BONIDE Thuricide is a microbial insecticide that uses Bacillus thurengiensis v. kurstaki (Btk) to provide biological control of caterpillars and various borer species. Thuricide targets specific pest insects leaving beneficial insect populations unharmed and can be used alongside many common organic insecticides and biocontrols. Its 4 hour reentry interval (REI) makes Thuricide ideal for use on edible crops and in nurseries for control of common pest larvae like tomato hornworm, european corn borer and armyworm.
Btk takes action once ingested by disrupting the affected insect's digestive system and limiting feeding. Starvation and death occur within 1-5 days after ingestion; however, feeding will be dramatically reduced during that period. Crops can be harvested the day after Btk is applied.
Alternative formulations of Btk are available as wettable powder (DiPel DF) or liquid (Monterey Bt).
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This Product Controls These Pests or Diseases:
Knockdown control for the following: Greater Peach Tree Borer (Synanthedon exitiosa).
Biological control for the following: Armyworms (Pseudaletia unipuncta), 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 Worm (Grapholita pacakardi), Codling Moth (Cydia pomonella), Corn Borer (aka European Corn Borer) (Ostrinia nubilalis), Corn Borer (aka Southwestern Corn Borer) (Diatraea grandiosella), Cutworms (Agrotis, Amathes, Peridroma, Prodenia spp), Diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella), European Corn Borer (aka Corn Borer) (Ostrinia nubilalis), Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda), Fall Canker Worms, Inchworms (Alsophila pometaria), Fall Webworm (hyphantria cunea), Fruit Worm (mult), Grape Leaf Folder (Desmia funeralis), Grape Leafroller (Erythroneura variabilis), Spongy Moth (Lymantria dispar), Hickory Shuckworm (Cydia caryana), Hornworms (Manduca sp), Inch worm (Mult), Indian Meal Moth (Plodia interpunctella), Iris Borer (Macronoctua onusta), Leafroller (Archips argyrospila), Leafroller (Platynota stultana), Leafroller (Choristoneura rosaceana), Leafroller (Pandemis pyrusana), Leafroller (Argyrotaenia franciscana), Leafroller (Epiphyas postvittana), Lucerne Moth (Nomophila noctuella), Omnivorous leafroller (Platynota stultana), Orange tortrix (Argyrotaenia (=citrana) franciscana), Orangeworm (Amyelois transitella), Oriental Fruit Moth (Grapholitha molesta), Parsleyworm (Papilio polyxenes asterius), Pink Bollworm (Pectinophora gossypiella), Plume Moth (Platyptilia sp), Red-banded Leafroller (Argyrotaenia velutinana), Sod Webworm (Mult), Sperry's Lawn Moth (Crambus sperryellus), Spring Canker Worms, Inchworms (Paleacrita vernata), Squash Vine Borer (Melitta curcurbitae), Tent caterpillars (Malacosoma americanum), Tobacco Budworm (Heliothis virescens), Tomato Fruitworm (Helicoverpa (Heliothis) zea), Tomato Hornworm (Manduca quinquemaculata), Tomato Pinworm (Keiferia lycopersicella), True Armyworm (Pseudaletia unipuncta), Webworms (Hyphantria cunea), Western Lawn Moth (Tehama bonifatella)