Natural Insecticides for Potato Beetle
AzaMax will control potato beetle
AzaMax is a natural product with a broad spectrum of pest control and broad plant applications. AzaMax is an anti-feedant and insect growth regulator which control (kills) pests through starvation and growth disruption within two or three days. Therefore this product is used when the bugger is chomping on the foliage. Any of the sprayers can be used to apply AzaMax
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Bacillus Thuringiensis (BT) - BT are bacteria that come in powder form (used as a dust or a foliar spray) and kill only leaf-eating caterpillars. However, there is a new metabolite form of BT that achieves excellent control of the Colorado potato beetle when the beetle is in its larval stage.
Neem Based Insecticides – Insecticides using Neem oil as a base will kill Colorado Potato Beetles.
Pyrethrin Insecticides – Insecticides with the active ingredient being pyrethrin will kill these beetles. Usually two applications of pyrethrum, applied 3 to 4 days apart, will control the beetles.
