Bio Works Mycotrol®

Mycotrol® is a unique biological insecticides that is effective against a broad range of insects including white grubs, surface feeders, weevils, chinch bugs, and mole crickets. This product contains the highly successful Beauveria bassiana strain GHA, a naturally occurring soil fungus that attacks and kills hard-to-control turf pests.

Mycotrol Benefits

• Superior formulation – highest spore concentration in a Beauveria-containing insecticide.
• Unique mode of action – spores infect directly through the insect’s cuticle.
• Insect control which equals or exceeds chemical insecticides.
• Excellent tool for resistance management.
• Cost effective – controls the early stages of insects, preventing population flare-ups and the cost of rescue treatments.
• Excellent safety profile – large and diverse crop list and multiple use sites; reduced risk to workers and the environment.
• Compatible for tank-mixes with many pesticides.
• Exempt from residue tolerance and has a 0-day pre-harvest interval.
• 4-hour REI.

Labeled for the Following Insect Pests:

ORTHOPTERA: Grasshoppers, Locusts, Mole Crickets, Mormon Crickets
WHITEFLY: Banded-winged Whitefly, Cassava Whitefly*), Citrus Blackfly, Citrus Whitefly, Giant Whitefly, Greenhouse Whitefly, Silverleaf Whitefly, Sweet Potato Whitefly (aka Tobacco Whitefly)
APHIDS: Bean Aphid, Cabbage Aphid, Cowpea Aphid, Green Peach Aphid, Greenbug, Hop Aphid, Melon/Cotton Aphid, Pea Aphid, Potato Aphid, Rose Aphid, Russian Wheat Aphid, Spotted Alfalfa Aphid
THRIPS: Greenhouse Thrips, Cuban LaurelThrips, Pear Thrips, Potato/Onion Thrips, Thrips Palmi, Western Flower Thrips
PSYLLIDS: Pear Psylla, Tomato/Potato Psylla
MEALYBUGS: Citrus Cocci*, Citrus Mealybug, Buffalo Grass Mealybug, Grape Mealybug, Longtailed Mealybug
LEAFHOPPERS AND PLANTHOPPERS: Grape Leafhopper, Leafhoppers, Planthoppers, Potato Leafhopper, Rice Delphacid*, Variegated Grape Leafhopper, Virginia Creeper Leafhopper
STEM-BORING LEPIDOPTERA: European Corn Borer, Lesser Cornstalk Borer, Rice Stem Borer, Southwestern Corn Borer, Sugar Cane Borer
FOLIAGE-FEEDING LEPIDOPTERA: Diamondback Moth, Cabbage Looper, Fall Army Worm*, Imported Cabbage Worm
LEAF-FEEDING BEETLES: Bean Leaf Beetle, Cereal Leaf Beetle, Colorado Potato Beetle, Corn Rootworm, Cucumber Beetles, Elm Leaf Beetle, Flea Beetles
SCARAB BEETLES: Atenius, Green June Beetle, White Grubs
PLANT BUGS (HETEROPTERA): Chinch Bugs, Fleahoppers, Lace Bugs, Lygus Bug, Seed Bugs, Stink Bugs, Tarnished Plant Bug
WEEVILS: Alfalfa Weevil, Apple Curculio, Billbugs, Black Vine Weevil, Citrus Root Weevil, Coffee Berry Borer*, Cotton Boll Weevil, Fuller Rose Weevil, Palm Weevil*, Pecan Weevil, Pepper Weevil, Plantain Weevil*, Plum Curculio, Root Weevil, Rose Curculio, Strawberry Root Weevil, Sweet Potato Weevil, Vegetable Weevil
ACARI: Twospotted Spider Mite*

*Not for use in California.

Mycotrol General Treatment

• Small treatment areas of  Mycotrol O:  Use at a rate of 2 teaspoon (tsp.) per gallon of water.*
• Greenhouse, Shadehouse, Nursery and Landscape: Apply at a rate of 1-2 quarts (but no more than 3 quarts) of BotaniGard per 100 gallons of spray volume.*
• Turf: Apply at a rate of 2 to 8 ounces per 1,000 square feet.  Apply in sufficient water to cover area, at least 1 gallon per 1,000 square feet is suggested.

In all cases, shake Mycotrol O very vigorously and long enough to resuspend spores or loosen up the powder for best results.

Mycotrol Active Ingredients

ESO (Liquid Emulsifiable Suspension): 
Beauveria bassiana Strain GHA .......... 11.3%

WPO (Wettable Powder): 
Beauveria bassiana Strain GHA .......... 22.0%

Mycotrol Available Sizes 

ESO (Liquid Emulsifiable Suspension, WSDA listed)

• 1 Quart
• 1 Gallon

 WPO (Wettable Powder, WSDA listed)

• 1 lb. Bag