Pesticide Compatibility
Utilizing beneficials with chemical controls can at times feel overwhelming, for the most straight forward insights, check out our digital tool compatability tool at Koppert One. This digital compatibility checker allows you to search by brand name, chemical, and predator, allowing for a quick check of chemical compatability. Once you've entered the chemical and beneficial, simply hover over the icons or click on the legend in the top right corner to see the compatability info. Below we've also included some quick reference charts for compatability ' at-a-glance.'
Quick Reference Chart #1
The below chart rates the active ingredient in some of the most common pesticides for home growers. Some chemicals have a low or no mortality rate of commonly used beneficial insects. Other chemicals have a high mortality rate. These should be used with caution or not at all.
- Low to No Mortality Rate = A few losses, but generally safe to use.
- Low to Moderate Mortality Rate = Has an effect, but many beneficals will survive.
- Moderate Mortality Rate = Some will survive, but a lot of beneficials will be lost.
- Moderate to High Mortality Rate = Pretty aggressive. Most beneficials will be gone.
- High Mortality Rate = Pretty effective in killing all beneficials.
| Household Product | Active Ingredient | General Compatibility with Commonly Used Beneficial Insects |
|---|---|---|
| Arber Organic Bio Insecticide | Heat-killed burkholderia spp, strain A396 | No - Moderate Mortality Rate |
| Trifecta Crop Control | Essential Oils (Thyme, Clove, Garlic, Peppermint, Corn, Geraniol, and Rosemary) & Citric Acid | No - Moderate Mortality Rate |
| Mighty Mint Plant Pest Protection | Essential Oils (Peppermint, Rosemary, and Geraniol) | No - Moderate Mortality Rate |
| Fungus Gnat Death Drops | Bacillus thuringiensis (israelensis Strain BMP 144) | Yes - Low to No Mortality Rate |
| Monterey Garden Insect Spray | Spinosad | No - Moderate to High Mortality Rate |
| Neem Oil | Neem Extract | No - Low to Moderate Mortality Rate |
| Bonide All Seasons | Mineral Oil | No - Moderate to High Mortality Rate |
| Southern Ag Natural Pyrethrin | Pyrethrin | No - Moderate to High Mortality Rate |
| Safer Brand Toamato & Vegetable | Pyrethrins & Potassium Salts of Fatty Acids | No - Moderate to High Mortality Rate |
| Bonide Insecticidal Soap | Potassium Salts of Fatty Acids | No - Moderate to High Mortality Rate |
| Bonide Systemic Housplant Insect Control | Acephate | No - High Mortality Rate |
| Bonide Captain Jacks Dead Bug | Spinosad | No - Moderate to High Mortality Rate |
| Ortho Insect Killer Rose & Flower | Deltamethrin | No - High Mortality Rate |
| Bonide Eight Insect Control | Permethrin | No - Moderate to High Mortality Rate |
| Safer Brand Insect Killing Soap | Potassium Salts of Fatty Acids | No - Moderate to High Mortality Rate |
| BioAdvanced Organics Houseplant Insect Killer and Mite Control | Sulfur & Pyrethrins | No - Moderate to High Mortality Rate |
| Garden Safe Houseplant and Garden Insect Killer | Pyrethrins & Canola Oil | No - Moderate to High Mortality Rate |
| Bayer Advanced Natria Insecticidal Soap | Potassium Salts of Fatty Acids | No - Moderate to High Mortality Rate |
| Raid House & Garden Insect Killer | d-Phenothrin & Prallethrin (Synthetic Pyrethroids) | No - High Mortality Rate |
| Sevin Insect Killer Dust | zeta-Cypermethrin & Bifenthrin | No - High Mortality Rate |
| STEM Kills Plant & Garden Insects | Cedarwood Oil & Sodium Lauryl Sulfate | No - low to Moderate Mortality Rate |
Quick Reference Chart #2
The table below addresses the effects of various chemicals on beneficial insects. These are substances found in a typical growing environment in fertilizers, growth moderators, or other common products.
- Koppert products are listed in the left hand column.
- Various chemicals run across the top.
- Find the cell where the product and chemical meet.
| Species | Potassium salts of fatty acids | Cyantraniliprole (cyazypyr) | Acephate | Bacillus subtilis | Calcium polysulfide | Chlorothalonil | Copper sulfate | Copper oxychloride | Copper hydroxide | Pyrethrins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entonem Steinernema feltiae |
Harmless or only slightly harmful | Harmless or only slightly harmful | Moderately Harmful | Not listed | Not listed | Harmless or only slightly harmful | Harmless or only slightly harmful | Harmless or only slightly harmful | Harmless or only slightly harmful | Harmless or only slightly harmful |
| Capsanem Steinernema carpocapsae |
Harmless or only slightly harmful | Not listed | Moderately Harmful | Not listed | Not listed | Harmless or only slightly harmful | Not listed | Harmless or only slightly harmful | Not listed | Harmless or only slightly harmful |
| Natupol Bombus terrestris |
Cover bees | Remove | Incompatible | Cover bees | Not listed | Cover bees | Cover bees | Cover bees | Remove | Remove |
| Chrysopa Chrysoperla carnea |
Very Harmful | Harmless or only slightly harmful | Very Harmful | Not listed | Not listed | Harmless or only slightly harmful | Not listed | Moderately Harmful | Not listed | Moderately Harmful |
| Cryptobug Cryptolaemus montrouzieri |
Not listed | Very Harmful | Not listed | Moderately Harmful | Not listed | Harmless or only slightly harmful | Not listed | Not listed | Harmless or only slightly harmful | Not listed |
| Cryptobug L Cryptolaemus montrouzieri |
Not listed | Very Harmful | Not listed | Moderately Harmful | Not listed | Harmless or only slightly harmful | Not listed | Not listed | Harmless or only slightly harmful | Not listed |
| Ervipar Aphidius ervi |
Very Harmful | Harmless or only slightly harmful | Very Harmful | Not listed | Harmless or only slightly harmful | Moderately Harmful | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Harmful |
| Aphipar Aphidius colemani |
Very Harmful | Harmless or only slightly harmful | Very Harmful | Not listed | Harmless or only slightly harmful | Moderately Harmful | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Very Harmful |
| En Strip Encarsia formosa |
Very Harmful | Not listed | Very Harmful | Not listed | Very Harmful | Harmless or only slightly harmful | Not listed | Harmful | Not listed | Very Harmful |
| Spidex Vital Phytoseiulus persimilis |
Very Harmful | Not listed | Very Harmful | Not listed | Harmless or only slightly harmful | Harmless or only slightly harmful | Not listed | Harmless or only slightly harmful | Not listed | Very Harmful |
| Swirski Mite Amblyseius swirskii |
Harmful | Harmless or only slightly harmful | Very Harmful | Not listed | Not listed | Moderately Harmful | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Ulti Mite Swirski Amblyseius swirskii |
Harmful | Harmless or only slightly harmful | Very Harmful | Not listed | Not listed | Moderately Harmful | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Thripex Neoseiulus cucumeris |
Very Harmful | Harmful | Very Harmful | Not listed | Not listed | Moderately Harmful | Not listed | Harmless or only slightly harmful | Not listed | Not listed |
| Thripor I Orius insidiosus |
Not listed | Harmless or only slightly harmful | Very Harmful | Not listed | Harmless or only slightly harmful | Harmless or only slightly harmful | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Entomite M Stratiolaelaps scimitus |
Very Harmful | Not listed | Very Harmful | Not listed | Not listed | Harmless or only slightly harmful | Not listed | Harmful | Not listed | Not listed |
| Spical Neoseiulus californicus |
Very Harmful | Not listed | Very Harmful | Not listed | Not listed | Harmless or only slightly harmful | Not listed | Moderately Harmful | Not listed | Very Harmful |
