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Label & SDS

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Registration information

  • U.S. EPA Registration number: 42697-23
  • U.S. EPA Status: ACTIVE

Description

'Surefire Caterpillar Killer' is an insecticide, microbial pesticide, and miticide. Its Federal EPA registration number is: 42697-23. It was originally approved by EPA on 25 Nov 1986. It has a 'Caution' signal word. It has the following active ingredients: Bacillus thuringiensis Subsp. Kurstaki, Strain ABTS-351,fermentaion solids, spores, and insecticidal toxins. It's approved for 11 sites including avocados, celery, cole crops, lettuce, ornamental trees, ornamental woody shrubs, peanuts, peas, spinach, and tomatoes. It is also approved for 14 pests and pest groups including but not limited to bagworm, budworms, cabbage looper, cabbageworms, fall cankerworm, gypsy moth, imported cabbageworm, leafeating caterpillars, spanworms, and spring cankerworm.

Original registration date:

  • 25 Nov 1986

Cancellation date:

  • n/a

Alternative names:

  • CATERPILLAR KILLER For TREES, SHRUBS & VEGETABLES CONCENTRATEAlternate
  • SAFER B.T. CATERPILLAR KILLER CONCENTRATEActive
  • SAFER BRAND CATERPILLAR KILLER For TREES, SHRUBS, And VEGETABLE CONCENAlternate
  • SUREFIRE CATERPILLAR KILLERAlternate

Registrant:

  • SAFER, INC.
    A Wholly Owned Subsidiary Of Woodstream Corporation
  • Address:
    69 North Locust Street
    Lititz, PA 17543

Active ingredients:

  • Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki, strain abts-351,fermentaion solids, spores, and insecticidal toxins 12.74%
  • Other ingredients 87.26%

Signal word:

  • Caution

Product type:

  • Insecticide
  • Microbial Pesticide
  • Miticide

Formulation:

  • Emulsifiable Concentrate

Registered target pests:

  • Bagworm
  • Budworms
  • Budworms (larvae)
  • Cabbage looper
  • Cabbageworms
  • Fall cankerworm
  • Gypsy moth (larvae)
  • Imported cabbageworm
  • Leafeating caterpillars
  • Spanworms
  • Spring cankerworm
  • Tent caterpillars
  • Tomato hornworm
  • Webworms

Registered target sites:

  • Avocados (foliar treatment)
  • Celery (foliar treatment)
  • Cole crops (foliar treatment)
  • Lettuce (foliar treatment)
  • Ornamental trees (foliar treatment)
  • Ornamental woody shrubs (foliar treatment)
  • Peanuts (foliar treatment)
  • Peas (foliar treatment)
  • Spinach (foliar treatment)
  • Tomatoes (foliar treatment)
  • Vegetable crops (foliar treatment)