Ohio State University Extension Bulletin

Livestock and Livestock Building Pest Management

Bulletin 473


Pesticides Arranged by Chemical Class or Family

(Pests are killed by different modes of action often according to Chemical Class. Pesticide rotations minimize problems of building up resistant pests.)

CHLORINATED HYDROCARBONS- lindane, methoxychlor
ORGANOPHOSPHATES- chlorpyrifos, coumaphos, diazinon, dichlorvos, dimethoate, famphur, fenthion, naled, phosmet, pirimiphos- methyl, tetrachlorvinphos, trichlorfon
CARBAMATES-methomyl
PYRETHROIDS-cyfluthrin, cypermethrin, fenvalerate, lambdacyhalothrin, permethrin, zetacypermethrin
DIAMIDIDES- amitraz
AVERMETINS - ivermectin
INSECT JUVENILE HORMONE ANALOGS - methoprene
SUBSTITUTED UREAS - diflubenzuron
SYNERGISTS - piperonyl butoxide
TRIAZINES - cyromazine
BORATES - boric acid
DIATOMS - diatomaceous Earth
BOTANICALS - pyrethrins


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