How to Manage Pests

Pesticide Information

Active ingredient: Permethrin

Pesticide type: insecticide (pyrethroid)

Synonym: permethrin, mixed cis, trans

See example products below.

Application Tips

Foliar sprays: Follow standard procedures as listed on the label.
Borers: Professional products required. Products labeled for foliar use only cannot be used at rates effective against borers.

Precautions and Safety Equipment

Minimize your exposure to pesticides.  Avoid contact with eyes.  Wear eye protection, long pants, a long-sleeved shirt, and a hat that can be washed after each use.  Always read label of individual product for additional directions.

Always check the label before purchasing or applying a pesticide product for a specific pest on a specific plant to be sure it can be applied. Follow label directions precisely.

WARNING ON THE USE OF CHEMICALS

Example home, garden or landscape use products⁶

Ace Multi-Purpose Garden & Pet Dust • Ace Soil & Turf Insect Control Concentrate • Aphid & Whitefly Spray • Bayer Advanced Complete Brand Insect Dust for Gardens RTU • Bedbug Killer • Black Flag Flying Insect Killer 2 • Bonide Eight Insect Control Garden & Home • Bonide Eight Insect Control Garden Dust Ready to Use • Eight Insect Control Vegetable, Fruit & Flower Concentrate • Enforcer Flea Spray for Homes • Flea & Roach House Guard Household Insect Spray • Raid Fumigator Fumigating Fogger • Raid Yard Guard Outdoor Fogger Formula VII • Spectracide Immunox 3-in-1 Insect & Disease Control Plus Fertilizer • Spectracide Immunox Plus Insect & Disease Control • Summit Mosqito & Gnat Barrier • Termite & Carpenter Ant Killer Concentrate • Terro Outdoor Ant Killer

Footnotes

1. Potential Hazard Rating: VL=Very low, L=Low, LM=Low to Moderate, M=Moderate, LH=Low to High, MH=Moderate to High, H=High, VH=Very High, N=None, NKR=No Known Risk, —=No data
2. Water quality ratings from Pesticide Choice: Best Management Practice (BMP) for Protecting Surface Water Quality in Agriculture, ANR Publication 8161, or the USDA-NRCS WIN-PST database—see Pesticides: Water-Related Toxicology of Active Ingredients.
3. Honey bee ratings are: (Very High) I-Do not apply to blooming plants; (High) II-Apply only during late evening; (Moderate) III-Apply only during late evening, night, or early morning; and (Low) IV-Apply at any time with reasonable safety to bees. For more information, see How to Reduce Bee Poisoning From Pesticides (PDF), Pacific Northwest Extension Publication PNW591.
4. Acute oral toxicity ratings for people and other mammals based on LD50 and US EPA Acute Toxicity Ratings system: H = Highly Toxic (LD50 <50), M = Moderately Toxic (LD50: 50-500), L = Slightly Toxic (LD50: 500-5000), VL = Not Acutely Toxic (LD50 >5000)
5. Long term ratings indicate whether the active ingredient is on the California Prop 65 list, which indicates if materials are known to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity, or whether the US EPA has classified the pesticide as "likely to be carcinogenic to humans", "Group B-Probably Human Carcinogen", or "Group C-Possible Human Carcinogen."
6. These products were registered for home and garden use in California in July 2013. Professional use products are not included. If no example products are listed, this active ingredient may be available only for professional use. Individual products are registered for specific uses on specific sites. Read the label to determine if the product is registered for your use. Note that some products may be formulated with additional pesticides.

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