🧪 PESTICIDE LIBRARY

Active Ingredients & Brand Names

130 pesticide pages organized by OTC/DIY, Licensed Only, and Natural/Organic. Cross-referenced to all brand names — know when you're buying the same chemical twice.

📚 Guides ⚡ Pyrethroids 🧬 Neonics 🎯 Baits & IGRs 🌿 Natural / Organic 🫧 Essential Oils 🌾 Herbicides 🍄 Fungicides 🐭 Rodenticides
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Don't buy duplicates. Demand CS and Cyzmic CS are both 9.7% lambda-cyhalothrin. Talstar P and Bifen IT are both 7.9% bifenthrin. Termidor SC and Taurus SC are both 9.1% fipronil. Each product page shows every brand name — so you know what you're actually buying before you purchase.
📚 Educational Guides & Comparisons (14 pages)
Strategy guides, comparisons, and educational resources. Start here if you are new to pest control products.
How to Read a Pesticide Label
Federal law requires label compliance
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Pesticide Safety & PPE Guide
What to wear, spill response, pet safety
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IPM: Integrated Pest Management
The professional 4-step approach
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Dust vs Liquid vs Bait vs Granular
Which formulation for which job
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Pyrethrin vs Pyrethroid Comparison
Natural vs synthetic — key differences
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Borax vs Boric Acid Comparison
Same boron, different potency
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Complete Natural Pest Control Guide
What works, what doesn't — honest assessment
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Repellent Comparison: DEET vs Picaridin vs OLE
Side-by-side effectiveness chart
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Rodenticide Comparison Guide
5 types compared — safety and efficacy
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Complete Ant Bait Strategy Guide
Species-to-bait matching, placement rules
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Complete Cockroach Gel Bait Guide
The $25 professional secret
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Pre-Emergent Herbicide Timing Guide
The forsythia trick and regional timing
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Pendimethalin (Prowl)
Most economical pre-emergent
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Dithiopyr (Dimension)
Forgiving — early post-emergent activity
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Prodiamine (Barricade)
Longest-lasting pre-emergent
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Safety After Spraying
Re-entry intervals and family safety
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Complete Neem Oil Guide
Triple-action: insecticide + fungicide + miticide
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PBO Synergist Explained
How synergists make insecticides 3-10x stronger
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Complete Bed Bug Treatment Guide
Multi-modal professional approach
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Termiticide Comparison Guide
Liquid vs bait vs foam vs wood treatment
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Complete Mosquito Control Guide
5-layer professional strategy for homeowners
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Complete Flea Treatment Guide
Multi-step protocol — pet + indoor + outdoor
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⚡ Pyrethroids (Synthetic) (15 pages)
Synthetic versions of natural pyrethrins. The most widely used insecticide class for home pest control.
Bifenthrin
Talstar P, Bifen IT
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Bifenthrin (Full Guide)
Complete mixing rates and applications
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Permethrin
Permethrin SFR, Sawyer
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Permethrin (Full Guide)
Detailed guide with clothing treatment
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Permethrin Clothing Treatment
CDC/military tick protection
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Cypermethrin
Demon WP, Cynoff
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Cyfluthrin
Tempo SC Ultra
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Deltamethrin
Suspend SC, DeltaDust
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Delta Dust
Only waterproof insecticide dust
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Lambda-Cyhalothrin
Demand CS, Cyzmic CS
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Lambda-Cyhalothrin (Full)
Complete guide
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Zeta-Cypermethrin
Mustang Maxx
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Etofenprox
Fish-safe pyrethroid alternative
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Pyrethrin (Natural)
PyGanic, Evergreen — OMRI organic
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Pyrethrin Aerosols
CB-80, PT 565 — quick knockdown
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🧬 Neonicotinoids & Newer Systemics (11 pages)
Systemic insecticides absorbed by plants. Highly effective but pollinator concerns.
Neonicotinoids Overview
Class overview and pollinator debate
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Imidacloprid
Dominion, Merit, Bayer Tree & Shrub
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Imidacloprid (Full Guide)
Complete guide
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Imidacloprid Usage Guide
Application guide
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Clothianidin
Arena, Grub-Ex
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Thiamethoxam
Meridian, Actara
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Dinotefuran
Alpine WSG, Safari
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Acetamiprid
Assail, TriStar
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Cyantraniliprole (Diamide)
Acelepryn — bee-safe grub control
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Sulfoxaflor
Transform — neonicotinoid resistance breaker
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Flupyradifurone (Sivanto)
Bee-safe systemic insecticide
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🎯 Baits, IGRs & Non-Repellents (17 pages)
Colony-elimination products and growth regulators. The professional approach to lasting control.
Fipronil
Termidor, Taurus — transfer effect
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Fipronil (Full Guide)
Complete guide
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Fipronil Bait Products
Maxforce FC
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Fipronil Usage Guide
Application guide
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Indoxacarb
Advion, Arilon
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Indoxacarb (Full Guide)
Complete guide
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Indoxacarb Bait
Advion Cockroach/Ant Gel
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Hydramethylnon
Amdro, Siege
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Chlorfenapyr
Phantom — bed bugs
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Methoprene (IGR)
Precor, Altosid
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Methoprene (Full Guide)
Complete guide
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Pyriproxyfen (IGR)
Nylar, Distance
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Pyriproxyfen (Full Guide)
Complete guide
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Gentrol IGR (Hydroprene)
Cockroach & stored product IGR
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Diflubenzuron
Dimilin — chitin synthesis inhibitor
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Temprid SC
Dual-mode bed bug treatment
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CrossFire Bed Bug
Clothianidin + metofluthrin
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🌿 Natural, Organic & Biological (22 pages)
OMRI-listed, botanically derived, and biological control agents. Many approved for organic production.
Spinosad
Conserve, Monterey — OMRI organic
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Spinosad/Spinetoram
Entrust, Delegate
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Spinosad Fire Ant Bait
Conserve fire ant
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Neem Oil / Azadirachtin
Azamax, Neem Bliss
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Neem Oil (Full Guide)
Complete neem guide
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Azadirachtin
Azatin XL, Neemix
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Bt kurstaki (Caterpillars)
DiPel, Thuricide — OMRI
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Bt israelensis (Mosquitoes)
Mosquito Dunks/Bits — OMRI
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Diatomaceous Earth
Physical kill — no resistance
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CimeXa Silica Gel
10x more effective than DE for bed bugs
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Boric Acid
Harris, Niban — dual mode
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Boric Acid & CimeXa Comparison
Dust comparison
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Boracare / Tim-bor
Borate wood treatment
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Insecticidal Soap
Safer Brand, M-Pede — OMRI
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Horticultural Oil
Dormant and summer oils
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Kaolin Clay (Surround)
Physical barrier — OMRI
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Beneficial Nematodes
Grub and flea larvae biocontrol
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Milky Spore Disease
20-year Japanese beetle control
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Metarhizium Fungus
Tick and grub biocontrol
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Bacillus subtilis Biofungicide
Serenade — organic disease control
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Beauveria bassiana
BotaniGard — fungal bioinsecticide
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Aprehend (Beauveria)
Biological bed bug treatment
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🫧 Essential Oils & Plant Repellents (12 pages)
Plant-derived oils for repelling and controlling pests. Honest effectiveness ratings.
Essential Oils Overview
What works vs internet folklore
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Peppermint Oil
Spiders, mice — toxic to cats
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Cedar Oil
Fleas, moths, ticks
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Citronella
Mosquito repellent — moderate
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Clove Oil / Eugenol
Ants, roaches — strong contact kill
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Geraniol
Top natural mosquito repellent
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Lemongrass Oil
Related to citronella
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Rosemary Oil
Aphids, mites, spider mites
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Capsaicin (Hot Pepper)
Deer, squirrel, animal repellent
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Oil of Lemon Eucalyptus (OLE)
CDC-recommended natural repellent
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DEET
Gold standard insect repellent
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Picaridin
Odorless DEET alternative
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🌾 Herbicides & Weed Control (4 pages)
Selective and non-selective herbicides for lawns, gardens, and brush control.
Glyphosate (Roundup)
Non-selective — kills all plants
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2,4-D Selective Herbicide
Broadleaf lawn weed killer
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Dicamba
Tough weeds — extreme drift risk
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MCPP/Mecoprop
The third ingredient in 3-way lawn herbicides
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Triclopyr (Crossbow)
Brush, poison ivy, stumps
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🍄 Fungicides (5 pages)
Disease control for lawns, gardens, and ornamentals.
Copper Fungicide
Organic — blight, mildew
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Sulfur Fungicide
Organic — mildew, mites
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Propiconazole
Brown patch, dollar spot — systemic
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Myclobutanil (Immunox)
Rose black spot, apple scab
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Chlorothalonil (Daconil)
Broadest spectrum contact fungicide
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🐭 Rodenticides (8 pages)
Rat and mouse control products. Always use tamper-resistant bait stations.
Brodifacoum
Final Blox — strongest anticoagulant
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Bromadiolone
Contrac — 2nd gen anticoagulant
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Bromethalin
Fastrac — neurotoxic, fast kill
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Diphacinone
Ditrac — 1st gen, lower secondary risk
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Zinc Phosphide
Acute kill, lowest secondary poisoning
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Cholecalciferol (Vitamin D3)
Growing alternative to anticoagulants
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Metaldehyde (Slug Bait)
Effective but toxic to dogs
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Iron Phosphate (Slug Bait)
Pet-safe slug control
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🏠 Termite-Specific Products (3 pages)
Termiticides, bait systems, and wood treatments.
Hexaflumuron (Sentricon)
Colony elimination bait system
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Noviflumuron (Recruit HD)
Next-gen termite bait
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Sulfuryl Fluoride (Vikane)
Structural fumigation gas
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📋 Other Active Ingredients (10 pages)
Additional active ingredients and specialty products.
Acephate
Orthene — fire ants, ornamentals
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Carbaryl (Sevin)
Broad-spectrum carbamate
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Chlorantraniliprole
Acelepryn, Coragen — grubs
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Malathion
Broad-spectrum organophosphate
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Abamectin
Avid — mites, leafminers
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Abamectin (Full Guide)
Complete guide
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Emamectin Benzoate
TREE-age — tree injection
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Methomyl Fly Bait
Golden Malrin
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DDT (Historical)
Banned 1972 — educational
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Indoxacarb vs Spinosad
Comparison
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⚖️ Educational use only. The product label is the law under FIFRA (7 U.S.C. § 136). Always read your complete label before mixing or applying any pesticide. Some applications require a state pesticide applicator license. Full disclaimer →
📚 Sources: EPA Pesticide Labels · NPIC Pesticide Info
Published: Jan 1, 2025 · Updated: Apr 7, 2026