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2. Insecticidal soap - Wikipedia

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   Insecticidal soap is used to control many plant insect pests. Soap has been used for more than 200 years as an insect control. [1] Because insecticidal soap works on direct contact with pests via the disruption of cell membranes when the insect is penetrated with fatty acids, the insect's cells leak their contents causing the insect to dehydrate and die. [2]

3. Spider Mites Can Be Awful to Get Rid Of. Here's How to Do It

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   How to Prevent Spider Mites. Your best bet is to take an integrated approach which includes regular inspections, hosing off affected plants, and treating infected plants with insecticidal soap or ...

4. Etoxazole - Wikipedia

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   Etoxazole is a narrow spectrum systemic acaricide used to combat spider mites. It targets a variety of mites in the egg, larvae and nymph stages however not the adult stage. It also exhibits insecticidal activity towards aphids, the green rice leafhopper and diamondback moth. The mode of action has been shown to inhibit chitin synthase (IRAC ...

5. Amitraz - Wikipedia

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   Furthermore, amitraz is especially effective against insects such as spider mites and ticks in their juvenile and resistant forms. [7] For agricultural purposes amitraz is primarily used to control the pear psylla ( Cacopsylla pyricola ) on Oregon pear crops and whiteflies and mites on cotton or pear crops. [ 6 ]

6. Acaricide - Wikipedia

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   Oxalic acid is used by some beekeepers against the parasitic varroa mite. [4] Organophosphate miticides; Diatomaceous earth will also kill mites by disrupting their cuticles, which dries out the mites. Dicofol, a compound structurally related to the insecticide DDT, is a miticide that is effective against the red spider mite Tetranychus urticae.

7. Sulfotep - Wikipedia

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   Sulfotep is used in greenhouses as a fumigant formulation to control aphids, spider mites, whiteflies and thrips. It is formulated as impregnated material in smoke generators containing 14 to 15% active ingredient. Smoke generators are placed in the greenhouses and then ignited using inserted sparklers to generate a thick white smoke for ...