Target pests:
leaf-eating insects including, loopers, hornworms, cabbage looper, imported cabbage worm, grape leaf folder, sod webworm, corn earworms, caterpillars, gypsy moths, oakworms,
meal and flour moths, diamondback moths, fruitworms, elm spanworm, spring and fall cankerworms (inchworms), bagworms, leaf folders, and most species of leaf-feeding moth and
butterfly larvae.
Shipment, biology and release: Bt is specific to certain pest insects, can be used
with Bio-Pest-B-Gone Beneficial Nematodes, and is completely safe for the environment. Bt works by disrupting the insects’ digestive system which causes starvation and
death. Crops can be harvested the day after any Bt variety is applied. Bt is available in dust, liquid, or wettable powder. Repeat as necessary
Application rates: WETTABLE POWDER: 1-4 Tbs/gal. of water for vegetables,
ornamentals, and shade trees, 4-8 Tbs/gal for flowers; 15-20 lbs/acre/100 gallons of water.
LIQUID: 1-4 tsp/gallon of water.
DUST: 1/4-1/2 lb. covers 435 sq. ft.