Bonide Captain Jack's Deadbug Brew RTS User Manual

captain jack’s deadbug brew

ready to spray

FOR RESIDENTIAL USE IN HOME GARDENS, LAWNS AND ORNAMENTALS
For control of foliage feeding worms (caterpillars), thrips and other listed
pests in:

• Fruiting vegetables, such as tomato, pepper, okra and eggplant

• Cucurbits, such as cantaloupe and honeydew

• Cole crops (Brassica), such as broccoli, cabbage and cauliower

• Leafy vegetables, such as lettuce, spinach and celery

• Tuberous vegetables, such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, yams,
Jerusalem artichoke, Chinese artichoke and cassava

• Stone fruits, such as peaches, plums, cherries, nectarines, prunes and

apricots

• Apple and other pome fruits, such as pears, crabapples, mayhaw and
quince

•

Bushberries and caneberries, such as blueberry, blackberry and raspberry

For Outdoor Residential Use Only.

Store and transport in an upright position.
EPA Est. No. 4-NY-1 EPA Reg. No. 4-471

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Bonide Products, Inc.
6301 Sutliff Road
Oriskany, NY 13424

It is a violation of Federal law to use this product in a manner inconsistent with its
labeling. Read all Directions for Use carefully before applying.

For residential use in home gardens, lawns and ornamentals. Not for use on
plants being grown for sale or other commercial use, or for commercial seed
production, or for research purposes.

This insect control product is intended for control of worms (caterpillars) and other listed
insects. This product does not significantly impact predatory beneficial insects, predatory mites,
and spiders while controlling target pests. Susceptible insect pests may be observed on plants
up to several hours after treatment, but will have ceased active feeding before being killed.

Captain Jack’s DEADBUG Brew® contains Spinosad “spin-OH-sid”. Spinosad is
derived from a naturally occurring soil dwelling bacterium that was collected from an
abandoned rum distillery on a Caribbean island in 1982. This unique bacterium was
defined as a new species when it was discovered and it has never been found in nature
anywhere else in the world. Since being discovered, Spinosad has become a leading
pesticide used by agriculture world wide in the production of organic produce. Today,
thanks to Captain Jack’s DEADBUG Brew®, Spinosad is available to the homeowner.

Shake Well Before Use

Application: Spray as directed – complete coverage is important. Treat when insects
begin to appear and repeat treatments to maintain control as directed. Carefully follow
all label directions and any limitations of use, such as the amount of spray to apply or
PHI (pre-harvest interval) for particular vegetable crops.

TWIST & SHOOT™ READY TO SPRAY INSTRUCTIONS

1) Make sure control knob is in “OFF” position, then connect to garden hose.

2) Turn water on at faucet. When spraying low growing plants and small shrubs, twist
the control knob right, to the “FAN” position. When spraying taller trees, shrubs and
other plants, twist the control knob left to the “STREAM” position for extended reach and
more uniform coverage. The product mixes automatically with the water as you spray.

DIRECTIONS FOR USE

HOW TO APPLY

TWIST & SHOOT™ READY TO SPRAY INSTRUCTIONS Cont.

3) To stop spraying, turn the control knob lever to the “OFF” position. Turn off water at
the faucet and disconnect sprayer from garden hose.

Apply when listed pests are present. Repeat applications may be made as indicated
in the Home Gardens section. See your state extension service recommendations for
treatment guidelines in your area.

Home Gardens
In the state of Georgia, do not apply this product to: Broccoli Raab, Chinese Cabbage

(Bok Choy), Collards, Kale, Mustard Greens, Mustard Spinach, Rape Greens.

Crops

apple and
other pome

fruits including:
crabapples,
mayhaw, pears,
and quince
asparagus (post­harvest to protect
ferns)

bulb vegetables

including: dry bulb
onion, garlic, green
onion, leek, shallot,
and welch onion

Pests Controlled

codling moth, European
grapevine, moth,
leafminers, leafrollers,
light brown apple moth,
oriental fruit moth, thrips,
tufted apple budmoth
asparagus beetles

armyworms, dipteran
leafminers, European
corn borer, flea
beetle, loopers, thrips
(suppression)

WHEN TO APPLY

USES

Maximum

Number of

Applications

per Calendar

Year

6

3

5

Minimum

Days

to Wait

Before

Reapplying

10

7

4

Minimum

Days to Wait

from Last

Application

to Harvest

7

60

1

Crops
bushberries,

including: blueberry,
currant, elderberry,
gooseberry,
huckleberry,
juneberry,
lingonberry, and
salal
caneberries,
including: blackberry,
black raspberry,
loganberry, red
raspberry, and
cultivars and/or
hybrids of these
citrus trees,
including: grapefruit,
lemons, limes,
oranges, and
tangerines (to
prevent fruit scaring
from thrips, treat
when fruit is marble
size)

Pests Controlled

armyworms,
European grapevine
moth, fireworms,
fruitfly (suppression),
fruitworms, leafrollers,
light brown apple
moth, loopers, thrips

armyworms,
European grapevine
moth, fireworms,
fruitworms, leafrollers,
light brown apple
moth, loopers, sawfly

katydids, leafminers,
thrips, worms
(caterpillars)

Maximum

Number of

Applications

per Calendar

Year

6

6

6

Minimum

Days

to Wait

Before

Reapplying

6

5

6

Minimum

Days to Wait

from Last

Application

to Harvest

3

1

1

Crops
cole crops (Brassica
vegetables), including:

broccoli, broccoli raab,
brussels sprouts,
cauliflower, Chinese
broccoli, cabbage, Chinese
cabbage (bok choy),
Chinese cabbage (napa),
collards, kale, kohlrabi,
mustard greens, mustard
spinach, and rape greens
cucurbits, including:
cucumber, edible gourds,
muskmelons (cantaloupe,
honeydew, etc.), pumpkin,
summer and winter
squash, and watermelon

dates

fruiting vegetables,

including: eggplant,
groundcherry, okra,
pepino, pepper, tomatillo,
and tomato

Pests

Controlled

armyworms,
cabbage looper,
diamondback
moth, flea
beetle
(suppression),
imported
cabbage worm,
leafminers,
thrips, worms
(caterpillars)
armyworm,
leafminers,
loopers,
thrips, worms
(caterpillars)

carob moth
Colorado potato
beetle, European
corn borer,
flea beetle,
leafminers,
loopers, thrips,
worms
(caterpillars)

Maximum

Number of

Applications

per Calendar

Year

6

6

3
6

Minimum

Days

to Wait

Before

Reapplying

4

5

7
4

Minimum

Days to Wait

from Last

Application

to Harvest

1

all except
cucumber, 3
cucumber, 1

7
1

Crops

grape

leafy and dried
herbs, including: basil,

camomile, chervil (dried),
chive, cilantro, cilantro
(leaf), coriander (leaf),
curry (leaf), dillweed,
lavender, lemongrass,
marigold, marjoram,
nasturtium, parsley
(dried), rosemary,sage,
savory (summer and
winter), sweet bay,
tansy, tarragon, thyme,
wintergreen, woodruff,
and wormwood
leafy vegetables,
including: arugula,
celery, Chinese celery,
Chinese spinach, endive
(escarole), head lettuce,

Pests

Controlled

European
grapevine moth,
leafrollers, light
brown apple moth,
thrips, worms
(berry moth)
leafminers,
loopers,
thrips, worms
(caterpillars)

diamondback
moth, leafminers,
loopers, thrips,
worms
(caterpillars)

Maximum

Number of

Applications

per Calendar

Year

6

5

6

Minimum

Days

to Wait

Before

Reapplying

5

5

4

Minimum

Days to Wait

from Last
Application

to Harvest

7

1

1

Crops

leaf lettuce, parsley, rhubarb,
spinach, Swiss chard, winter
cress, and yellow rocket

potatoes, tuberous and
corm vegetables, including:

artichoke, bitter cassava,
chayote root, Chinese
artichoke, ginger, Jerusalem
artichoke, potato, sweet
cassava, sweet potato, true
yam, turmeric, and yam bean
root vegetables, including:
carrot, chicory, garden
beet, ginseng, horseradish,
oriental radish, parsnip,
radish, rutabaga, sugar beet,
turnip, turnip-rooted chervil,
turnip-rooted parsley
spices, including: allspice,
anise (seed), black caraway,
caper (buds), caraway,
cardamom, celery (seed),
cinnamon, clove (buds),
common fennel, coriander
(seed), culantro (seed), cumin,
dill (seed), fenugreek, mace,

Pests

Controlled

artichoke plume
moth, Colorado
potato beetle,
corn borers,
leafminers,
loopers,
thrips, worms
(caterpillars)
armyworms
European
corn borer
flea beetle
leafminers
loopers
thrips
flea beetle,
leafminers,
thrips

Maximum

Number of

Applications

per Calendar

Year

6

3

5

Minimum

Days

to Wait

Before

Reapplying

7

7

10

Minimum

Days to Wait

from Last
Application

to Harvest

artichoke, 2
all others, 7

3

14

Crops

mustard (seed),
nutmeg, poppy
(seed), saffron, star
anise, vanilla, and
white pepper
stone fruits,
including: apricots,
cherries, nectarines,
peaches, plums, and
prunes

strawberry

succulent and dried
beans and peas,

including: blackeyed
pea, English pea,
fava bean, garbanzo
bean, garden pea,
green pea, kidney
bean, lentil, lima
bean, navy bean,

Pests Controlled

borers, European
grapevine moth,
fruit flies, fruitworm,
Japanese beetle,
leafminers, leafrollers,
light brown apple moth,
oriental fruit moth, thrips,
worms (caterpillars)
armyworms, European
grapevine moth,
leafrollers, light brown
apple moth, thrips
borers, Japanese
beetle, leafminers,
loopers, thrips, worms
(caterpillars)

Maximum

Number of

Applications

per Calendar

Year

6

5

6

Minimum

Days

to Wait

Before

Reapplying

7

5

5

Minimum

Days to Wait

from Last
Application

to Harvest

apricot, all

except cherry

plum, prune,

nectarine, 14

cherry, plum
and prune, 7

nectarine,

peach, 1

1

succulent, 3

dried, 28

Crops

pinto bean, runner
bean, snap bean,
snow pea, sugar
snap pea, wax
bean, and yardlong
bean

sweet corn and
popcorn (for

earworms, treat
silk frequently as it
grows)

tree nuts,

including: almonds,
cashew, chestnut,
filbert (hazelnut),
macadamia,
pecans, pistachio,
and walnuts

tropical tree

fruits, including:
avocado, black
sapote, cherimoya,
custard apple,

Pests Controlled

corn borers, earworm,
worms (caterpillars)

codling moth,
filbert worm, husk
fly (suppression),
leafrollers, light brown
apple moth, navel
orangeworms, peach
twig borer, pecan nut
casebearer, redhumped
caterpillar, shuckworms,
webworms
suppression of
European grapevine
moth, katydids, light
brown apple moth,
thrips, worms

Maximum

Number of

Applications

per Calendar

Year

6

5

4

Minimum

Days

to Wait

Before

Reapplying

3

7

7

Minimum

Days to Wait

from Last
Application

to Harvest

1

1

1

Crops

feijoa, guava, ilama, jaboticaba,
longan, mamey sapote,
mango, papaya, passionfruit,
sapodilla, soursop, Spanish
lime, star apple, starfruit,
sugar apple, wax jambu (wax
apple), and white sapote

Pests Controlled

Use Site

worms, including

lawns

small (<¾”)
armyworm, and
sod webworm,
fleas (suppression
only)

emerald ash borer,

outdoor

gall midges, leaf

ornamentals

feeding beetles

(herbaceous

(including Japanese

and woody

beetle), leafminers,

plants)

sawfly larvae,

Minimum

Maximum

Number of

Applications

Pests

per Calendar

Controlled

(caterpillars)

LAWNS AND ORNAMENTALS

Uniformly apply a minimum of 3 gallons of spray pe r
1000 sq ft of area. Delay watering or mowing for 12
to 24 hours after application.

cat

Armyworms: For best results, apply in early
morning or late afternoon.
Cat fleas: Apply early or late in the day since
control requires contact with dilute spray before
drying. Thorough coverage is necessary. Reapply
7 to 14 days to control adults that have emerged
pupae present at time of initial treatment.
Uniformly spray foliage to point of runoff. Uniform
coverage of upper and lower leaf surfaces is
essential for effective insect control.

Year

to Wait

Before

Reapplying

Directions

Days

Minimum

Days to Wait

from Last
Application

to Harvest

from

in

Use Site Pests Controlled

1

Apply when spider mites are first observed prior to webbing and before mite populations
have become severe. Reapply after 7 to 10 days (3 to 5 days in greenhouses and
structures

that can be altered to be closed or open) to contact newly hatched nymphs

and repeat until infestation is managed. Uniform coverage of both upper and lower

leaf surfaces is critical.

Do not contaminate water, food, or feed by storage and disposal.

Pesticide Storage: Store in original container only in secure or locked storage area.
Pesticide Disposal: If partly filled: Call your local solid waste agency for disposal

instructions. Never place unused product down any indoor or outdoor drain.
Container Disposal: If empty: Nonrefillable container. Do not reuse or refill this
container. Offer for recycling if available or place in trash.

This product is toxic to bees exposed to treatment for 3 hours following
treatment. Do not apply this pesticide to blooming, pollen-shedding or nectar­producing parts of plants if bees may forage on the plants during this time period.
This product is toxic to aquatic invertebrates. To protect the environment, do not
allow pesticide to enter or run off into storm drains, drainage ditches, gutters or
surface waters. Applying this product in calm weather when rain is not predicted
for the next 24 hours will help to ensure that wind or rain does not blow or wash
pesticide off the treatment area. Rinsing application equipment over the treated
area will help avoid run off to water bodies or drainage systems.

LAWNS AND ORNAMENTALS Cont.

spider

mites1, thrips,

worms,

including

loopers,

webworms,

bagworms,

gypsy
moth, and tent
caterpillars

STORAGE and DISPOSAL

ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS

Directions

For information on pesticide products (including health concerns, medical emergencies,
or pesticide incidents) call the National Pesticide Information Center at 1-800-858-7378.

Seller warrants that this product complies with the specifications expressed in this label.
To the extent consistent with applicable law, Seller makes no other warranties, and
disclaims all other warranties, express or implied, including but not limited to warranties
of merchantability and fitness for the intended purpose. To the extent consistent with
applicable law, Seller’s liability or default, breach or failure under this label shall be
limited to the amount of the purchase price. To the extent consistent with applicable law,
Seller shall have no liability for consequential damages.

LIMITED WARRANTY AND DISCLAIMER