Regulation .08 Pest and Disease Control.
Regulation .08 Pest and Disease Control.LinkCopy Citation
A.
A producer may use the following practices and substances consistent with applicable label instructions:
(1)
Adjuvants and wetting agents (organic);
(2)
Allelochemics (attractants, deterrents, repellants, locomotor stimulants, and convalescents);
(3)
Bacillus thuringiensis (B.t.);
(4)
Beneficial insects, predators, parasites;
(5)
Biological pesticides and emulsifiers or synergists;
(5-1)
Cryolite;
(6)
Cultural practices (timing, environments);
(7)
Diatomaceous earth;
(8)
Dormant oils;
(9)
Elemental sulfur or liquid sulfur;
(10)
Fiber row covers;
(11)
Fungicidal soaps;
(12)
Garlic, hot peppers, or pureed plants;
(13)
Growth regulators, only if organically derived;
(14)
Herbal or plant-derived controls (deer repellent);
(15)
Hydrogen peroxide;
(16)
Insect extracts or purees;
(17)
Lime sulfur, including calcium polysulfide;
(18)
Mechanical or electrical controls;
(19)
Microbial or viral agents;
(20)
Micronutrients, with toxicity to be avoided;
(21)
Natural barriers, which include fencing and protective coatings from approved natural products;
(21-1)
Neem;
(21-2)
Pesticides from naturally occurring organisms;
(22)
Pheromones;
(23)
Physical barriers;
(24)
Pyrethrums, if from a botanical source;
(25)
Quassias;
(26)
Resistant varieties;
(27)
1 percent Rotenone;
(28)
Ryania;
(29)
Ryania, pyrethrum, and rotenone blends, if from a botanical source;
(30)
Sabadilla;
(31)
Seed inoculants;
(32)
Soaps;
(33)
Sound;
(34)
Summer oils;
(35)
Supplemental feeding or management techniques;
(36)
Timing of plantings;
(37)
Trapping substances;
(38)
Tree seals;
(39)
Vacuuming;
(40)
Viral sprays; or
(41)
Vitamins.
B.
A producer may use the following substances and practices subject to applicable label instructions, but only for the purpose listed for each:
(1)
Arsenic, which may only be used in pressure-treated wood but not for growing boxes;
(2)
Baking soda and vinegar, which may be used for sanitation only;
(3)
Boric acid, which may not be used on edible plant parts;
(4)
Chlorine bleach, which may only be used as a disinfectant;
(5)
Dormant oils (woody dormant);
(6)
Hydrated lime, which may be used only as a foliar fungicide;
(7)
Lime sulfur, which may be used only as a foliar fungicide; or
(8)
Summer oil, which may not be used as a herbicide.
C.
If approved by the Department as part of the farm plan, a producer may use the following substances subject to applicable label instructions:
(1)
Streptomycin, with overuse to be avoided;
(2)
Treated seeds;
(3)
Bordeaux mixture;
(4)
Copper hydroxide;
(5)
Copper sulfate;
(6)
Cupric oxide; or
(7)
Tribasic copper formulations.
D.
A producer using any of the copper-containing products listed in §C(3)—(7) of this regulation shall monitor the soil to avoid copper buildup.
E.
A producer may use traps containing pesticides prohibited by this subtitle that do not contact, and are not added to, soil or water.
F.
An organic producer may not use:
(1)
Synthetically compounded pesticides;
(2)
Nonsynthetic compounds, such as:
(a)
Arsenic;
(b)
Ash from manure burning;
(c)
Lead salts;
(d)
Sodium floualuminate (mined);
(e)
Strychnine; or
(f)
Tobacco dust, or nicotine-based products; or
(3)
Genetically engineered or modified organisms.
G.
A producer shall forward to the Department before use the label and any other instructions for a product not listed in this regulation.