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Treatment class

horticultural oil

insecticide

Quick reference

Treatment class
insecticide
Mode of action
Smothering / suffocation
Application method
foliar spray
Restricted use
No
Seasonal window
Year-round; avoid above 90F or during drought stress
Source
uf_ifas_v1

Controls these pests

  • Mealybug (Pseudococcidae)Pseudococcidae spp.moderate
  • Soft scaleCoccidae spp.moderate
  • Armored scaleDiaspididae spp.first_line
  • Two-spotted spider miteTetranychus urticaemoderate
  • Whitefly (Silverleaf / sweetpotato)Bemisia tabacimoderate
  • AphidAphididae spp.moderate
  • Cycad scaleAulacaspis yasumatsuimoderate

Controls these diseases

  • Sooty moldCapnodium / Cladosporium spp.moderate

Notes

Effective on scale crawlers, mealybug, mites, whitefly nymphs. Phytotoxic to some species — test patch first. Pollinator-safer than systemics.