Prelude Insecticide Controls Numerous Pests in the Landscape

If you have some serious pests in your landscape like ants, bark scorpions, fungus gnats, leafhoppers, whiteflies, mealybugs, stinkbugs or their relatives like the leaffooted plant bug you might want this chemical in your arsenal of pest control products for use on ornamental trees, shrubs and turfgrass.

Prelude insecticide is a conventional insecticide for use on turfgrass and ornamentals.

Background. Permethrin was developed from the same chemistry as pyrethrum insecticides extracted from chrysanthemum flowers. Unlike pyrethrum, Permethrin does not occur in nature so it is classed as a conventional pesticide, not organic or botanical. Permethrin, in different forms than Prelude, can be used for used for controlling ticks (treated clothing and flea collars) and repelling mosquitos when clothing or mosquito nets are treated and head lice. Permethrin for humans is on the World Health Organization’s List of Essential Medicines which attests to its low level of toxicity to humans and is not easily absorbed through skin. This form of Permethrin was developed for agricultural use, not for animals.

Uses: Prelude is a broad spectrum insecticide. Permethrin will kill insects, spiders as well as repel insects. As a broad spectrum insecticide it does not target one particular pest. It kills many different types of insects that are sprayed or come in contact with residual from the spray. Prelude remains on the surface of plants that are sprayed and is not systemic. Prelude has fast knockdown power. Unlike most organic treatments, Prelude causes an immediate reaction to insects that are sprayed. Use Prelude when insects are a problem or a problem is imminent. Sprays in our hot, dry desert climate leave a residual on the leaves, bark of trees, structures for two to three weeks after spraying depending on the weather.

Insects susceptible to Prelude include ants (including fire ants), aphids, armyworms, borers, cockroaches, crickets, fleas, flies, beetles, fungus gnats, grubs, houseflies, leafhoppers, leaf miners, mealybugs, mosquitos, moths (adults and immature forms), pillbugs, ticks, scorpions, spiders, thrips, wasps, whiteflies and others.

Stinkbug, one of the many insect pests that Prelude will control.

Residual from a Prelude spray will control moths, beetles, flies and true bugs such as stinkbugs or shield bugs, leaffooted plant bugs, squash bugs, cockroaches, spiders and others.

Suggested Uses of Prelude. Use Prelude only as a spray or soil drench to control pests of ornamentals or turfgrass. Pests to target include overwintering leaffooted plant bugs on ornamentals, stinkbugs, aphids, ants, borers, cockroaches, grubs, fungus gnats in houseplants, bark scorpions, thrips and whiteflies.

Bark scorpion

Cautions: Water used for mixing the chemical should be neutral or slightly acidic in pH. The use of  Prelude for treating animals or humans is strictly prohibited by federal law. For medical treatment use Permethrin in an appropriate formulation. Always read the label of any pesticide before buying or using.