect Killer (+ insecticidal soap) Earth-tone Insect Control (+ canola oil) Ferti-lome Quick Kill Home, Garden, and Pet Spray Ferti-lome Triple Action Plus II Safer End-ALL Insect Killer (+neem, insecticidal soap) Safer Tomato & Vegetable Insect Killer (+ insecticidal soap) Garden Safe Fruit & Vegetable Insect Killer Garden Safe Houseplant & Garden Insect Killer Garden Safe Multi-Purpose Garden Insect Killer Garden Safe Rose & Flower Insect Killer Gardens Alive Rose & Ornamental Plant Spray (+ sulfur) Gardens Alive House Guardian Insect Spray (+ canola oil) Hot Shot Bedbug & Flea Fogger Hot Shot Kitchen Bug Killer Ortho Elementals 3-in-1 Rose & Flower Care (+ sulfur) Gardens Alive Pyola (+ canola oil) Safer Yard & Garden Insect Killer (+ insecticidal soap) pyriproxyfen 2-[I-Methyl-2-(4-phenoxyphenoxy) ethoxy] pyridine Bonide Total Release Flea Fogger (+ pyrethrins, permethrin) Enforcer Flea Fogger (+ permethrin, pyrethrins) Enforcer Flea Spray (+ tetramethrin) Enforcer Flea Spray for Homes (+ permethrin) Ortho Home Defense Max Bedbug Killer (+ d-phenothrin) (5-benzyl-3-fury l) methyl 2,2 dimethyl-3-(2-methylpropenyl) cyclopropanecarboxylate Black Flag Fogging Insecticide Bonide Mosquito Beater Flying Insect Fog sodium ferric EDTA Monosodium Ferric Ethylenediaminetetraacetate Safers Dr. T Slug & Snail Killer soybean oil soybean oil Bayer Advanced Natria Home Pest Control (+ eugenol) Ortho Elementals Ant & Roach Killer Ortho Elementals Home Insect Killer spinosad mixture of Spinosyn A + Spinosyn D produced by the actinomycete, Saccharopolyspora spinosa Bonide Bug & Slug Killer (+ iron phosphate) Bonide Captain Jack’s Deadbug Brew Gardens Alive Bulls-Eye Bioinsecticide Conserve Ferti-lome Borer, Bagworm, Leafminer & Tent Caterpillar Spray sulfluramid N-ethyl perffuorooctane sulfanamide Bedlam Hi-Yield Wasp & Hornet Spray (+ tetramethrin) Spectracide Terminate Termite Detection & Killing Stakes tetramethrin (1-cyclohexene-1, 2-dicarboximido) -methyl 2, 2-dimethyl-3- (2-methylpropenyl)-cyclopropanecarboxylate Black Flag Flying Insect Killer Bonide Household Room Fogger (+ permethrin) Bonide Mosquito Beater Yard Fogger (+ permethrin) Bonide Wasp & Hornet Killer (+ permethrin) Enforcer Flea Spray (+ pyriproxyfen) Enforcer Flying Insect Killer (+ d-phenothrin) Enforcer Four-Hour Fogger (+ sumithrin) Enforcer Wasp & Hornet Killer (+ d-phenothrin) Enforcer Wasp & Yellowjacket Foam (+ d-phenothrin) Green Thumb Non-Conducting Wasp & Hornet Killer (+ esfenvalerate) Hi-Yield Wasp & Hornet Spray (+ sulfluramid) Hot Shot No-Mess Fogger (+ cypermethrin) Hot Shot Fogger (+ cypermethrin) Ortho MAX Flying Insect Killer (+ d-phenothrin) Ortho Home Defense MAX Wasp & Hornet Killer (+ d-phenothrin) Raid Flea Killer (+ pyrethrins) Raid Flying Insect Killer (+ permethrin, allethrin) Spectracide Bug Stop Indoor Fogger (+ cypermethrin) Terro Carpenter Ant & Termite Killer (+ permethrin) trichlorfon dimethyl (2,2,2-trichloro-l-hydroxyethyl) phosphonate Dylox Bayer Advanced 24-Hour Grub Killer Plus